Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally

Visual representation of 10-stage FSC and 4-stage FSC and the mass flows for food (F) and losses (L) that can be included in the model developed through this study. Credit: Environmental Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad4c7b About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger,…

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Oil palm plantations are driving massive downstream impact to watershed

When oil palm plantations degrade water quality, Indigenous Papuans bear the … The global demand for palm oil—the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick—is driving worldwide tropical deforestation. While many studies have shown the loss of biodiversity when rainforests are converted to oil palm plantations, researchers…

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Are carbon-capture models effective?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reforestation efforts to restock depleted forests are important for addressing climate change and for both capturing and restoring carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere. These types of solutions to mitigate carbon emissions are critical after 2023 proved to be the warmest year on record. However, some models have been found to be…

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How mantle movements shape Earth’s surface

Movement of the crust isn’t the only factor shaping Earth’s topography. Credit:.. The movement of tectonic plates shapes the rocky features of Earth’s surface. Plates’ convergence can form mountain ranges or ocean trenches, and their divergence can form oceanic ridges. But it’s not just the plates themselves that influence Earth’s topography. The mantle layer underneath…

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