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Using Microbes to Make Carbon-Neutral Fuel
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a new way to train microbes to make a readily usable biofuel.
New Software Predicts the Movements of Large Land Animals
New software can help determine the movements of large wild animals, thereby minimising conflicts with people.
Tidal Stream Power Can Aid Drive for Net-Zero and Generate 11% Of UK’s Electricity Demand
Tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero, according to new research.
Hunting for Marine Plastic
Marine plastic litter was dumped into a realistic scale model of the Atlantic Ocean to test if space technologies would be able to detect it from orbit.
Forest Fires Linked to Low Birth Weight in Newborns
Women exposed to smoke from landscape fires during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with low or very low birth weights, according to findings published in eLife.