Bees Face New Risks, putting Our Survival and theirs at Stake
A new report identifies the top 12 emerging threats that could accelerate pollinator losses within the next 5-15 years, according to ten of the world’s…
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Magnesium Laureth Sulfate
Magnesium laureth sulfate is the magnesium salt of laureth sulfate (2-dodecoxyethylsulfate), which is in turn the ester of laureth (2-dodecoxylethanol) and sulfuric acid. It is…
Limiting Global Warming will Save Twice the amount of Ice
A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is…
Aluminium Nitrate
Aluminium nitrate is a white, water-soluble salt of aluminium and nitric acid, most commonly existing as the crystalline hydrate, aluminium nitrate nonahydrate, Al(NO3)3·9H2O. t is…
Engineers deal with Sunlight Intermittency in Solar Desalination
Fresh drinking water is a vital yet limited resource that will only grow scarcer over the next few years, according to the World Resources Institute.…
Magnesium Diuranate
Magnesium diuranate (MgU2O7) is a compound of uranium. It is an inorganic compound, primarily known for its role in the nuclear industry. It is a…
Pyroglutamic Acid
Pyroglutamic acid (also known as PCA, 5-oxoproline, pidolic acid) is a ubiquitous but understudied natural amino acid derivative in which the free amino group of…
Monopotassium Glutamate
Monopotassium glutamate (MPG) is the compound with formula KC5H8NO4. It is a chemical compound that is a potassium salt of glutamic acid, similar to monosodium…
A New Computer Language can Identify Hidden Pollution
Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code. By making…
Climate Change is unlikely to Lead to the Collapse of the Atlantic Ocean Current
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the “AMOC,” is a system of ocean currents confined to the Atlantic basin that plays a…
Coexisting with Floating Solar Energy and Assisting Birds
From a small California winery to a large-scale energy project in China, floating photovoltaics – or “floatovoltaics” – are gaining in popularity. Commonly installed over…
Monoammonium Glutamate
Monoammonium glutamate is a compound with formula NH4C5H8NO4. It is an ammonium acid salt of glutamic acid. It is a chemical compound that is the…
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