#Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade

“#Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade” Three-quarters of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. COVID-19, SARS and Ebola all started this way. The COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn new attention to how people think about wild animals, consume them and…

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#COVID-19 shutdowns will give wildlife only short-term relief from climate change

“#COVID-19 shutdowns will give wildlife only short-term relief from climate change” Wildflowers proliferating in overgrown roadsides during the coronavirus pandemic are providing habitat for pollinators. Credit: Shutterstock There had to be a silver lining to the nearly universal lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the small benefits has been a temporarily lighter human footprint…

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#Flight trials for greener aviation set for take off

“#Flight trials for greener aviation set for take off” Credit: European Space Agency Commercial flight trials that use satellite-enabled communications to reduce the environmental impact of flying are scheduled to commence once normal traffic levels resume. As nations begin to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and airports start to reopen in Europe, satellite communications provider…

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#Researchers pioneer new production method for heterostructure devices

“#Researchers pioneer new production method for heterostructure devices” Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering production method for heterostructure devices, based on 2D materials such as graphene. Credit: Darren Nutting and Dr Freddie Withers/ University of Exeter Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering production method for heterostructure devices,…

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#Smart farms of the future: Making bioenergy crops more environmentally friendly

“#Smart farms of the future: Making bioenergy crops more environmentally friendly” Credit: Joint BioEnergy Institute Farmers have enough worries—between bad weather, rising costs, and shifting market demands—without having to stress about the carbon footprint of their operations. But now a new set of projects by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), including scientists…

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#Skyrmion dynamics and traverse mobility

“#Skyrmion dynamics and traverse mobility” Skyrmion trajectory with red circles representing obstacles; Credit: EPJ B Skyrmions could revolutionise computing exhibiting great potential in the electronic storage of information, and the key to such a breakthrough could be understanding their behaviour under applied currents. As the demands on information technology increase, the need to improve the storage…

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