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New national report is first to use latest low renewable energy and storage prices, shows with the right policy the U.S. can avoid building new fossil fuels and increase energy sector jobs by over half a million each year, supporting recovery efforts.

CABI scientist Dr Arne Witt has led an international team of researchers who have confirmed for the first time the presence of the date pest red palm weevil on Socotra Island, Yemen, putting the livelihoods of residents at risk.

For decades, researchers have been searching for a better battery.

Transitioning electricity grids to renewable sources of energy involves building more solar and wind farms, but also requires new mathematical tools to plan around the unpredictably intermittent nature of sun and wind, according to researchers recently awarded a $3.5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop such tools.

A thick slab of whale blubber weighing as much as a toddler sat on a steel bench in Chris Reddy’s chemistry lab. Surrounding it was an assortment of carving knives, beakers, and a kitchen blender from Walmart.