Small eddies play a big role in feeding ocean microbes
Researchers have found that eddies at the edges of subtropical ocean gyres deliver nutrients that sustain the phytoplankton within the gyres. The findings answer...
Solar harvesting system has potential to generate solar power 24/7
A professor is reporting on a new type of solar energy harvesting system that breaks the efficiency record of all existing technologies. And no...
Scientists crack upcycling plastics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Scientists have developed a breakthrough process to transform the most widely produced plastic -- polyethylene (PE) -- into the second-most widely produced plastic, polypropylene...
Key breakthrough links changes in length-of-day with climate prediction
Scientists have made a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of...
Not enough: Protecting algae-eating fish insufficient to save imperiled coral reefs
How can we boost the resilience of the world's coral reefs, which are imperiled by multiple stresses including mass bleaching events linked to climate...
Artificial enzyme splits water
Progress has been made on the path to sunlight-driven production of hydrogen. Chemists present a new enzyme-like molecular catalyst for water oxidation.
Success in synthesizing biodegradable plastic materials using sunlight and CO2
Scientists have achieved an 80% conversion yield of a biodegradable plastic material from acetone and CO2, tackling the plastic waste crisis while moving toward...
Rainy days on track to double in the Arctic by 2100
Today, more snow than rain falls in the Arctic, but this is expected to reverse by the end of the century. A new study...
Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function
Two studies have linked prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals with different health outcomes later in life. The first study links prenatal phthalate exposure...
Lake sediments show decades of coal ash contamination
An analysis of sediments from five North Carolina lakes near coal-burning power plants has found that coal ash pollution of surface waters has been...
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