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Major U.S. geological survey aims to uncover minerals critical for batteries and microchips
From the air, Maine is a uniform sea of green: Forests cover 90% of the state. But beneath the foliage and the dirt lies an array of geological terrains that is far...
Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics
This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were being shattered. Spain for instance saw temperatures in April (38.8°C) that would be out of the ordinary...
Coral reefs are home to the greatest microbial diversity on Earth
Coral reefs, bastions of marine biodiversity because of the abundant fish, invertebrates, and algae they support, are also home to Earth’s greatest microbial diversity, according to a new estimate. From 2016 to 2018,...
Rethink, Rewrite, Redefine--How Biodegradable Plastics Are Reshaping Sustainability
Researchers at UC San Diego have spent many years developing a biodegradable plastic alternative made from algae. This algae-based polymer has already been used to make surfboards, flip flops and...
Petit-spot volcanoes involve the deepest known submarine hydrothermal activity, possibly release CO2 and methane
Underwater volcanism on the Earth's crust are active contributors of many different elements to the oceanic environment. Hence, they play an important role in biogeochemical and chemosynthetic cycles of the...
Study finds forest protection successfully leads to reduced emissions at global scale
A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD), Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, Conservation International and more has found that worldwide...
No luck in search for new reserves near Troll oil and gas field in North Sea
Norwegian energy company Equinor came up empty handed in its search for new reserves in an untested area near the Troll oil and gas field in the North Sea, the...
Watch: 'Oppenheimer' featurette: Christopher Nolan says IMAX 'fully immerses' viewers in the story
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" will be out in theaters on July 22.
Look: Chihuahua chases rabbit into storm drain, becomes trapped
Animal services officers in Colorado came to the rescue of a chihuahua that chased a rabbit into a storm drain and became stuck.
Recycling: what you can and can't recycle and why it's so confusing
When it comes to recycling are you a wishcycler? No, I didn't know what this term meant until recently either—apparently it's when people try to recycle items that should be...
First soil map of terrestrial and blue carbon highlights need for conservation
New Curtin University research has identified the most carbon-rich soils in Australia are in areas that are most threatened by human activities and climate change, including Eucalypt and mangrove forests,...
The Expanse: A Telltale Series preview — Trust your gut before your head gets in the way
Telltale Games is reviving The Expanse with a prequel game series, and we’ve played the first episode.
Quantifying mangroves' value as a climate solution and economic engine
A small Central American country is charting a path to slowing climate change, while boosting the economy and making communities safer. A new Stanford-led study quantifies the value of Belize's...
What to watch: 10 TV shows premiering in June
June marks the official start of summer -- and summer movie and TV series premieres. Here are 10 highly anticipated shows coming out this month.
Coast Guard suspends search for man who fell overboard on Carnival cruise
The Coast Guard said on Wednesday it has suspended its search for a man who fell off the Carnival Magic cruise ship about 186 miles east of Jacksonville in the...
Droughts increasingly reduce carbon dioxide uptake in the tropics, finds study
Plants take in CO2 to grow. They extract it from the atmosphere and use it to build organic compounds by means of photosynthesis and water. Terrestrial ecosystems have absorbed an...
Japan reports warmest spring on record
Japan experienced its warmest spring on record this year, the national weather agency said Thursday, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino send temperatures soaring worldwide.
New study explains interaction between quantized vortices and normal fluids
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists investigated numerically the interaction between a quantized vortex and a normal fluid. Based on the experimental results, researchers decided the most consistent of several theoretical models....
PG&E to contribute $45M in Zogg Fire settlement with Shasta County
West Coast utility giant PG&E announced on Wednesday that it reached a settlement with the Shasta County, Calif., attorney general's office concerning the deadly 2020 Zogg Fire.
Daniel Radcliffe's 'Miracle Workers' to return to TBS July 10
TBS has announced its Daniel Radcliffe-Steve Buscemi anthology comedy series "Miracle Workers: End Times" is set to premiere on July 10.
Ban Ki-moon: U.S., China need to work together to solve 'unprecedented' global problems
The United States and China need to find ways to work together to solve the "unprecedented" challenges the world faces, former U.N. head Ban Ki-Moon said Thursday, while suggesting that...
NOAA predicts a ‘near-normal’ Atlantic hurricane season for 2023
A satellite view of Hurricane Florence in 2018. Atlantic hurricane seasons runs from June 1 to November 30. Deposit Photos Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1—and a disturbance in the Gulf...
New Hurricane Forecasts Could Predict Terrifying Explosive Intensification
Hurricane forecasters are debuting a new model they hope will better predict when some storms will suddenly and explosively intensify
NASA UFO panel says stigma, lack of data are problems when studying 'unidentified aerial phenomena'
The first public meeting of a NASA panel studying what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," commonly known as UFOs, kicked off on Wednesday to discuss its findings since it...
If a forest has a variety of tree species, is it better at fighting climate change? A U of A study says yes
Tree diversity is declining in forests around the world, but advocates are urging better management practices in the wake of new research that shows diverse species can increase a forest's...
The world must respond to the failure of plastic recycling
Recycling was once considered the obvious solution to the excessive amount of new (or virgin) plastic produced each year. This is no longer realistic.
Accelerating the Green Transition
Earth observation has been essential in identifying and monitoring climate change. Satellite data form the baseline for effective European mitigation and adaptation strategies to support the Green Transition, the European...
Petit-spot volcanoes involve deepest known submarine hydrothermal activity, may release methane
Underwater volcanoes on the Earth's crust are active contributors of many different elements to the oceanic environment. Hence, they play an important role in biogeochemical and chemosynthetic cycles of the...