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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global decarbonization has positioned lithium as a strategic mineral for electric vehicles, battery storage, and low‐carbon development. Yet its extraction raises serious environmental, political, and justice concerns that complicate dominant narratives of clean energy progress.
Jacob Kwakye
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Microorganisms, 2021 The existence of microbial activity hotspots in temperate regions of Earth is driven by soil heterogeneities, especially the temporal and spatial availability of nutrients.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch +24 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.This study provides the first isotopic analysis of Oligocene mammals from Quebrada Fiera, Mendoza, Argentina, filling a major gap in South American paleontology. It reveals a latitudinal gradient in aridity due to the Andean rain shadow and highlights the role of (semi)permanent water bodies in sustaining diverse herbivore communities. Additionally, it
Dánae Sanz‐Pérez +4 more
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11-Hydroxy-7-Methoxy-2,8-Dimethyltetracene-5,12-Dione
MolbankMicroorganisms are a valuable source of pharmaceutically active chemicals, serving as scaffolds for synthesis as well as lead structures. Investigating novel biomes frequently yields intriguing chemistry; the Atacama Desert in Chile is one such example ...
Rishi Vachaspathy Astakala +8 more
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Description and terrestrial ages of the Calama Area Meteorite Collection (Atacama Desert, Chile)
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.Abstract We present a comprehensive study of a meteorite collection from the Atacama Desert (Chile), the driest and most climatically stable desert in the world. This collection includes meteorites from three adjacent Dense Collection Areas (DCAs) in the northern part of the Atacama Desert: Calama, Sierra Gorda, and Chug Chug, referred to as the ...
Carine Sadaka +9 more
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VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF SIX OLIVE CULTIVARS, IN SOUTHERN ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2007 Tree survival, early fruit production, vegetative growth and alternate bearing were examined in six different olive cultivars (Barnea, Biancolilla, Coratina, Empeltre, Koroneiki and Leccino) under intensive agronomic conditions i southern Atacama Desert,
Freddy MORA +3 more
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The Rational Design of Space Agreements: How Bilateralism Shapes Powerful States' Design Preferences
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global governance of outer space relies heavily on international agreements, yet the institutional forms of these agreements remain underexplored. This article introduces a new dataset on various design features of 952 space agreements, offering the first large‐N overview of institutional design in space governance.
Jean‐Frédéric Morin +2 more
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BirdsThe Tawny-throated Dotterel is a migratory species listed as “near threatened” in Chile and distributed across diverse ecosystems in South America.
Felipe S. Carevic +6 more
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Occurrence and Levels of Glyphosate, Chlorate and Perchlorate in Irish Drinking Water: A Pilot Study
Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Safe drinking water is a crucial component of public health. Pesticides and disinfection byproducts are known pollutants of concern. This study aimed to investigate the levels of the herbicide glyphosate and disinfection byproducts in Irish drinking water.
Sewon Lee +3 more
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An Atacama subsurface tephra layer reveals how life colonized Kenorland in the Neoarchean
Scientific ReportsMuch has been published on the microbiology of the Atacama Desert, the driest and oldest place on Earth, but little is known about how microbial life is able to permanently colonize this extremely harsh environment.
Armando Azua-Bustos +11 more
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