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  • Gridded Population Structure Datasets for the Indus River Basin under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways 2020–2100

    Gridded Population Structure Datasets for the Indus River Basin under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways 2020–2100

    Population size and structure under SSP1-5 from 2020–2100

    The Indus River Basin is expected to experience a significant population increase until 2050 under all the SSPs (Fig. 1). The population was 324 million in 2020. Under “business as…

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  • Hidden DNA-sized crystals in cosmic ice could rewrite water—and life itself

    Hidden DNA-sized crystals in cosmic ice could rewrite water—and life itself

    “Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge.

    Ice in space is…

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  • Unequal competition: the fate of domestic fisheries facing distant water fishing in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

    Unequal competition: the fate of domestic fisheries facing distant water fishing in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

    The tuna data set evaluated here in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean highlights increasing competition between domestic fishing fleets (i.e., Brazil) and DWF operations, both in terms of targeted species and fishing areas. Fishing effort for DWF,…

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  • Plastics pollution is surging — the planned UN treaty to curb it must be ambitious

    Plastics pollution is surging — the planned UN treaty to curb it must be ambitious

    Plastics pollution is a growing environmental problem and has implications for human health.Credit: Ed Wray/Getty

    Worldwide consumption of plastics is ballooning. More than half of the plastics ever…

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  • Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science

    Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science

    Some sleuths say that their efforts to correct the literature are being taken out of context and used to discredit science.Credit: Ivan-balvan/Getty

    For years, scientific sleuths have been uncovering flaws and fraud in research publishing, from

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  • Metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal the quality formation mechanism during the processing of black tea

    Metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal the quality formation mechanism during the processing of black tea

    Changes of non-volatile metabolites during processing

    To elucidate the dynamic changes of non-volatile compounds during black tea processing, non-volatile metabolites in tea leaves at various processing stages were measured using UPLC-QTOF-MS,…

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  • ALST-W integrated index for enhanced surface temperature mapping of water bodies and vegetation using Landsat 8/9 satellite bands

    ALST-W integrated index for enhanced surface temperature mapping of water bodies and vegetation using Landsat 8/9 satellite bands

    Ecosystems depend on a balanced mixture of natural components. It serves as the physical foundation for buildings and societies, and water provides essential support for everything from human consumption to agriculture and industry. Additionally,…

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  • Agent based modeling of energy consuming rights trading for low carbon transformation in China

    Agent based modeling of energy consuming rights trading for low carbon transformation in China

    The model description follows the ODD framework protocol, starting from three aspects: overview, design concept, and details30.

    Overview

    Purpose

    By…

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