The dependency on fossil fuels within the brown economy has led to numerous harmful environmental effects worldwide, including greenhouse gas emissions and widespread air and water pollution (Ren et al., 2024; Duan et al., 2024; Anbleyth-Evans et…
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Airborne microplastics enter plant leaves and end up in our food
Airborne microplastics enter plant leaves and end up in our food
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Pioneering protein degradation for agricultural applications
Identification and characterization of S. frugiperda homologs of hsVHL, hsBRD4 and hsWDR5
A BlastP26 search targeting the S. frugiperda proteome (GCF_023101765.2) was performed using the human VHL (hsVHL, Uniprot ID P40337), hsBRD4 (O60885,…
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Response Surface Methodology using desirability functions for multiobjective optimization to minimize indoor overheating hours and maximize useful daylight illuminance
Zhu, L., Wang, B. & Sun, Y. Multi-objective optimization for energy consumption, daylighting and thermal comfort performance of rural tourism buildings in North China. Build. Environ. 176, 106841 (2020).
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Biologists Discover New Phylum of Bacteria in Earth’s Deep Soil
Deep soil — ranging from below 30 cm (12 inches) to hundreds of meters, depending on soil type and region — is a neglected ecosystem within Earth’s Critical Zone. Biologists have now discovered a widespread and relatively abundant…
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Dinosaurs’ apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record
The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine dwindling of dinosaur species, suggests a new study…
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The impact of sound ordinances on the land-based wind technical potential of the United States
Larson, E. et al. Net-Zero America: Potential Pathways, Infrastructure, and Impacts Final Report 345 (Princeton Univ., 2020).
Hoen, B. et al. National Survey of Attitudes of Wind Power Project Neighbors: Summary of Results (LBNL, 2018).
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Does US science have a future in Antarctica? Trump cuts threaten to cancel fieldwork and more
McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which is operated by the US National Science Foundation, has been in need of repairs and upgrades for decades.Credit: U.S. National Science Foundation/Associated Press/Alamy
US President Donald Trump’s massive…
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Understanding the relationship between astigmatism, posterior cornea and corneal thickness: a move to total corneal power
Gurnani B, Kaur K, Lalgudi VG, Kundu G, Mimouni M, Liu H, et al. Role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning models in corneal disorders—a narrative review. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2024;47:104242.
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Creating a supportive academic culture by preventing and responding to transgressive behavior
Creating a supportive academic culture by preventing and responding to transgressive behavior
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