Humanity's oldest and longest-running climate experiment, the International Polar Year (IPY), will run for the fifth time in history next decade, with IPY-5 planned for 2032–2033. IPY-5 could be the most consequential iteration ...
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Weeds like Palmer amaranth make farming harder and less profitable, and available herbicides are becoming less effective. For scientists to find solutions, they first need to know their enemy.
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Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and ...
Nanophysics
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New research highlighted in the journal CABI Reviews suggests that all five subregions of Africa will breach the 1.5°C climate change threshold—the limit stipulated by the Paris Agreement—by 2040 even under low emission scenarios.
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University of Missouri researchers recently surveyed 468 teachers and found that 78% have thought about quitting the profession since the 2020 pandemic.
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When you think about climate advocates, you'll likely picture left-leaning environmentalists who live in cities. This group has contributed to building public support for climate action worldwide, through protests, petitions, ...
Environment
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It's here, it's real and it increasingly affects us all.
Environment
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The metaverse and virtual reality worlds offer a whole new avenue for advertisers and marketers.
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Humans may not be the only animals that ingest alcohol, research is suggesting. Studies on animals are showing they may be eating natural ethanol for its medicinal or nutritional properties.
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On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist—a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical leg ...
Space Exploration
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