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New science behind algae-based flip-flops
Sustainable flip-flops: A team of researchers has formulated polyurethane foams made from algae oil to meet commercial specifications for midsole shoes and the foot-bed of flip-flops.
Waning attention to climate change amid pandemic could have lasting effects
With COVID-19 dominating the headlines, searches for climate change are on the decline. That worries authors of a new study showing that even brief, involuntary attention to environmental issues moves...
Charles Q. Brown installed as Air Force's first Black chief of staff
Gen. Charles Q. Brown was officially installed Thursday as the Air Force's 22nd Chief of Staff, becoming the first African American in history to lead a military service as its...
Apple Fire expected to be contained by Aug. 17
Fire officials on Thursday said they expect the Apple Fire in Southern California to be contained in about 10 days.
Charles Q. Brown as Air Force's first Black chief of staff
Gen. Charles Q. Brown was officially installed Thursday as the Air Force's 22nd Chief of Staff, becoming the first African American in history to lead a military service as its...
See snow? Measure it and let scientists know!
Eyebrow: Citizen Science NewsBody: Researchers on the NASA-funded Community Snow Observations (CSO) project recently found a new way to use data from citizen scientists. This project asks volunteer to measure the depth...
Mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, risks of ocean dumping
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power, radiation levels have fallen to safe levels in all but the waters closest to the...
Young trees have special adaptations that could save the Amazon
Some of the Amazon’s smaller understory trees, juvenile members of the same species as the canopy trees, are capable of changing the way they process water to withstand drought conditions and still continue...
PlayStation details third-party PS4, PS5 releases in State of Play live stream
PlayStation showed off various third-party games coming to both its current PlayStation 4 and upcoming PlayStation 5 platform in a new State of Play live stream address Thursday.
What's in oilfield wastewater matters for injection-induced earthquakes
Specifically, he pointed out that oilfield brine has much different properties, like density and viscosity, than pure water, and these differences affect the processes that cause fluid pressure to trigger...
First record of invasive shell-boring worm in the Wadden Sea means trouble for oyster
n October 2014, the suspicion arose that the parasite worm Polydora websteri had found its way to the Wadden Sea. Researchers now confirm that they have found the shell-borer in...
Marine Corps to end troop rotations in Norway
The Marine Corps announced Thursday that it is ending continuous troop rotations to Norway, where hundreds of troops have been deployed for the last three years.
Rattlesnake rescued from under tote at New York state vacation home
A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officer responded to a vacation home where a timber rattlesnake was found trapped under a tote.
"Ample evidence" that Cape Hatteras beach closures benefit birds
The barrier islands of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore are among the most popular recreational destinations on the Atlantic coast. Park managers strive to integrate the needs of wildlife...
Atlantic hurricane forecasts for the coming weeks revised — and not in a good way
Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane names...
Researchers hope to save seabirds by calculating the value of their excrement
To raise awareness of the importance of seabirds to people and the ecosystems we depend on, a new article looks at something that most of us find off-putting: their feces....
Lizzo signs first-look TV development deal with Amazon
Singer Lizzo has signed a first-look deal with Amazon to develop and produce future TV projects, the streaming giant announced.
Look: N.C. student's message in a bottle travels 4,000 miles to Morocco
A North Carolina girl's message in a bottle traveled more than 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean and was plucked out of the water by a fisherman in Morocco.
Unexpected air pollution with marked emission reductions during the COVID-19 outbreak in China
The absence of motor vehicle traffic and suspended manufacturing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China enabled assessment of the efficiency of air pollution mitigation. Up to 90%...
Provinces not moving fast enough to assess, mitigate flood risk, report says
A new report from the University of Waterloo says provincial governments aren't moving fast enough to protect homes and other buildings from the ravages of flooding. On average, the report...
'Extremely active' hurricane season possible for Atlantic Basin
Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an 'extremely active' season, according to forecasters.
Mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, risks of ocean dumping
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and triggered an unprecedented release radioactivity into the ocean, radiation levels have fallen to...
NASA satellites capture Isaias' nighttime track into Canada
Tropical Storm Isaias has transitioned into a post-tropical storm as it moved out of the U.S. and into eastern Canada on Aug. 5 and 6. NASA created an animation of...
Weather service increases odds of 'extremely active' Atlantic storm season
The National Weather Service on Thursday revised its predictions for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane center on Thursday, saying the region could see up to 25 named storms in an "extremely...
Seal-eating killer whales accumulate large amounts of harmful pollutants
Research of killer whales in the southern Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean have shown that their blubber contains high levels of pollutants called PCBs, whilst killer whales found along the Norwegian...
Look: Utah man's 53-pound lake trout breaks state record
A Utah angler broke a 32-year-old state record when he reeled in a lake trout that weighed in at a staggering 53 pounds.
Warming climate may trigger more West Nile outbreaks in Southern California
A new study of captured mosquitoes in Los Angeles finds that West Nile infection is strongly associated with average temperature, and that temperatures above 73 degrees Fahrenheit are highly favorable...
Study suggests heat waves of the future could kill millions
A team of researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research has found evidence suggesting that if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, future heat waves could kill millions of...