Crop yields have increased substantially over the past decades, occurring alongside the increasing use of nitrogen…
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Upgrading biomass with selective surface-modified catalysts
Scientists have designed a catalyst composed of very low concentrations of platinum (single atoms and clusters…
Neanderthals were pioneers in marine resource exploitation: study
The journal Science has published a study led by the ICREA researcher João Zilhão from the…
How stable is deep ocean circulation in warmer climate?
If circulation of deep waters in the Atlantic stops or slows due to climate change, it…
Researchers look for dark matter close to home
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don’t know what, exactly,…
What can be learned from the microbes on a turtle's shell?
Research published in the journal Microbiology has found that a unique type of algae, usually only…
Birds exposed to PCBs as nestlings show behavior changes as adults
According to a new study, zebra finches exposed to low levels of environmental PCBs as nestlings…
Interactive product labels require new regulations, study warns
Artificial intelligence will be increasingly used on labels on food and other products in the future…
Wildfire perceptions largely positive after hiking in a burned landscape
When hikers returned to UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve in 2016, a year after a…
Artificial intelligence identifies optimal material formula
Nanostructured layers boast countless potential properties—but how can the most suitable one be identified without any…