The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have examined the impact of seafood supply chains across national boundaries—the global seafood consumption footprint.
Environment
Sep 28, 2018
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Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years -- one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that only about 2 percent ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2010
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey's fifth generation collected its very first observations of the cosmos at 1:47 a.m. on October 24, 2020. This groundbreaking all-sky survey will bolster our understanding of the formation and ...
Astronomy
Nov 2, 2020
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Scientists now have a way to more accurately compare how efficiently plants and photovoltaic, or solar, cells convert sunlight into energy, thanks to findings by a research consortium that included a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 16, 2012
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Even a relatively small nuclear war would create a worldwide food crisis lasting at least a decade in which hundreds of millions would starve, according to our new modeling published in Nature Food.
Environment
Aug 20, 2022
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All living things require nitrogen for survival, but the world depends on only two known processes to break nitrogen's ultra-strong bonds and allow conversion to a form humans, animals and plants can consume. One is a natural, ...
Materials Science
Apr 21, 2016
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Drawing together an array of interdisciplinary studies across archaeology, ecology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory, Erle Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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Currently, much of the thinking around risks posed by volcanoes follows a simple equation: the bigger the likely eruption, the worse it will be for society and human welfare.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2021
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Humanity is on course to transgress multiple global "tipping points" that could lead to irreversible instability or the complete collapse of ecological and institutional systems, a United Nations report has warned.
Environment
Oct 28, 2023
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Coronavirus is quite rightfully receiving ample attention from healthcare perspective. One less discussed aspect is its potential effect on global supply chains.
Economics & Business
Feb 18, 2020
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