Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Sustainability
Animal capital: a new way to define human-animal bond in view of global changes and food insecurity
"Animal capital" recognizes animals' contributions beyond material value, crucial for human survival. Recognizing material, natural, social, and cultural capital promotes biodiversity and sustainability.
The hallmarks of migraine: a paper and a wager
The story behind "Hallmarks of primary headache: part 1 – migraine"
Intense bottom trawling impairs carbon storage in marine sediments
This is a "Behind the Paper" post for our recently published paper "Long-term carbon storage in shelf sea sediments reduced by intensive bottom trawling" in Nature Geoscience.
Engineered yeast good at straw-sugar conversion
Lignocellulosic ethanol has been thoroughly explored, but its use has not matured due to economic and technological constraints. With the increased attention to climate change, the industrial utilization of lignocellulose, especially lignocellulosic ethanol, has regained attention.
Highly efficient solar steam evaporation via elastic polymer covalent organic frameworks monolith
Elastic polymer covalent organic frameworks (PP-PEG) have been developed for efficient solar steam evaporation, which is expected to solve the problem of water scarcity.
