Data gaps hamper monitoring of heavy metals that threaten Arctic communities
Some Alaskan soils harbor elevated concentrations of heavy metals that can harm human health, but critical data gaps impede understanding of exposure risks for...
Genetic outcomes of translocating bighorn sheep
Bighorn sheep have maintained a distinctive population genetic structure in Wyoming, even with historical population losses and translocations.
The need for conservation of natural springs in drying climate
Researchers have described the importance of springs in a drying climate.
Double-sided solar panels that follow the sun prove most cost effective
Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels -- which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one -- and single-axis tracking technology that...
New record for carbon dioxide capture
Researchers have set a record for carbon dioxide capture using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). The technology resembles a sponge filled with tiny magnets.
Precision spray coating could enable solar cells with better performance and stability
Although perovskites are a promising alternative to the silicon used to make most of today's solar cells, new manufacturing processes are needed to make...
Discovery of ancient super-eruptions indicates the Yellowstone hotspot may be waning
Throughout Earth's long history, volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever to affect our planet's rugged surface. Surprisingly, even though...
New laser system provides 3D reconstructions of living deep-sea animals and mucus filters
Living in an essentially zero-gravity environment, many deep-sea animals have evolved soft, gelatinous bodies and collect food using elaborate mucus filters. Until now, studying...
Ocean uptake of carbon dioxide could drop as carbon emissions are cut
The ocean is so sensitive to declining greenhouse gas emissions that it immediately responds by taking up less carbon dioxide, says a new study....
Etching the road to a hydrogen economy using plasma jets
Hydrogen is a clean energy source that can be produced by splitting water molecules with light. However, it is currently impossible to achieve this...
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