Forecasting large earthquakes along the Wasatch Front, Utah
There is a 43 percent probability that the Wasatch Front region in Utah will experience at least one magnitude 6.75 or greater earthquake, and...
Citizen scientists help identify shorebird extinction threat
A major contributor to the dramatic decline of migratory shorebird populations in Australia has been identified by researchers. Australian shorebirds were under threat due...
New study emphasizes the relative scarcity of lake water
What is the volume of water in lakes on Earth? Using a mathematical analysis, researchers now suggest that the mean depth of lakes is...
Next 10 years critical for achieving climate change goals
In order to have a good chance of meeting the limits set by the Paris Agreement, it will be necessary to both reduce greenhouse...
Nearly two billion people depend on imported food
Researchers show empirically: when population pressure increases, food is imported. The big issue, say authors of a new report, is that people may not...
How one business is turning green grass into a green gas.
From the rugged Scottish Highlands to the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, the U.K. is dotted with acres of lush, green land. Now, one...
Scott Pruitt faces anger from right over EPA finding he won’t fight.
By CORAL DAVENPORTApril 12, 2017WASHINGTON — When President Trump chose the Oklahoma attorney general, Scott Pruitt, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, his mission was clear:...
Zunum Aero's hybrid electric jet Is the Chevy Volt of planes.
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Say what you will about the electric Chevrolet Volt, but GM’s engineers created a clever solution to the problem of battery range and...
Obama’s ‘clean coal’ investments are starting to pay off, just in time for Trump’s...
Ductwork that takes the flue gas from the WA Parish Unit 8 stack and moves it to the carbon capture facility at the...
Coal lobby says it is exploring building new US plant.
The Castle Gate coal-fired power plant near Helper, Utah. Could new coal plants be underway in the United States? The industry hopes so. Photo...
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