A pivot from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies by 2060 would improve energy security and reduce trade risks for most nations, according to a study in Nature Climate Change.
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Vicious cycles are accelerating climate change. One is happening at the north pole, where rising temperatures caused by record levels of fossil fuel combustion are melting more and more sea ice.
Environment
Apr 6, 2025
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As global food prices rise and reducing food waste remains a top priority, a groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals how blockchain technology could revolutionize the grocery industry. By ...
Economics & Business
Mar 25, 2025
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China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy rose slightly as coal remained dominant despite record renewable additions, official data showed Friday.
Environment
Feb 28, 2025
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In many parts of India, a single noxious pollutant from coal-fired power stations drags down annual wheat and rice yields by 10% or more, according to a new study by Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability researchers.
Environment
Feb 4, 2025
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Governments often use bans to protect wildlife that's most threatened by trade. However, in our recent study we ask the question: could banning wildlife trade in one threatened species increase the trade in other threatened ...
Ecology
Feb 4, 2025
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Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts and other items.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2025
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Despite its rainy reputation, the UK's public water supplies are often threatened by drought and water scarcity. Shouldn't the country do a better job of capturing and using all its rain?
Environment
Jan 13, 2025
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As global food and energy demand continues to grow, researchers are exploring multiple strategies to boost crop productivity. While engineering plant enzymes and biochemical pathways that are more efficient remains a transformative ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 17, 2024
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The domestication of livestock and plants marked an important stage in the settlement of human populations in the Neolithic period, as they moved from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a subsistence model based on animal husbandry ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2024
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