Searching for critical minerals in ancient ocean floors
Studying ancient ocean floors could help discover minerals needed to produce electric cars and solar panels.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2022
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Satellite mission finds that Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano's effects also reached space.
Planetary Sciences
May 10, 2022
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Europe saw warmest summer on record in 2021
Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a full 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the average for the previous three decades.
Environment
Apr 22, 2022
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Climate scorecard: good news and bad news
The task is clear—stop burning fossil fuels, radically reduce energy demand and slash all planet-warming emissions in order to keep the planet cool enough so humans, animals and plants can survive and thrive.
Environment
Apr 5, 2022
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Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought-troubled states hope
On mountain peaks scattered across Colorado, machines are set up to fire chemicals into the clouds in attempts to generate snow. The process is called cloud seeding, and as global temperatures rise, more countries and drought-troubled ...
Environment
Mar 17, 2022
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New toolkit aids discovery of mineral deposits crucial to 'green economy' transition
Scientists have developed a new toolkit for the discovery of mineral deposits crucial to our transition to a "green economy."
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2022
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Strong winds power electric fields in the upper atmosphere, NASA's ICON finds
What happens on Earth doesn't stay on Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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UK warns of "Arctic shot" after three killed in storm
Britain braced for an Arctic freeze Sunday in the aftermath of a powerful storm that left three people dead and thousands in Scotland facing days without power.
Environment
Nov 29, 2021
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Bacteria may be key to sustainably extracting rare earth elements for tech
Rare earth elements from ore are vital for modern life but refining them after mining is costly, harms the environment and mostly occurs abroad.
Materials Science
Nov 18, 2021
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Micro-scale current sheets unleash macro-scale space weather
While movies show Earth as existing in a calm, pristine corner of the universe, in reality the near-Earth space environment is dangerous and dynamic. On any given day, hot charged particles and blobs of plasma, called the ...
General Physics
Nov 8, 2021
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