Why the EU's global fishing activities can't be called sustainable yet
Agreements between the EU and its partner countries for fishing rights could be a great vehicle to push sustainability but more must be done before we can say they are doing that.
yesterday • ~9 min
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Affordable electric car battery aims to end ‘range anxiety’
A new long-lasting, quick-charging electric car battery may offer a way to ease drivers' "range anxiety"—the fear of running out of power.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~5 min
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Low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households – study
A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form
Jan. 18, 2021 • ~7 min
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Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night
Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~9 min
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Concept for a hybrid-electric plane may reduce aviation’s air pollution problem
Proposed design could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent, a new study finds.
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~7 min
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Storm in a cosmic teacup: A new paradigm for understanding plasma turbulence
PhD candidate Lucio Milanese uncovers new fundamental mechanism in turbulence.
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~9 min
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Coffee: here's the carbon cost of your daily cup – and how to make it climate-friendly
The process that brought you your morning latte could have produced half a kilogram of CO₂.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~5 min
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The daily grind: how to cut carbon emissions from coffee by 77%
The process that brought you your morning latte could have produced half a kilogram of CO₂.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~5 min
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These two kinds of seafood are most often mislabeled
New research looks mislabeled seafood and finds the most likely culprits to be shrimp and Atlantic farmed salmon.
Dec. 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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Mealworms vs. grasshoppers: Which fails the ‘yuck’ test?
Insects, like mealworms and grasshoppers, are a sustainable, climate-friendly food source. But for kids at least, grasshoppers fail the "yuck test."
Dec. 21, 2020 • ~5 min
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