Federal regulators said Thursday they now can better track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to Earth, which could cut the amount of time that airplanes must be routed around space operations.
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2021
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It's a simple question that sounds a little like a modest proposal: "Should we cut down all the oak trees?" asks Tom Sharkey, a University Distinguished Professor in the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University.
Environment
Oct 5, 2023
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A team of mechanical and civil engineers working with occupational health scientists affiliated with several entities in China and two colleagues from Harvard University found high levels of a host of chemicals inside of ...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels today are higher than at any point in the past 800,000 years or more.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2022
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Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ambient air can help to effectively remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. ...
Environment
Aug 13, 2021
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A toxic cloud spewing from an erupting volcano in Tonga could dump acid rainfall across the Pacific kingdom, potentially poisoning drinking water and damaging people's skin and eyes, emergency services have warned.
Environment
Dec 22, 2021
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Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans.
Environment
Dec 29, 2023
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Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found.
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2022
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Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or improve efficiency, according to a ...
Environment
Feb 3, 2022
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An international research team led by Kiel has developed a new method for the generation of controllable electrical explosions. Theoretically, it only takes 450 grams of this material to lift an elephant: "Aerographene" owes ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 15, 2021
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