Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the planet, such as those in and between the atmosphere and biosphere, and they help researchers and ...
Biologists have uncovered a surprising connection between the way plants grow and how they defend themselves against ...
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Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...
The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...
Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.
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Bengal Nagpur Railway's coal mining impact on vegetation in Jharsuguda studied using satellite data, highlighting ...
We’ve all suffered through one of the longest stretches of miserable, bone-chilling subzero temperatures in years in the Pittsburgh area. Surely that ...
A company called BlueGreen Water Technologies aims to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while also fighting algae’s toxic effects on people and the environment ...
More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been ...