Daily Science
How much land is needed to stop the biodiversity crisis?
A new study estimates that the answer is a huge area—44%of Earth’s land, some 64 million square kilometers
Climate cardiology could change the daily practice of medicine and mitigation
Recommendations to improve cardiovascular health and lessen climate change are remarkably similar
What’s the dirt cheap, most effective way to rein in fertilizer pollution?
A research team tested various policy options—from taxes to fees to volunteerism—to tackle the problem at its source. Making the "polluter pay” came out as the best option.
Researchers propose turning high-rises into gravity batteries
Novel concept that relies on elevators to move heavy loads up and down could store energy for lower cost than batteries
Artificial intelligence can track a coral reef’s health by learning its “song”
Researchers demonstrate how to tell damaged reefs from healthy ones using relatively cheap underwater recorders paired with new computer programs.
Cities need new types of pavement capable of absorbing a flood. This team has a customized recipe.
Australian researchers devised an algorithm for permeable pavement tailored to local soil and rainfall conditions
New research upends assumptions about the global food trade’s impact on biodiversity
As more food grown in wealthy nations is imported into biodiversity-rich poorer countries, it relieves pressure on wild habitats.
If only the problem was just carbon dioxide
A new study is the first to assess the impacts of curbing only CO2 emissions—versus cutting other pollutants causing nearly half of all warming
Scientists glimpse into the Internet-fueled global trade in insects, spiders, and scorpions
Bugs can survive shipping through the mail—and as such, the insect pet trade has flourished beneath the regulatory radar. Tackling the problem requires novel approaches to wildlife trade.
Are EV range limitations a technological problem…or a psychological one?
Researchers conducted a study to figure out how to change the way people think about electric car range
