Energy from seawater
A new battery made from affordable and durable materials generates energy from places where salt and fresh waters mingle. The technology could make coastal...
African smoke is fertilizing Amazon rainforest and oceans
A new study found that smoke from fires in Africa may be the most important source of a key nutrient -- phosphorus -- that...
Predicting earthquake hazards from wastewater injection after fracking
Geoscientists develop a method to forecast seismic hazards caused by the disposal of wastewater after oil and gas production.
Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered
It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it: In September 2017, a...
Improved estimates of Brazilian Amazon gains and losses
A new study generated improved annual maps of tropical forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon in 2000-2017 and provided better characterization on the spatio-temporal...
Earthquakes: Numerical model pinpoints source of pre-cursor to seismic signals
Numerical simulations have pinpointed the source of acoustic signals emitted by stressed faults in laboratory earthquake machines. The work further unpacks the physics driving...
Who dominates the discourse of the past?
Male academics, who comprise less than 10% of North American archaeologists, write the vast majority of the field's high impact, peer-reviewed literature.
Solar panels cast shade on agriculture in a good way
Combining solar panel (photovoltaic) infrastructure and agriculture creates a mutually beneficial relationship. This practice of co-locating the two by planting crops under the shade...
Sun’s solar wind and plasma ‘burps’ created on Earth
A new study by physicists mimicked solar winds in the lab, confirming how they develop and providing an Earth-bound model for the future study...
Simpler than expected: A microbial community with small diversity cleans up algal blooms
Algae blooms regularly make for pretty, swirly satellite photos of lakes and oceans. They also make the news occasionally for poisoning fish, people and...
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