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Industrial Waste Used to Develop Non-Toxic Wood Protection

The research originated in a project aimed at developing biofuels for ships but has since evolved into an environmentally friendly method for wood preservation.

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Scientists Stunned: Volcano Cleans up After Itself by Removing Methane from the Air

A violent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific has revealed a surprising natural mechanism that could potentially help slow global warming.

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Turning Plastic Waste Into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight.

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Unprecedented Increase in Ice Melt in Greenland Due to Climate Change

A study led by the University of Barcelona and published in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change has profoundly altered extreme episodes of melting of the Greenland ice sheet: it has made them more frequent, more extensive and more intense. 

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Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet

Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study. 

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How Oak Trees Outwit Their Predators

When oak trees are heavily damaged by caterpillars, they open buds later the following spring. 

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Integrated Land Planning Is Necessary to Meet Climate, Food and Biodiversity Goals

While the world is a big place, humans are making greater and greater demands on the same areas of land. 

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Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest—and That’s Not Necessarily Bad News

With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate dives beneath another—actively breaking apart. 

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How the Next El Niño Could Lock in a Hotter Climate

The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall patterns half a world away, and scientists are watching closely to see if it’s about to boil over. 

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Snow Cover on Greek Mountains has More Than Halved in Four Decades, Study Finds

Snow cover in the mountains of Greece – an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months – has more than halved over the past four decades, a study has found.

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