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Brewer’s spent grain, the main waste product from the brewery industry, can be used to produce microbeads, replacing plastic in personal hygiene products.
The Ruki River supplies dissolved carbon from forest vegetation and soils to the Congo River.
Studies reveal women’s research receives tougher assessment, less funding, fewer prizes and less citation than men’s.
Seafloor sediments from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf represent an archive of warmer periods in Earth’s past. An ambitious international project aims to uncover what we can learn about our hotter future.
Einstein’s theory of general relativity suggests that our universe originated in a Big Bang. But black holes, and their gravitational forces, challenge the limits of Einstein’s work.
The ocean absorbs a quarter of the CO₂ emitted by humans, thanks in particular to phytoplankton, including diazotrophs. Knowing how to model them is crucial to understanding the ocean’s role in climate.
L’océan absorbe un quart du CO₂ émis par l’homme, notamment grâce au phytoplancton, dont les diazotrophes. Savoir modéliser ces microalgues est crucial pour comprendre le rôle de l’océan dans le climat.
Axolotl adalah amfibi yang dikenal karena kemampuannya untuk menumbuhkan kembali organnya, termasuk otak. Penelitian baru mengklarifikasi proses regenerasi mereka.
‘Kamikaze’ drones allow Russia to target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, but they are unlikely to make a big difference to the outcome of the war.
Axolotls are amphibians known for their ability to regrow their organs, including their brains. New research clarifies their regeneration process.
Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals and scientists are still uncertain about their effects.
New modelling shows how tectonic plate movements, carbon-rich deep-sea sediment, and mountain weathering have regulated Earth’s climate.
New research shows that coast redwood trees have a surprising adaptation that helps them thrive in both wet and dry environments.
A high-tech expedition to sample the ocean under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf confirms what the earliest explorers thought: everywhere we look we find microbes, scavenging any energy source available.
Research on colour associations has found that people across cultures link red to love and passion.
After a nose swab tests positive for a virus or bacteria, scientists can use the sample’s genetic sequence to figure out where and when the pathogen emerged and how fast it’s changing.
Les prévisions relatives au changement climatique prennent souvent l’année 2100 comme point final. Mais il est important d’envisager ce qui se passera au-delà, au moins jusqu’à l’an 2500.
Mass tree planting could affect precipitation patterns.
Scientists in Malaysia monitored a forest for 20 years after deforestation.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Doctoral Researcher, Sustainable Food Processing, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Postdoctoral fellow, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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PhD Candidate in Quantitative Developmental Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Assistant researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Research Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Professor of Sustainable Agrosystems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Senior Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Senior scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Research Technician, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Senior Scientist, Group Atmospheric Modelling and Remote Sensing, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Senior Scientist in Computational Geosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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