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  • Moisture from US Corn Belt fuels more intense convective storms

  • Green, T. R., Kipka, H., David, O. & McMaster, G. S. Where is the USA Corn Belt, and how is it changing?. Sci. Total Environ. 618, 1613–1618 (2018).

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  • Samson, F. & Knopf, F. Prairie…

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  • Regulate reality in vehicle emission policy

  • Beaton, S. P. et al. On-road vehicle emissions: regulations, costs, and benefits. Science 268, 991–993 (1995).

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  • Wallington, T. J., Anderson, J. E., Dolan, R. H. & Winkler, S. L. Vehicle…

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  • Virtual Power Plants Face New Grid Test

    Virtual Power Plants Face New Grid Test

    In 1950, the English mathematician Alan Turing devised what he called “the imitation game.” Later dubbed the Turing test, the experiment asks a human participant to conduct a conversation with an unknown partner and try to determine if it’s…

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  • Virtual Synchronous Machines: A Grid Stability Solution

    Virtual Synchronous Machines: A Grid Stability Solution

    Spain’s grid operator, Red Eléctrica, proudly declared that electricity demand across the country’s peninsular system was met entirely by renewable energy sources for the first time on a weekday, on 16 April 2025.

    Just 12 days later, at 12.33…

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  • Most peer reviewers now use AI, and publishing policy must keep pace

    Most peer reviewers now use AI, and publishing policy must keep pace

    A new whitepaper from Frontiers shows that AI has rapidly become part of everyday peer review, with 53% of reviewers now using AI tools. The findings in “Unlocking AI’s untapped potential: responsible innovation in research and publishing ” point…

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  • Why consciousness exists at all

    Why consciousness exists at all

    Our everyday lives are shaped by conscious experience. At times, this experience is pleasant, such as feeling sunlight on your skin, hearing birds sing, or simply enjoying a peaceful moment. At other times, it is painful, whether from a physical…

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  • Quantifying land-use metrics for solar photovoltaic projects in the western United States

    Quantifying land-use metrics for solar photovoltaic projects in the western United States

  • Creutzig, F. et al. The underestimated potential of solar energy to mitigate climate change. Nat. Energy 2, 17140 (2017).

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  • A scenario based analysis of bidirectional electric vehicle-building integration for energy optimization and carbon emission reduction

  • Chen, L. et al. Embodied energy intensity of global high energy consumption industries: A case study of the construction industry. Energy 277, 127628 (2023).

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  • Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows

    Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows

    As far as nicknames go, the moniker “Mad Madge” would not suggest that Margaret Cavendish enjoyed the full respect of her peers.

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