Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help grand challenges, such as climate change and food security, but, as things stand, communities outside of Europe do not stand to benefit from these innovations.
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UW Researchers Find Evolutionary Adaptation in Trout of Wind Rivers
The lakes in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains historically didn’t contain fish, but stocking of trout that began in the early 1900s has created an environment in which hundreds of those lakes now have strong fish populations -- some carried on by natural reproduction for decades.
MIT Engineers Create an Energy-Storing Supercapacitor From Ancient Materials
Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system, according to a new study.
Closure of Pittsburgh Coal-Processing Plant Tied to Local Health Gains
The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel–related air pollutants.
Bioprinting Personalized Tissues and Organs Within the Body: A Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine
A new handheld device can print biocompatible structures in situ, with the potential to revolutionize how physicians treat damaged tissue and organs.
How Forests Can Cut Carbon, Restore Ecosystems, and Create Jobs
To limit the frequency and severity of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and other adverse consequences of climate change, nearly 200 countries committed to the Paris Agreement’s long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.
