Antarctic ice shelves experienced only minor changes in surface melt since 1980
A team of glaciologists set out to quantify how much ice melt occurred on Antarctica's ice shelves from 1980 to 2021. The results might...
Smart farming platform improves crop yields, minimizes pollution
A new farming system aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of fertilizers to improve crop yields and...
Vastly more sustainable, cost-effective method to desalinate industrial wastewater
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Drug-resistant fungi are thriving in even the most remote regions of Earth
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Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255B annually, including vast carbon storage, study shows
Caribbean seagrasses provide about $255 billion in services to society annually, including $88.3 billion in carbon storage, according to a new study. The study...
The art and science of living-like architecture
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Engineers ‘strike gold’ with innovation that recovers heavy metals from biosolids
Engineers have developed a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to remove heavy metals, including copper and zinc, from biosolids. The team's work advances other...
How tidal range electricity generation could meet future demand and storage problems
Tidal range schemes are financially viable and could lower energy bills say researchers. Research combined a tidal range power generation model with its cost...
Climate change could lead to ‘widespread chaos’ for insect communities
New research explores how a warming world could impact ecosystems and derail the development of new species.
PFAS found in blood of dogs, horses living near Fayetteville, NC
Researchers detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray's Creek, N.C. -- including dogs that only drank bottled...
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