A new twist on uranium’s origin story

Biogeochemists found biogenic, non-crystalline uranium occurring naturally in a Wyoming roll front, offering new clues to the mineral's origins.

Ultra-stable perovskite solar cell remains stable for more than a year

Scientists have built a low-cost and ultra-stable perovskite solar cell that has been running at 11.2 percent efficiency for over a year, without loss...

Geoscientific evidence for subglacial lakes

During the last glacial period -- when the ice in the Antarctic was far thicker and extended further offshore than it does today --...

Stormwater retention ponds may not protect surface waters from road salt contamination

Routing runoff contaminated with road salts to stormwater ponds actually resulted in plumes of highly contaminated groundwater moving from the ponds to streams, report...

Support for tidal energy is high among Washington residents

A new study found that people who believe climate change is a problem and see economic, environmental and/or social benefits to using tidal energy...

Possible correlation shown between the partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers

For the first time, scientists have shown a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station and thyroid...

Mining for answers on abandoned mines

In the western United States 160,000 abandoned mines contaminate soils in the region. Researchers hope to solve this problem with biochar, a charcoal-like substance...

Outnumbered and on others’ turf, misfits sometimes thrive

Evolutionary biologists have long assumed that when an individual of a species wanders into a different environment than it is adapted to, it will...

Restored ocean will alleviate poverty, provide jobs, and improve health, finds report

With climate change and social inequity addressed, restoring the ocean will help alleviate poverty, provide livelihoods, and improve the health of millions around the...

We’re on the brink of mass extinction — but there’s still time to pull...

Imagine being a scuba diver and leaving your oxygen tank behind you on a dive. That's essentially what humans are doing as we expand...

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