Researchers led by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and nature meet on a global scale.
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Researchers Explore New Methods for Optimizing Carbon-Based Catalysts
Carbon-based materials have several qualities that make them attractive as catalysts for speeding up chemical reactions.
Aluminum Materials Show Promising Performance for Safer, Cheaper, More Powerful Batteries
A good battery needs two things: high energy density to power devices, and stability, so it can be safely and reliably recharged thousands of times.
Addressing Food Insecurity in Arid Regions With an Open-Source Evaporative Cooling Chamber Design
Anyone who has ever perspired on a hot summer day understands the principle — and critical value — of evaporative cooling.
Some Corals May Survive Climate Change Without Paying a Metabolic Price
If, as the saying goes, "nothing in life is free," then corals might pay a price for being resilient to climate change.
Paying the Costs of Climate Resilience
The transition to an environmentally sustainable economy has begun, but it will be a generation (about twenty years) before we will see moderation of global warming.