Scholars in different fields have contrasted the fates of societies or communities that were “vulnerable” to climate change with those that seem to have been “resilient” or even consciously or unconsciously adaptive in the face of the Little Ice Age.
Historically, the focus has been: how much water does the environment need? Finding the “right” allocation of water between consumptive and environmental water uses is a question of allocative efficiency. However, once water is allocated to the environment, question becomes: how can we get the best outcomes from this water?
Making methanol for use as a renewable energy carrier.
Kerosene lamps in the household are thought to cause millions of accidents every year, but a new study reveals that interventions proposed to improve kerosene safety might not have the intended impact.
A vast range of advanced fault ride-through strategies have been proposed for renewable energy sources, enabling fast recovery and improved network support during faults in the electricity network
We have recently learned that the high levels of carbon dioxide we breathe for extended periods inside planes can cause neurological problems.
The waste forms produced during the process of generating nuclear energy constitute a nearly intractable management problem because of technical and social factors.
Predicting and managing resources in a changing climate requires an understanding of plant-accessible subsurface water storage.
Various approaches for converting CO2 and H2O to liquid hydrocarbons using solar energy involve electro/photo/thermochemical catalytic processes and combinations thereof exist.
Qantas used biofuel processed from a non-food, industrial type of mustard seed for a historic trans-Pacific 15 hour flight saving 18 000kg in carbon emissions.
Titanium-based metamaterial unlocks strength beyond nature
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
Materialism matters: The role of philosophy in science
Researchers uncover a fundamental driver behind osteoarthritis
Ibuprofen’s effect on red blood cells: A prickly affair
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
How the brain protects itself from the negative effects of CBD
New anti-aging ingredient pulled from medicinal herb
First ever diagnostic test for chronic fatigue syndrome sparks hope