Parasites serve critical ecological roles, like regulating wildlife, and yet are mostly left out of conservation activities and research.
Sustainability
Cellulose could play an important role in future green electronics
Cellulose-based energy storage devices could provide a viable solution to creating sustainable, inexpensive electronics.
The significance and influence of personal experience when climate change comes home
What is the nature, psychological significance, and issue engagement influence of personal experience when it comes to climate change?
A non-toxic, room-temperature liquid-metal battery
Researchers created liquid-metal battery that works at room-temperature. It promises more power than today’s lithium-ion batteries and can charge and deliver energy several times faster.
A glimpse inside a working battery
Chemists develop a new technique for observing chemical processes during battery operation.
Amphibians of the American Southwest are in hot water — will they thrive or dive?
Understanding how global threats affect amphibian species on a regional scale is necessary for effective management and conservation.
One step closer to producing green hydrogen fuels
Researchers design a photo-electrochemical reactor to produce affordable “green” hydrogen.
Freshwater in the seabed: An opportunity for creative solutions
Both Roman law and Law of the Sea provide precedents for sharing natural resources, and the emerging trend of benefit‐sharing offers multiple and varied possibilities as well.
Chemists resolve origin of perovskite instability
A “rattling” observed in the crystal structure of cesium lead iodide perovskites is thought to be the long sought-after answer to as to why the material is so unstable.
High performance supercaps made from cotton waste and seawater
Researchers explore an alternative, green supercapacitor concept that relies on seawater and carbon fibers derived from waste cotton.
Plastic recycling from Europe dumped in Asian waters
A recent study finds that up to 31% of plastic exported for recycling is not recycled at all.
Green solvents for polymer dissolution
Researchers explore challenges and opportunities in the development of new green solvents for polymer chemistry.
Findings in Chesapeake Bay watershed help guide management of excess sediment
Effective management strategies are needed for preventing sediment from entering waterways such as Chesapeake Bay.
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