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Making Yeast More Efficient ‘Cell Factories’ for Producing Valuable Plant Compounds

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has discovered a new way to make yeast cells more efficient “factories” for producing valuable plant compounds.

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New ‘Liquid Metal’ Composite Material Enables Recyclable, Flexible and Reconfigurable Electronics

Electronic waste is piling up around the world at a rate that far outpaces recycling efforts, partly because it’s so costly and time-consuming to recover useful materials from discarded gadgets.

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Researchers Tackle Growing Threat of ‘Forever Chemicals’

A new project led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology will transform our understanding of a group of manufactured chemicals that can last hundreds of years in the environment, posing long-term risks to ecosystems and potentially human health.

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Climate Change Drove Extreme Wildfire Seasons Across the Americas, Making Burned Areas Around 30 Times Larger

Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an annual assessment by international experts.

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Plastic Pollution Could Linger at Ocean Surfaces for Over a Century, New Research Finds

Published today in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, the study is the third and final paper in a trilogy that explores the long-term fate of microplastic in the ocean.

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Tiny Ocean Organisms Missing From Climate Models May Hold the Key to Earth’s Carbon Future

Calcifying plankton quietly regulate the Earth’s thermostat by capturing and cycling carbon. 

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Scientists Identify Potential Climate Solutions in “Grassy Trees”

Bamboo, palm, and banana trees look and act like trees, but are actually closer to grasses in how they grow because—unlike trees—their stems do not grow wider over time. 

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The Honey Bee Secret to Staying Clean and Healthy

Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods. 

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North Atlantic Dolphins Are Dying Younger, New Study Shows

Common dolphins are among the ocean’s most abundant mammals, but they are living shorter lives in the North Atlantic, according to a new study published Oct. 10 in Conservation Letters.

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Photosynthesis Without the Burn

Marine algae use a unique pigment, siphonein, to shield photosynthesis from excess light.

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