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
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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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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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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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Wind energy can help Earth blow back climate calamity
The answer to climate change—or at least part of it—is blowing in the wind, according to research published Aug. 28 in the journal Climate.
Environment
Sep 22, 2021
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Physicists describe sun's electric field
As the Parker Solar Probe ventures closer to the sun, we are learning new things about our home star.
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2021
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CO2 emissions are rebounding, but clean energy revolutions are emerging
At the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November, ample discussion is likely to focus on how the world is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement's goals of stopping warming at well below 2°C. According to ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2021
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Upward lightning takes its cue from nearby lightning events
In the chaos of a thunderstorm, upward moving lightning occasionally springs from the tops of tall structures. Scientists don't fully understand how upward lightning is triggered; it is likely a combination of multiple environmental ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2021
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Imaging technique provides link to innovative products
When we think about the links to the future—the global transition to solar and wind energy, tactile virtual reality or synthetic neurons—there's no shortage of big ideas. It's the materials to execute the big ideas—the ...
Nanomaterials
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