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Calculating the true environmental costs of AI
The rapid growth of AI brings hope of unprecedented advancements in many sectors but what is its real carbon footprint?
Fungi could unlock the recycling of carbon fiber
Scientists have developed a process to recycle carbon fiber into valuable chemicals with the help of fungi.
How underground fungi could make crops more nutritious—and attract bees
Scientists uncover the role of soil fungi in improving crop yields and balancing complex plant-pollinator interactions.
Can coral evolution keep pace with climate change?
Scientists explore how corals could adapt to climate change to survive, but stress that cutting emissions is crucial for their future.
Scientists identify the driver behind a mysterious particle cloud over the Amazon
A molecule emitted by rainforest plants plays a key role in forming mysterious aerosol particles in the region’s upper troposphere.
New plastic material fully degrades in the ocean
A new material designed to dissolve only in salt water could help us prevent the accumulation of microplastics in the seas.
Honey bees boost crop pollination, but at a cost to wild bees
Honey bees compete with wild bees for resources in croplands, but nutritious wildflower plantings can mitigate these effects.
Turning banana peels and coconuts into clean energy
Researchers develop a device that generates clean energy from food waste, using banana peels and coconuts to power communities sustainably.
Scientists report airborne bacteria found in garbage may age our blood vessels
Pathogenic bioaerosols detected at household garbage collection sites may contribute to vascular aging with high chronic exposure.
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