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Carbon-dioxide boost to grassland growth depends on seasonal rainfall
4 Jun, 2014
Australian grassland sees more growth in wet summers under higher carbon-dioxide but less growth in wet autumns and springs

Structural supercapacitors take a load on
3 Jun, 2014
Device could allow house walls to store energy.

Scooters punch above their weight when it comes to air pollution
2 Jun, 2014
Exhaust fumes react to create high concentrations of secondary organic aerosols

Americans care deeply about 'global warming' – but not 'climate change'
30 May, 2014
Yale researchers have found that the two terms, often used interchangeably, generate very different responses (from the Guardian)

Caught on video: is internet streaming greener than a DVD?
29 May, 2014
Online video streaming has a lower carbon footprint than watching DVDs collected by car, but future higher-definition video could change that