NSF renews funding for 15-year NSIDC program to support Arctic community-led research and Indigenous...
Since 2006, the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) program at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has...
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Study of Redoubt and other volcanoes improves unrest detection
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Making green energy the default choice can help tackle climate change, study finds
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New analysis of 2D perovskites could shape the future of solar cells and LEDs
An innovative analysis of two-dimensional (2D) materials could boost the development of next-generation solar cells and LEDs.
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Female snowy plovers are no bad mothers
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47 million year old fly found with a full belly
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The world’s oldest crater from a meteorite isn’t an impact crater after all
Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the planet, another team found it's actually the result...
Mapping the best places to plant trees
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