To save one of the last wetlands on the French Riviera from rising sea levels, conservationists have taken the unusual step of removing its protective seawalls.
Environment
Sep 10, 2021
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New research more than doubles the estimated volume of ancient, salty groundwater stored deep within Earth's crust.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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New research shows changes in tides and hurricane activity played a part in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago.
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2021
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About a quarter of a percent of the entire gross domestic product of industrialized countries is estimated to be lost through a single technical issue: the fouling of heat exchanger surfaces by salts and other dissolved minerals. ...
Materials Science
Apr 28, 2021
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An international team of researchers has found evidence of the mineral jarosite in ice cores extracted from Antarctica. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers describe how the discovery ...
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have for the first time quantified how warming coastal waters are impacting individual glaciers in Greenland's fjords. Their work is ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2021
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A desalination membrane acts as a filter for salty water: push the water through the membrane, get clean water suitable for agriculture, energy production and even drinking. The process seems simple enough, but it contains ...
Materials Science
Dec 31, 2020
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When it comes to water and Mars, there's good news and not-so-good news. The good news: there's water on Mars! The not-so-good news?
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2020
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A removable coating that can be used to clean desalination membranes has been developed by KAUST researchers. The nontoxic coating could provide a safer and more efficient alternative to harmful chemicals used to clean reverse ...
Materials Science
Nov 16, 2020
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Venice may be famed for Saint Mark's Square or the Bridge of Sighs, but the Italian city has another jewel that is often overlooked: its lagoon.
Environment
Aug 12, 2020
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