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Cloud cover is often characterized in simple terms, such as cloudy, partly cloudy or clear. This does not provide accurate information for estimating the...

Timely precipitation will be essential for plants to counteract global warming

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Supercomputing future wind power rise

First detailed study of scenarios for how wind energy can expand to 20 percent of total US electrical supply by 2030. Results showed expansion...

Illuminating the future of renewable energy

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Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth’s core

Earth's molten core may be leaking iron, according to researchers who analyzed how iron behaves inside our planet.

Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals

Engineers put to rest a long-held theory about the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to detect oil and gas deposits in the nanoscale pores...

Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

Offshore energy-producing platforms in US waters of the Gulf of Mexico are emitting twice as much methane, a greenhouse gas, than previously thought, according...

New species discovered during exploration of abyssal deep sea canyons off Ningaloo

Unique fauna of the Cape Range and Cloates Canyons off of Ningaloo have been documented at unexplored depths. Seemingly the longest animal ever recorded,...

New tool to combat major wheat disease

Scientists have discovered a gene that can be used to develop varieties of wheat that will be more resistant to a disease that is...

Discovery of a mechanism plants use to toggle on photosynthesis

A research team has developed a new tool to study how lipids interact with proteins in plants to help understand how photosynthesis happens.

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