Ensemble machine learning prediction of LNG tank thermal stratification and boil-off gas generation: an experimental study with uncertainty quantification

Why Mannar oil and gas exploration demands the highest environmental safeguards

By Ifham Nizam The prospect of unlocking petroleum and natural-gas resources beneath the Mannar Basin has opened a new chapter in the country’s search for energy and investment opportunities.

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Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversity of endolichenic fungi inhabiting Acarospora schleicheri (Ach.) A. Massal, isolated from a Chilean Andean zone

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56022-6 Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversity of endolichenic fungi inhabiting Acarospora schleicheri (Ach.) A.

• Study focuses on endolichenic fungi of Acarospora schleicheri in Chilean Altiplano
• Molecular phylogenetics identifies Dothideomycetes and Eurotiomycetes strains
• Novel records of Monascus sp. and Sporobolomyces reniformis found on lichen thallus

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Trace element concentrations in two oribatid mite species and their associated soil and moss habitats

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67796-0 Trace element concentrations in two oribatid mite species and their associated soil and moss habitats

• Two oribatid mite species analyzed with ICP-MS
• Trace and essential elements found in mites and habitats
• Mite compositions reflect their surroundings

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