The massive Jan. 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga submarine volcano in the South Pacific Ocean created a variety of atmospheric wave types, including booms heard 6,200 miles away in Alaska.
Illinois Astronomers Help Capture First Image of Milky Way’s Black Hole
A team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers led by physics and astronomy professor Charles Gammie is part of a large international collaboration that unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Towards More Efficient, Non-toxic, and Flexible Thin-film Solar Cells
Researchers from Japan pave the way for a clean energy economy with low-cost, cadmium-free, thin-film solar cells.
Effectively Removing Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through.
Seeing More Species at the Coast Improves Wellbeing – New Research Underlines Benefits of Biodiversity
Researchers asked participants how appealing, interesting, and calming they found images of seawalls with different numbers of seaweed and animal species on them.
Study: Reducing Human-Caused Air Pollution in North America & Europe Brings Surprise Result: More Hurricanes
Research also finds that increased pollution in Asia may reduce tropical cyclones
Preliminary Agriculture Losses From Texas Wildfires Total $23.1 Million
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension economists' tally includes fence damage, lost grazing value and livestock deaths.
Menus for Climate-Friendly Food Choices
The fact that a beef steak is significantly worse for the climate than a tofu schnitzel has probably become common knowledge by now.
For Outdoor Workers, Extreme Heat Poses Extreme Danger
Working outdoors during periods of extreme heat can cause discomfort, heat stress, or heat illnesses – all growing concerns for people who live and work in Southwestern cities like Las Vegas, where summer temperatures creep higher each year.
Bali-Like Temperatures in Wyoming? Fossils Reveal Tropically Hot North America 95 Million Years Ago
A new University of Michigan study that used fossil oyster shells as paleothermometers found the shallow sea that covered much of western North America 95 million years ago was as warm as today’s tropics.