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UK-Ghanaian Collaboration to Enhance Understanding of Lightning-Generating Storms in West Afric

Scientists from UKCEH are working on a new project, EW4Energy, on developing capacity for storm and lightning early warning systems for the energy sector in Ghana.

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New Project Investigates Early Warning Signs of Climate Tipping Points

UKCEH climate modeller Dr Chris Huntingford is part of a team awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning signs of climate 'tipping points'.

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Giant Clone of Seaweed in the Baltic Sea

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species of bladderwrack for the Baltic Sea is in fact a giant clone of common bladderwrack, perhaps the world's largest clone overall. 

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Study: World’s Critical Food Crops at Imminent Risk From Rising Temperatures

Global food security could be notably impacted by a marked decline in crop diversity if temperatures rise by more than 1.5°C, reveals new research.

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UC Breakthrough Aims to Make Biofuel Cheaper

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved a breakthrough in understanding the vulnerability of microbes to the alcohols they produce during fermentation of plant biomass.

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Using Computer Science To Save the Bees

Honeybees pollinate a third of what people eat and drink, from coffee to almonds, but colonies are on the decline because of extreme weather, pesticides and parasites.

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New Computer Vision System Can Guide Specialty Crops Monitoring

The technology applies an internet of things and artificial intelligence to enhance controlled environment agriculture in advanced greenhouse scenario.

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Rice Study Reveals How Rising Temperatures Could Lead To Population Crashes

Researchers at Rice University have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species’ population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. 

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SwRI, U-Michigan Engineers Create More Effective Burner to Reduce Methane Emissions

Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the University of Michigan (U-M) have published a new study showing an advanced new methane flare burner, created with additive manufacturing and machine learning, eliminates 98% of methane vented during oil production.

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Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates in Corn Belt Have Been Climbing for Decades, Study Shows

The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according to new Iowa State University research.

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