Penn State researchers have revealed how molecular roadblocks slow the breakdown of cellulose, an abundant renewable resource in plants.
Why Is Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels So Slow?
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It Flickers, Then It Tips – Study Identifies Early Warning Signals for the End of the African Humid Period
Tipping points in the climate system can be the result of a slow but linear development.
Study Led by ORNL Informs Climate Resilience Strategies in Urban, Rural Areas
Local decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have a valuable new capability at their disposal: a new study on vegetation resilience.
Swarms of Miniature Robots Clean up Microplastics and Microbes, Simultaneously
When old food packaging, discarded children’s toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways.
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.
Limited Adaptability Makes Freshwater Bacteria Vulnerable to Climate Change
Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation.
