Environmental
A new iron catalyst helps preferentially reduce nitric oxide to hydroxylamine, opening doors to pollution control and clean energy
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Early humans in eastern Africa used fire in a way that prevented regrowth of the region’s forests, creating a sprawling bushland that exists today
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Research array in Puerto Rico and US tropical waters to support large-scale production of biomass for biofuels and other valuable bioproducts
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New research shows that the convenience of autonomous vehicles would likely come at an environmental cost
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The first steps have been proposed toward a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health
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Scientists have succeeded in dating some of the oldest stars in our galaxy with unprecedented precision
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Emissions from standing dead trees in coastal wetland forests—colloquially called "tree farts"—need to be accounted for when assessing ghost forests' environmental impact
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A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution as the world warms again today
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A dual-function electrode in a microbial fuel cell combines two previously separate functions
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Scientists in Berlin and Milan study transport of microorganisms in bank filtration
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Researchers propose a more permanent, and even useful, fate for captured carbon by turning plants into a valuable industrial material called silicon carbide
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The easy-to-use TOC-1000e analyzer improves efficiency with a simple configuration designed to be maintenance-free under standard use for a year
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