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Dec 29 2024ENVIRONMENT

Exploring Shanxi's Changing Landscape: A Look at Production, Living, and Ecological Spaces

Shanxi Province in China has seen quite a transformation over the past 40 years, from 1980 to 2020. Researchers have been studying how the mix of land used for production, living, and ecological purposes has been shifting. This study is crucial because understanding these changes can help in plannin

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Dec 29 2024POLITICS

The Evolving Story of Green Parties: How They Lost Their Spark

Did you know that green political parties were once seen as trailblazers? They burst onto the political scene with fresh ideas and a unique vision. But things didn't stay that way for long. Let's dig into why that happened, both globally and specifically in Serbia. First, let's chat about political

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Dec 28 2024SCIENCE

How Manta Rays' Fins Evolved for Underwater Flight

Manta rays and their relatives, like the cownose ray, have fins that are uniquely adapted for life in the open ocean. These fins are split into two parts, each serving a different purpose: one for eating and the other for moving. This special adaptation started with the little skate, a distant relat

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Dec 28 2024FINANCE

Government, Banks, and Guarantee Institutions: A Strategic Dance for SME Finance

It's no secret that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often struggle to get the financing they need to grow. This study takes a closer look at how the government, banks, and guarantee institutions can work together to make SME finance more sustainable. Imagine it as a big game, where each player h

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Dec 27 2024BUSINESS

Green Tech Innovation: A Supply Chain Challenge

Green technology innovation (GTI) is turning the tide by helping us break free from the endless cycle of economic growth leading to environmental pollution. Past research has focused on understanding GTI decisions in the supply chain as isolated strategies, overlooking the impact of random factors.

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Dec 27 2024SCIENCE

How Bacteria Adapt to Different Temperatures

Scientists have been puzzled about how bacteria come to prefer certain temperatures for growth. To shed light on this, they studied 64 bacteria from the Thermotogota phylum. They found that the last common ancestor of these bacteria was a thermophile, which means it loved high temperatures. However,

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Dec 26 2024LIFESTYLE

Giving Up Dinner Parties: Is It Really That Bad?

Ever felt like hosting a dinner party is a thing of the past? You’re not alone. Between busy schedules, tight budgets, and our collective burnout, having folks over for dinner is becoming less common. But what are we missing out on? A recent report suggests that these gatherings create a unique inti

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Dec 26 2024SCIENCE

How Phosphorus Boosts Nickel-Iron's Oxygen Evolution

Scientists have long known that nickel-iron catalysts are great at producing oxygen from water, especially in alkaline conditions. But how they do it so well was a mystery—until now. A recent study looked at a special catalyst, nickel-iron phosphide (NiFeP), which is super active and stable. It only

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Dec 25 2024SCIENCE

The Evolutionary Journey of NAC Genes in Plants

Imagine taking a trip back in time to see how plants adapted to life on land. One key player in this story is the NAC transcription factor. NAC genes are like the conductors of an orchestra, directing how plants grow, develop, and respond to stress. We looked at plants from green algae to today's cr

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Dec 25 2024SCIENCE

Boosting Water Splitting: A New Take on Ru-Based Catalysts

Scientists are always on the hunt for better ways to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This time, they've designed special Ru-B-Cr parts within RuO₂ nanofibers to make the Ru sites more active. This overcomes the hurdles of RuO₂ catalysts, which usually aren't very good at producing hydrogen and

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