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From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health

Georgia’s saltwater marshes — living where the land meets the ocean — stretch along the state’s entire 100-mile coastline. 

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Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide.

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How a Small Herd of Romanian Bison Is Locking Away Thousands of Tons of Carbon

Gone from Romania for 200 years, European bison were reintroduced to the Țarcu Mountains, at the southern end of the Carpathian range, in 2014. 

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GPS Stations Measure Daily Ice Loss in Greenland

Monitoring the effects of climate change in Greenland has been made much easier with an innovative method developed by researchers at DTU using 61 national GPS stations in Greenland.

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Mosaic Grassland Landscapes Are the Most Beneficial

Like forests, grassland provides numerous ecological, economic and social benefits.

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Global Methane Emissions Automatically Detected in Satellite Imagery Using AI

As global temperatures rise to record highs, the pressure to curb greenhouse gas emissions has intensified.

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Using Solar Energy to Generate Heat at High Temperatures

Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used for this purpose.

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In Seawater, Researchers See an Untapped Bounty of Critical Metals

Can metals that naturally occur in seawater be mined, and can they be mined sustainably?

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Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Queensland study into the pest’s genetics.

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