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  • Risks of mineral resources in the supply of renewable energy batteries

    Risks of mineral resources in the supply of renewable energy batteries

    This section provides a comprehensive assessment and prospect prediction of the supply risks of critical mineral resources. In addition, sensitivity analysis is also used to determine future risk sources and propose policy recommendations.

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  • detention of researchers at US border spurs travel worries

    detention of researchers at US border spurs travel worries

    Foreign travellers to the United States are to be vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible, according to an executive order by US President Donald Trump.Credit: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty

    An immigration crackdown in the United…

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  • Surrogate end points in oncology: the speed–uncertainty trade-off from the patients’ perspective

    Surrogate end points in oncology: the speed–uncertainty trade-off from the patients’ perspective

    Competing interests

    V.P. has acted as a consultant of Optum, receives royalties for books and writing from Free Press, Johns Hopkins Press and MedPage, and hosts the podcasts, Plenary Session, Sensible…

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  • Food security or climate action

    Food security or climate action

  • Gao, P. et al. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02294-1 (2025).

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  • Hirata, A. et al. Commun. Earth Environ. 5, 259 (2024).

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  • Shaking up earthquake safety in Nepal with a folk song

    Shaking up earthquake safety in Nepal with a folk song

    Shiba Subedi (left) explains plate tectonics to Dilip Subba during an earthquake exhibition at the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology.Credit: Atul Karn

    Growing up in Jaljala, a remote village in western Nepal, Shiba Subedi was a bright…

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  • Expanding the emissions trading system coverage can increase the cost competitiveness of low-carbon ammonia in China

    Expanding the emissions trading system coverage can increase the cost competitiveness of low-carbon ammonia in China

    System boundary and data sources

    The system boundary of the life cycle of the seven ammonia production technologies encompasses manufacturing, operational, and wastewater treatment stages (Supplementary Fig. 9), with 1 kg of ammonia selected as…

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  • Reviving the biodiversity around an ancient palace

    Reviving the biodiversity around an ancient palace

    “The Alhambra palace, overlooking Granada in southern Spain, is one of the finest preserved examples of Moorish architecture, dating back to the thirteenth century. I’m employed by the palace’s management body to study the biodiversity in…

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  • The multi-dimensional environmental impact of global crop commodities

    The multi-dimensional environmental impact of global crop commodities

    Index construction

    The steps and methodological choices to build PLANTdex are summarized as follows:

    • The index was built by selecting multiple sub-indicators relevant to environmental impacts. Each sub-indicator…

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