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By the year 2100, sea levels might rise as much as 2.5 meters above their current levels, which would seriously threaten coastal cities and other low-lying areas. In turn, this would force animals to migrate farther inland in search of higher ground. But accelerated urbanization, such as the rapidly expanding Piedmont area that stretches from Atlanta to eastern North Carolina, could cut off their escape routes and create climate-induced extinctions.

Hace unos 210 millones de años, Gran Bretaña estaba formada por muchas islas, rodeadas de mares cálidos. Europa en ese momento estaba más al sur, en latitudes equivalentes al norte de África en la actualidad. Gran parte de Europa era tan caliente como el desierto y en este punto se inundó por un gran mar: La Transgresión Rética

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered a new way to optimize electron transfer in semi-conductors used in solar fuel solutions.

The finding, published today in Nature Chemistry, could have a big impact on devices that convert sunlight into electricity and fuel.

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have shown that torrefied biomass can improve the quality of poor soil found in arid regions. Published in Scientific Reports, the study showed that adding torrefied biomass to poor soil from Botswana increased water retention in the soil as well as —the amount of plant growth.

Un juez federal ha dictaminado que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (USEPA) no tiene ninguna obligación de forzar los fabricantes de plaguicidas a revelar los ingredientes supuestamente "inertes" en sus productos, aun cuando dichos ingredientes sean gravemente perjudiciales para la salud o el medio ambiente.