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Findings on ice retreat across the global tropics clarifies how the low latitudes transformed during the end of the last ice age and can...

Mountain goats’ air conditioning is failing, study says

A new study says Glacier National Park's iconic mountain goats are in dire need of 'air conditioning.'

Azteca ant colonies move the same way leopards’ spots form

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Earth was stressed before dinosaur extinction

By measuring the chemistry of fossilized seashells collected in Antarctica, researchers discovered that Earth was already experiencing carbon cycle instability before the asteroid impact...

New material design tops carbon-capture from wet flue gases

Chemical engineers have designed a material that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses better than current commercial materials.

Scrubbing carbon dioxide from smokestacks for cleaner industrial emissions

Chemistry researchers have uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could be a key to mitigating global climate change.

Virtual reality and drones help to predict and protect koala habitat

Researchers have used a combination of virtual reality (VR), aerial thermal-imaging and ground surveys to build a better statistical model for predicting the location...

Pathways toward post-petrochemistry

Ethylene, or ethene, is a primary feedstock for the chemical industry, including as a starting material for the production of a wide variety of...

Thunderquakes make underground fiber optic telecommunications cables hum

Telecommunications lines designed for carrying internet and phone service can pick up the rumble of thunder underground, potentially providing scientists with a new way...

Punching holes in opaque solar cells turns them transparent

Researchers in Korea have found an effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent. Existing transparent solar cells tend to...

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