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A city’s ability to safeguard the public in the event of a flood could be greatly improved by using scientific practices for emergency plans and involving decision-makers in the process. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2CMNzkm

Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the growing season. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2WjabSQ

Scholars want to better understand why citizens are divided when it comes to climate change, often along political lines. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2FYIl8A

With emissions already at a record high, the build-up of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere could be larger than last year due to a slower removal by natural carbon sinks. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2CLB1Kl

Future generations could be faced with an environmental ‘time bomb’ if climate change is to have a significant effect on the world’s essential groundwater reserves. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2FUfLFh

A rapid rise in temperature on ancient Earth triggered a climate response that may have prolonged the warming for many thousands of years. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2RH0bnr

Using a specially designed camera, researchers have recreated how birds see colours in their surroundings. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2CFkLdN

Research finds that corals emit an enticing fluorescent green light that attracts mobile microalgae. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2W9J7oK

Researchers building larger, lighter wind turbine blades Read more at ENN buff.ly/2VUOjgb

Researchers found striking disparities in mortality rates from lung, prostate and colon cancer between urban and rural areas. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2VVBylG

Land no longer suitable for agriculture could be reclaimed as habitat for dozens of endangered species, according to a new analysis. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2RrilJX

Researchers have come up with a way to more sustainably produce ammonia using atoms of molybdenum as a catalyst for electrochemical conversion. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2VWTiwL

Scientists found heat-loving microbes living in water heaters in homes across the United States. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2DdrL37

Researchers say increasing the time gas molecules come in contact with shale oil would greatly increase oil yields in unconventional oil extraction in shale regions. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2DbCT09

Biologists have discovered three new species of groundwater salamander in Central Texas, including one that they say is critically endangered. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2CqPHy8

Desalination plants meet growing water needs - and generate tons of toxic brine in the process. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2FuYCTt

Antarctica is losing six times more ice mass annually now than it was 40 years ago. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2RvGhfl

Scientists identify how plants sense temperature. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2Fy0R7x

A group of researchers argues that well-designed policy can help biochar live up to its soil-saving potential. Read more at ENN buff.ly/2VSJu7b

520 million years ago, animals had just started to diversify on Earth. Only a few but precious biotas containing these animals are preserved until today as fossils. buff.ly/2FulLV8