ARCTIC ICE REPRIEVE
Arctic sea ice has been melting at a slower rate for the past 20 years, despite human-induced global warming. Climate[…]
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A SOLAR STILL
Making ammonia fertilizer is energy and carbon-intensive. A new low-cost solar-driven method recycles ammonia in farm and industrial runoff–otherwise becoming[…]
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ALARMING ARCTIC MICROBES
Arctic microbes are increasing glacial melt rate in a process current climate change models don’t consider. A grainy, soil-like substance—cryoconite–found[…]
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T-SHIRT STATISTICS
There’s little connection between price and t-shirt quality nor is it a reliable guide to how well it will wear[…]
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GREAT LAKES GRIEF
The Great Lakes temperature extremes have changed across all five Great Lakes over the last 80 years. They’ve intensified sharply[…]
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MANIPULATING MANGOES
Soaking mangoes in ozonated water (a process known as aqueous ozonation) for just 10 minutes before cold storage can help[…]
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TOBACCO TRAVESTY
Tobacco production causes over 80 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. A single cigarette can be responsible for up[…]
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CIGARETTE BUTTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Millions of toxic e-cig butts can be recycled into asphalt pellets that boost road durability and cut carbon. They contain[…]
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BUMBLEBEE BUZZ PROBLEM
High temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency of non-flight bumblebee wing vibrations (that cause buzzing), which could[…]
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EXPANDING SOLAR POWER SOLUTION
Solar farms often compete with agriculture and ecosystems, but repurposing abandoned mines could offer a solution. Abandoned open-pit mines could[…]
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