Looks amazing! I bet this took ages to render.

It might, but I think engineering plants to be drought resistant is still a long way off. There’s more to going from C3 to C4 than just stomatal function, like the typical Kranz anatomy of a C4 plant and the extra biochemical steps in their carbon fixation. Then again, some common crops (like corn) are already C4 plants, so it could be possible to make them even more drought resistant. I just don’t know how they’ll ever improve the yield of crops under drought stress, even if they can survive it.

Edit: that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth looking into, of course.

I knew a guy named Michael back in high school. He did in fact not stand up when the teacher called another student’s name. He also never stood up when the teachers asked him too, because Michael was in a fucking wheelchair.

Doing my part by trying to comment more on posts with 0 comments.

I think this is a great discovery, but I don’t know if it’s the massive breakthrough the article makes it up to be. Improved water efficiency is great and could cut irrigation costs (if the farmer changes their irrigation method accordingly), but if there’s not enough water in the first place I doubt an improved water use efficiency will do much. Still pretty nice though.

Losing your house is great for reconnecting with nature I guess

First angle was already nice, but now I’m jealous that I don’t get views like that 🥲

This guy clearly never visited Genghis Khan’s tomb.

I know OpenStreetMap exists as an alternative, but I don’t know if it has decent driving directions. You could check it out and see if it has what you want/need.

Nice view! Hope you can stay warm out there.

I can’t read the full article because it’s paywalled, but still, nice to see this issue being resolved. Now, stupid question, but do you have any idea which species concept they used for this study?

There’s more than just CO₂ coming from combustion engines though, like nitrogen and sulfur containing compounds, which can in turn cause secondary pollution. Cumulatively, I think those pollutants have a bigger effect on human health than the road particles. Also, these road particles still get ripped up by regular cars, even if it’s to a lesser extent. So overall I’m still convinced that EVs are a step in the right direction. We can’t know for sure until more studies are performed.

Funny how reddit isn’t on the list (or maybe I’m blind), but I guess it doesn’t really have to be since we’re already here anyway.

I took Latin too, but then I realised it was just French but even more boring too learn :/

I’d imagine the amount of road particles ripped up is less than the amount of CO₂, NO_x, ozone and other pollutants and fine particles emitted by combustion engines, but I’m no expert. Only time will tell, but at least short-term the results seem positive.

I’m no Scottish person, but as a person in this line of work (conservation), I think one of the most important factors for this to work is not only to ask the public how they feel about it, but also educate them on the why and the how. Why is it important to reintroduce this predator? I understand the ecological dynamics of predator and prey, and how a natural regulation of prey species can benefit the general population (ex. less crop damage due to wild boar), but many people do not. And how should/could farmers protect their livestock from them? Will there be subsidies for taking these measures, or will farmers have to pay it from their own pockets? These are some important questions to consider in my opinion.

Might seem dull some people, but I think you did a good job for the community.

I took one of my country’s official languages in high school and I still speak it like shit …

Like all countries, there’s some good and bad things to say, but I think that investing in renewables was a very smart move on their part.

It’s always nice to see some good news in the shitshow that is modern day life, makes me hopeful that a better future is still possible. I hope that one day Beijing (and the rest of the world) can go back to clean air 365 days a year.