Submissions from phys.org

• Fuel subsidies defy green trend amid rising climate alarm. But there is a growing consensus among economists that state-backed support for dirty energy is becoming increasingly hard to justify—both in financial and environmental terms.

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  Published on 20th May 2019
• Article written by the University who discovered it ... is this a hydrogen infrastructure game changer?

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  Published on 16th May 2019
• Scientists making strides to bigger solar batteries

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  Published on 12th May 2019
• Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) call for global treaty on the ocean plastic crisis

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  Published on 22nd Apr 2019
• Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop fusion energy

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  Published on 18th Apr 2019
• Scientists discover, climb and describe the world's tallest tropical tree at 100.8 meters high. They have undertaken a three-dimensional exploration of the remarkable find.

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  Published on 10th Apr 2019
• Canada gives nod to farm for genetically-modified salmon

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  Published on 4th Apr 2019
• Bryozoan fossil (Jablonskipora kidwellae) fills a missing evolutionary link

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  Published on 3rd Apr 2019
• Rapid increase of invasive species (ascidians, bryozoans, polychaetes, hydroids) at Galapagos Islands

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  Published on 28th Mar 2019
• Feds could restrict Pacific Ocean fishing over endangered orcas, NOAA letter says

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  Published on 15th Mar 2019
• Renewable energy reduces the highest electric rates in the nation

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  Published on 15th Mar 2019
• Experts said Wednesday that at most only 22 vaquitas remain in the Gulf of California, where a grim, increasingly violent battle is playing out between emboldened fishermen and the last line of defense for the smallest and most endangered porpoise in the world.

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  Published on 8th Mar 2019
• Worrying long-term stability of pesticides in honey: these pesticides did not degrade in honey over a period of 40 months

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  Published on 25th Feb 2019
• More nutritious, natural flavor, non-GMO 'orange corn' launches in US markets: Torbert Rocheford developed the orange corn using traditional breeding techniques, rather than genetic modification

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  Published on 12th Feb 2019
• New study explains how nanoparticles transfer energy efficiently

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  Published on 11th Feb 2019
• Tokyo strikes gold, silver and bronze with e-waste Olympic medals

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  Published on 10th Feb 2019
• Unraveling of 58-year-old corn gene mystery may have plant-breeding implications

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  Published on 20th Jan 2019
• Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy

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  Published on 18th Jan 2019
• Honey bee parasites feed on fatty organs, not blood new research shows.

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  Published on 15th Jan 2019
• Mention of 'fossil fuels' cut from videos at UN climate talks

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  Published on 17th Dec 2018
• Agricultural insecticide contamination threatens U.S. surface water integrity at the national scale

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  Published on 7th Dec 2018
• Why battery-powered vehicles stack up better than hydrogen. The well-to-wheel losses of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were found to be almost as high as fossil fuel vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, on average, require three to four times more energy than battery electric vehicles.

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  Published on 30th Nov 2018
• France to close 14 nuclear reactors by 2035: Macron

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  Published on 27th Nov 2018
• Human excrement efficiently converted to hydrochar

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  Published on 21st Nov 2018
• New study: More flowers around apple orchards can yield higher harvest

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  Published on 13th Nov 2018
• Organic farming methods favors pollinators: An extensive 3-year study from Lund University in Sweden has found that organic farming methods can contribute to halting the pollinator decline--due to both the absence of insecticides and a higher provision of flower resources

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  Published on 11th Oct 2018
• Humans delayed the onset of the Sahara desert by 500 years

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  Published on 3rd Oct 2018
• Study examines foraging of mountain gorillas for sodium-rich foods

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  Published on 20th Sep 2018
• The adoption of "silvopastures"—incorporating trees into pastureland—can provide habitat for forest bird species and improve connectivity in landscapes fragmented by agriculture

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  Published on 20th Sep 2018
• Measuring pesticide quantity alone does not determine the risk: The threats that pesticides pose to the environment cannot easily be determined by measurements of quantity--Extreme risks remain undetected

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  Published on 9th Sep 2018
• Climate negotiator warns world 'out of time' to save islands

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  Published on 7th Sep 2018
• Arizona canyon famed for waterfalls to reopen after flooding

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  Published on 3rd Sep 2018
• Study shows forest conservation is a powerful tool to improve nutrition in developing nations

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  Published on 17th Aug 2018
• Study finds 29 pesticides in Devon river

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  Published on 11th Jul 2018
• The physics of better batteries

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  Published on 27th Jun 2018
• Mexico jaguar population grows 20% in eight years

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  Published on 15th Jun 2018
• Beavers help reduce fertiliser runoff and buffer against soil erosion, research reveals

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  Published on 8th Jun 2018
• CRISPR-edited rice plants produce major boost in grain yield

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  Published on 22nd May 2018
• Large predators once hunted to near-extinction are showing up in unexpected places

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  Published on 9th May 2018
• Corn with straw mulch builds yield, soil carbon

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  Published on 25th Apr 2018
• Researchers prove complex connection between plants and what soil microbes eat

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  Published on 28th Mar 2018
• Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of GMO herbicide resistance

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  Published on 27th Mar 2018
• How royal jelly helps honeybee larvae defy gravity and become queens

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  Published on 16th Mar 2018
• The only known ant to consistently defeat fire ants does not bite or sting...

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  Published on 14th Mar 2018
• Improving swine waste fertilizer - July 2008

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  Published on 4th Mar 2018
• How fungi make nutrients available to the world

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  Published on 2nd Feb 2018
• Agricultural parasite takes control of host plant's genes

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  Published on 4th Jan 2018
• Nature has its own way bringing things back!

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  Published on 7th Dec 2017
• Saving Cavendish: Team grows world-first Panama disease-resistant bananas

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  Published on 16th Nov 2017
• Researchers working to mimic giant clams to enhance the production of biofuel

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  Published on 3rd Nov 2017
• Biochar shows benefits as manure lagoon cover

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  Published on 2nd Nov 2017
• New fractal-like concentrating solar power receivers are better at absorbing sunlight

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  Published on 27th Oct 2017