Cities Are Not the Green Efficiency Machines We Thought, Massive Study Finds
A detailed analysis of Ecological Footprints across all 83,603 populated US census tracts finds that per-capita environmental demand is highest ...
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Recycled Plastic Bags in Ghana Still Carry a Heavy Carbon Footprint, Study Finds
A life cycle assessment of recycled polyethylene carrier bags in Ghana shows that a fossil-intensive electricity grid drives most environmental ...
One Flight, One Tonne: Scientists Audit the Carbon Cost of Conference Travel
A detailed audit of ten magnetic resonance conferences finds that a single trip can emit up to five tonnes of ...
The Hidden Mining Footprint Missing From Farm Animal Sustainability Studies
A scoping review of over 100 life cycle assessments finds that mineral supplements sourced from mining are excluded or misrepresented ...
Solar, Wind and Seawater: Off-Grid System Turns Surplus Renewable Power Into Freshwater
A multi-objective optimization study of an off-grid solar-wind-battery-reverse osmosis system in Zabol, Iran, shows that using surplus renewable electricity to ...
Two Giant Green Databases, One Answer: Carbon Footprint Uncertainty Holds Steady Across Scales
A new study in the Journal of Industrial Ecology shows that carbon footprint estimates and their uncertainties are comparable whether ...
Why a Popular Accounting Trick May Be Breaking Carbon Footprint Math
A new reply in the Journal of Industrial Ecology argues that substitution produces results incompatible with what attributional life cycle ...
Dense Planting Supercharges Slow-Release Fertilizer for Greener, Higher-Yielding Rice
A three-year Chinese field trial shows that pairing controlled-release blended fertilizer with dense planting raises rice yields by up to ...
French Labs Audit Shows Cutting Carbon Need Not Cost the Planet Elsewhere
A hybrid life cycle assessment of about one hundred French research institutes finds that a five-part decarbonization strategy cuts per-capita ...
Storage Time Quietly Erodes the Climate Case for Bagasse Biogas
New research shows that prolonged storage of sugarcane bagasse lowers methane yields, shifts optimal food-to-microorganism ratios downward, and raises the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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