A new strategy for strengthening polymer materials could lead to more durable plastics and cut down on plastic waste, according to researchers at MIT and Duke University.
Research Project Shows How Aquaculture, Agriculture, and Restoration Can Work Together
Scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, partnered with Pie Ranch, an educational farm in Pescadero, to study the sustainability payoffs of fertilizing plants with water removed from aquaculture, an age-old practice.
An Ancient Predator’s Shift in Diet Offers Clues on Surviving Climate Change
Fossil teeth reveal how a 56-million-year-old mammal adapted to global warming and what it means for animals today.
Seismologists Tapped into the Fiber Optic Cable Network to Study Offshore Faults
The Pacific Northwest boasts an extensive network of more than 600 seismic monitoring stations that help researchers track tectonic and volcanic phenomena, including earthquakes.
UNM Study Sheds Light on Major Earthquake Risk off Coast of British Columbia
An international study led by researchers at The University of New Mexico has produced the first detailed images of the Queen Charlotte fault system off the coast of northern British Columbia, confirming that the region is capable of generating powerful megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.
Study Identifies Global Upswing in Photosynthesis Driven by Land, Offset by Oceans
The findings could inform planetary health assessments, enhance ecosystem management, and guide climate change projections and mitigation strategies.
Do You Want to Freeze a Cloud? Desert Dust Might Help
Dust particles from deserts promote ice formation in clouds.
Sun Exposure Changes Chemical Fate of Littered Face Masks
Masks physically degrade into nanoplastics, chemically change with exposure to sunlight, metals.
Researchers Map Where Solar Energy Delivers the Biggest Climate Payoff
Using advanced computational modeling, a Rutgers professor, in collaboration with researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Stony Brook University, reveal both the immediate and delayed climate benefits of solar power.
Researchers Measure a Record-Setting Megaflash
It was a single lightning flash that streaked across the Great Plains for 515 miles, from eastern Texas nearly all the way to Kansas City, setting a new world record.