Researchers use ancient plant leaf wax to reconstruct the history of Taiwan's mountains
When it comes to studying certain geological processes, you can't get much closer to studying them in real-time than in Taiwan.
When it comes to studying certain geological processes, you can't get much closer to studying them in real-time than in Taiwan.
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2023
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A new farming system developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of fertilizers to improve crop yields and the resulting chemical ...
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2023
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The Emirati oil chief leading this year's UN climate talks said Wednesday the world must get "serious" about new emission-capturing technology, rather than focussing only on replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.
Environment
May 10, 2023
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A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley has engineered bacteria to produce new-to-nature carbon products that could provide a powerful route to sustainable biochemicals.
Biochemistry
May 8, 2023
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In a first-of-its-kind analysis, Cornell researchers and partners at the Clinton Health Access Initiative found that pharmaceutical producers could reduce their environmental impact by roughly half by optimizing manufacturing ...
Environment
May 8, 2023
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Coals were originally formed from plants that require plenty of water or precipitation. Thus, regions with coal were wet and warm. In contrast, evaporites were formed in arid and hot regions where evaporation is strong. Therefore, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Global warming, pollution and diminishing resources are generating great urgency among scientists seeking solutions by expanding frontiers of exploration and developing new technologies.
As one of the major blue carbon ecosystems, mangroves provide critical ecosystem services in mitigating global climate change. However, future complex and variable climate conditions may lead to the uncertainty in trajectories ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2023
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Researchers have calculated the carbon footprint for the full life cycle of fertilizers, which are responsible for approximately 5% of total greenhouse gas emissions—the first time this has been accurately quantified—and ...
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2023
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Cassava is one of the most important crops in the tropics, feeding half a billion people in more than 80 countries. Cassava bacterial blight (CBB) is a devastating disease that causes crop losses worldwide.
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2023
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