Global loss of biodiversity is threatening the security of the world’s food supplies and the livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Achieving Greater Efficiency for Fast Data Center Operations
Today’s data centers eat up and waste a good amount of energy responding to user requests as fast as possible, with only a few microseconds delay.
CCNY’s Nir Krakauer in Monsoon Research Breakthrough
With average precipitation of 35 inches per four-month season over an area encompassing most of the Indian subcontinent, the South Asia summer monsoon is intense, only partly understood, and notoriously difficult to predict.
Scientists Reveal Impacts of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Discharge on Nitrogen Transport in Global Rivers
Excess nutrients from fertilizer application, pollution discharge, and water regulations outflow through rivers from lands to oceans, seriously impacting coastal water quality and ecosystems.