Machine Learning Helps Predict the Geothermal Heat Flux in Greenland
A paper appearing in Geophysical Research Letters uses machine learning to craft an improved model for understanding geothermal heat flux — heat emanating from the…
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Bio-Based Acrylonitrile Offers a Greener Carbon Fiber Alternative
From cars and bicycles to airplanes and space shuttles, manufacturers around the world are trying to make these vehicles lighter, which helps lower fuel use…
Climate Models Underestimate the Cooling Effect That Clouds Have
Princeton University researchers have found that the climate models scientists use to project future conditions on our planet underestimate the cooling effect that clouds have…
E. Coli Bacteria Could Be The Key To Efficient Carbon Capture and Recycling
Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the key to an efficient method of capturing and storing or…
NASA Study Provides First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban
Using measurements from NASA’s Aura satellite, scientists studied chlorine within the Antarctic ozone hole over the last several years, watching as the amount slowly decreased….
Study Shows Droughts and Ecosystems Determined by Two Climate Phenomena
What is causing the droughts that the Iberian Peninsula regularly endures? Why are the winters sometimes mild and rainy and other times cold and dry…
Dramatic Decline in Atmospheric Organic Aerosol in USA
The air we breathe contains particulate matter from a range of natural and human-related sources. Particulate matter is responsible for thousands of premature deaths in…
New Research Reveals Easter Island Had a Cooperative Community
Analysis of giant stone hats found on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) provides evidence contrary to the widely held belief that the ancient civilization had…
Scientists Track the Effects of Climate Change on kelp Forests
Kelp forests grow along coastlines worldwide, largely hidden from view. Like rainforests, they’re among the planet’s most important ecosystems: beautiful but fragile habitats for a…
New Research Shows Suburbanization Alters Small Pond Ecosystems
New research shows that human waste accounts for a high percentage of nutrients consumed by some animals and plants in suburban ponds. Researchers at Yale…
The Surprising Role of Dust in Mountain Ecosystems
A new study led by University of Wyoming scientists reveals that trees growing atop granite in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains rely on nutrients from…
New NASA Sea Level Simulator Lets You Take the Driver’s Seat on Sea Level Science
A new NASA sea level simulator lets you bury Alaska’s Columbia glacier in snow, and, year by year, watch how it responds. Or you can…
MIT-Developed Technique Turns Emissions Into Fuel
Scientists at MIT have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into useful fuels for…
UW Study Reveals How Climate Change May Reshape Wildflower Communities
A new study from the University of Washington shows that with a changing climate, Mount Rainier floral communities could ‘reassemble’ with new species relationships and…
Energy-Efficient Construction is Key to Lowering Urban Emissions
A newly published study reveals that cities can lower urban emissions most effectively by using energy-efficient construction. What are the best ways for U.S. cities…
MIT Engineers Cut Carbon Emissions by Adding Recycled Plastic to Concrete
By adding bits of irradiated plastic water bottles to concrete, MIT engineers take plastic out of landfills and lower the cement industry’s carbon emissions. Discarded…
MIT Develops a New Way to Harness Wasted Methane
Scientists at MIT have developed a new way to harness wasted methane that could help curb needless “flaring” of potent greenhouse gas. Methane gas, a…
MIT Study Predicts Thresholds for a Sixth Mass Extinction
According to a newly published study from MIT, Earth’s oceans may hold enough carbon to launch mass extinction of species in future millennia. In the…
