Independent palm oil farmers excluded from sustainable market, finds study
A new study has found that independent palm oil farmers in Indonesia are being unintentionally left out of supply chains that lead to sustainably certified mills.
A new study has found that independent palm oil farmers in Indonesia are being unintentionally left out of supply chains that lead to sustainably certified mills.
Agriculture
Sep 11, 2025
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Imagine tugging on a Chinese finger trap. The harder you pull, the tighter it grips. This counterintuitive behavior also exists in biology. Certain protein complexes can form catch-bonds, tightening their grip when force ...
Biochemistry
Sep 11, 2025
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An international team of mathematicians, led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim, has introduced an innovative method that could significantly improve how scientists make predictions, especially in fields like health, ...
Mathematics
Sep 11, 2025
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A new study addresses a foundational problem in the theory of driven quantum matter by extending the Středa formula to non-equilibrium regimes. It demonstrates that a superficially trivial "sum of zeros" encodes a universal, ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 11, 2025
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Turbulence is everywhere, yet much about the nature of turbulence remains unknown. During the last decade, physicists have discovered how fluids in a pipe or similar geometry transition from a smooth, laminar state to a turbulent ...
General Physics
Sep 11, 2025
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While the early climate of Mars remains an open question, a new study suggests that its atmosphere may have been hospitable to life due to volcanic activity that emitted sulfur gases that contributed to a greenhouse warming ...
Astrobiology
Sep 11, 2025
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In today's world, people are increasingly prioritizing their health and well-being, with daily exercises and calorie-tracking apps becoming the new norm. People are therefore interested in incorporating highly nutritious ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 11, 2025
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Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, have developed new organic compounds that act as highly sensitive oxygen sensors. These sensors can accurately detect even the slightest amounts of oxygen in ...
Biochemistry
Sep 11, 2025
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A new nanostructure acts like a wire and switch that can, for the first time, control and direct the flow of quantum quasiparticles called excitons at room temperature.
Nanophysics
Sep 11, 2025
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Traces of DNA in the environment can tell us how species' ranges are changing as a result of increasing sea temperatures.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2025
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