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UK Heatwaves Overwhelm Natural Ecological Safeguards to Increase Wildfire Risk

Extreme conditions including 40C heat seen in 2022 led to all fuel sources in heathlands to dry leading to significant increase in threat of wildfire incidents.

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Engineering Next-generation Fertilizers

MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming.

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Combining Anti-tumour Drugs with Chemo May Improve Rare Children’s Cancer Outcomes

Phase 2 trial found adding Bevacizumab to different chemotherapy drugs led to more patients’ tumours shrinking, which has helped to change routine UK treatment.

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More Milk, Less Methane in Mixed Pastures?

Research team conducts meta-analysis on the potential of diverse pasture lands for dairy farming.

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“PeTCaT” Investigates the Impact of Greenhouse Gases From Rapidly Thawing Permafrost

Arctic permafrost stores massive amounts of organic carbon in its frozen soils and deeper deposits.

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The Many Uses of Driftwood: The First Large-Scale Mapping of Arctic Coastlines

Driftwood plays a key role in Arctic coastal ecosystems: it stores carbon, stabilises coastlines and provides a habitat for animals.

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Piping Plover: Saving Great Lakes Shorebirds and Shorelines

Sarah Foote prepares a meal of black worms and tiny crickets for the endangered piping plovers she’s helping to rear—white, fluffy birds constantly on the move.

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Making Regular GPS Ultra-Precise

We mostly take it for granted that the position shown by our GPS is correct.

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A New Approach to Cutting Marine Plastic Pollution

Every year, many millions of tons of plastic end up in the ocean. It’s a serious and rapidly increasing environmental problem.

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Tough Choices Lie Ahead on Path to Decarbonization

As the world relies increasingly on critical minerals such as cobalt to fuel not just the green revolution but also everyday life, the United States may need to turn to domestic mining to meet its needs.

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