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Analytical Chemistry Jun 19, 2024

New technology provides electrifying insights into how catalysts work at the atomic level

A team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique to study electrochemical processes at the atomic level with unprecedented resolution and used it to gain new insights into a popular ...

Earth Sciences Jun 19, 2024

When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change

In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a massive drought struck the region. Two years later, Saleska—a University of Arizona professor in the Department of ...

Environment Jun 18, 2024

NASA planes fly over Baltimore power plants and landfills measuring air pollution, greenhouse gases

Planes are circling over power plants, landfills and airports around Baltimore collecting data for NASA on air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Ecology Jun 18, 2024

Harnessing ecological theory for successful ecosystem restoration

Scientists have created a research framework to incorporate ecological theory—mathematical models and concepts to understand interactions and dynamics of ecosystems—into ecosystem management and planning to more effectively ...

Earth Sciences Jun 18, 2024

Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire

A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be.

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

How a microscopic coastal creature may become deadlier in our changing climate

Between 2014 and 2015, a "blob" of record-breaking warm water traversed the west coast of the U.S., gaining media attention as the warm temperatures wreaked havoc on the bottom of the food chain, causing fisheries like sockeye, ...

Earth Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Marine CO₂ removal technologies could depend on the appetite of the ocean's tiniest animals

As the world struggles to decarbonize, it's becoming increasingly clear we'll need to both rapidly reduce emissions and actively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Earth Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Scientists suggest causes behind one of the most significant climate catastrophes

A team of researchers from the University of Exeter have shone fresh light on the causes of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2—which saw severe global warming and ocean acidification across the Earth around 94 million years ago. The ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 17, 2024

New promising catalyst: Study reveals tungsten pentaboride's resistance to sulfur poisoning

A group of researchers led by Professor Alexander Kvashnin from Skoltech's Energy Transition Center has published a new paper on tungsten pentaboride, WB5-x, a substance that has a number of advantages over traditional catalysts.

Biotechnology Jun 17, 2024

'Meaty rice'? South Korean professor aims to change global protein

In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionize how the world eats.

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