Scientists have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants. The achievement marks a significant advance in the effort …read more Source:: Science
Day: September 18, 2017
Copper catalyst yields high efficiency CO2-to-fuels conversion
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•Scientists have developed a new electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon fuels and alcohols using record-low inputs of energy. The work is the latest in a round …read more Source:: Science
When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters
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•Animals in the Goldilocks zone — neither too big, nor too small, but just the right size — face a lower risk of extinction than do those on both ends …read more Source:: Science
RNA discovery could help boost plant heat, drought tolerance
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•The discovery of a RNA that can increase drought and salt tolerance in thale cress could illuminate a new research approach and hold implications for other plants, including food crops. …read more Source:: Science
More evidence of water on Mars
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•River deposits exist across the surface of Mars and record a surface environment from over 3.5 billion years ago that was able to support liquid water at the surface. A …read more Source:: Science