The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 1.7 million square kilometers (660,200 square miles) in the Arctic. If it melts entirely, global sea level would rise about 7 meters (23 feet), but scientists aren't sure how quickly the ice ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2023
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Climate models used by the UN's IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic's future will be. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg argue that the rate of warming will be ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications—computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells—is an abundant, naturally occurring material. However, ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 16, 2023
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A zebrafish swims toward its intended target, but strong currents push it off course. Nevertheless, the tiny fish swims back to its original location, determined to finish its journey.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic.
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2022
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When thinking of renewable energy sources, it is often solar or wind that spring to mind first—but what about ocean energy?
Nanophysics
Nov 28, 2022
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As physical links between the ground and the sky, plants play an important role in shaping Earth's weather and climate. Now, Stanford University researchers have revealed how a closer look at plants' inner workings may be ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2022
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Creating a hydrogen economy is no small task, but Rice University engineers have discovered a method that could make oxygen evolution catalysis in acids, one of the most challenging topics in water electrolysis for producing ...
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2022
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A team of researchers led by Meenesh Singh at University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% of carbon dioxide captured from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a key building block for plastic products.
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2022
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Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves and beavers and would re-establish ecological processes.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2022
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