Rotating crops, conserving soil nutrients and deploying other strategies to “diversify” agriculture all at the same time can deliver major benefits for the environment and people alike—including increased crop yields and improved food security for entire communities.
articles
NASA’s Webb Probes an Extreme Starburst Galaxy
Amid a site teeming with new and young stars lies an intricate substructure.
Fans Are Not a Magic Bullet for Beating the Heat!
A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weather events.
California Leads U.S. Emissions of Little-Known Greenhouse Gas
California, a state known for its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policies, is ironically the nation's greatest emitter of one: sulfuryl fluoride.
Health Data Storage Has a Climate Cost. In the Future Data May Be Stored in DNA
A lot of energy is required to analyse and store large amounts of data.
Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
EPFL researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades of vertical-axis wind turbines, which despite their high energy potential, have until now been vulnerable to strong gusts of wind.