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Chemists Build Synthetic Catalysts to Break Down Biomass Like Super Enzymes

Yan Zhao gestured toward the trees outside his campus window on a rainy afternoon.

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How the Meat and Dairy Sector Resists Competition from Alternative Animal Products

The summertime barbecue – an American tradition synonymous with celebrating freedom – may be tainted by a decidedly unfree market.

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Can Soil Microbes Survive in a Changing Climate?

Organisms across the globe are facing unprecedented levels of stress from climate change, habitat destruction, and many other human-driven changes to the environment.

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Wildfires Approach Yellowknife

Large wildland fires burning around Yellowknife have prompted Canadian authorities to issue evacuation orders for the city and other nearby communities.

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Urgent Call For More Southern Ocean Research

Today, hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean research in the emerging climate crisis.

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Brown-Led Research Provides Unprecedented Look at What Influences Sea Ice Motion in the Arctic

A new in-depth analysis of sea ice motion in the fastest-warming part of the globe shows how Arctic Ocean sea ice responds to different ocean currents and reveals that the seafloor plays a crucial role.

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Move Over Robots — There’s a New Cleaning Method for Solar Panels

With their abundance of sunlight, deserts are valuable locations to harness solar energy. But in addition to sun, deserts also have an abundance of dust which settles on solar panels and reduces their efficiency.

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Cost to Protect Globally Important Forests Falls Disproportionately on Those Living Closest

Biodiversity conservation delivers enormous global economic benefits, but net benefits vary widely for different groups of people - with international stakeholders gaining most, and local rural communities bearing substantial costs.

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How Climate Change Puts Property Values at Risk in Forested Areas

Earth’s rapidly changing climate is taking an increasingly heavy toll on landscapes around the world in the form of floods, rising sea levels, extreme weather, drought and wildfire.

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