West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
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UO’s Earthquake Scientists Help Prep for the Next ‘Big One’
It's been 325 years since the last huge Cascadia shock, and researchers are getting ready for another with an array of new tools.
Meltwater Ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf
Toward the end of 2024, less than halfway through the melt season in Antarctica, the icy continent had already seen bouts of widespread melting along its coastal areas.
Cycle of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef now at ‘catastrophic’ levels
Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by April. By July, 44 percent of the bleached colonies had died, with some coral genera, such as Acropora,...
Australian Plantago could replace psyllium husk in gluten-free breads
Seeds of two species of Plantago have been identified as producing mucilage that can be used as a natural additive to make gluten-free bread dough more elastic, resulting in fluffier loaves.
Shorter, smarter, safer: Short-course antibiotics can revolutionize healthcare
Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Researchers have provided compelling evidence that short-course antibiotic treatments can be a game-changer in tackling ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a serious infection common in critically ill patients.
New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater into Drinking Water Without Tons of Chemicals
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
Smaller Fish Offer Better Nutrition, Lower Environmental Cost
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.
As Oceans Warm, Predators Are Falling Out of Sync with Their Prey
For decades on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, recreational anglers have braved the cold temperatures of late October and November to chase one of the region’s most iconic fish species, the striped bass.
We can make fertilizer more efficiently under the surface of the Earth
Instead of relying on energy-hungry reactors to generate high temperatures and pressure, researchers are looking underground at Earth's natural heat and forces to cook up ammonia for fertilizer. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers generated ammonia by mixing nitrogen-laced water with iron-rich rocks -- without any energy input or CO2 emission....