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Large weather structures are driving unexpected spikes in ocean gas emissions that peak several days after the brightest sunlight
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (499+ words) Scientists have found that the atmosphere regulates massive emissions of marine isoprene capable of altering clouds and the global climate....
Rice farming emissions have doubled in 60 years, study finds
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (489+ words) Rice farming emissions have doubled over the past 60 years, but practical changes could cut methane pollution without reducing yields....
Scientists design a new reactor that turns renewable electricity into a storable fuel
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (488+ words) Scientists have created a reactor capable of converting carbon dioxide into storable methane fuel using microbes and renewable energy....
Rocks reveal how Earth recycles continents deep underground
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (845+ words) Rock formations appear in old mountain belts tens of millions of years after a collision ends. Their chemistry " a blend of deep mantle and continental rock " shows up consistently worldwide, with the same fingerprint every time. Geologists have never had…...
Scientists found a hidden stage in chemistry that could change clean energy
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (782+ words) An orange powder goes into the furnace. Somewhere in the run it turns jet black. A yellow crystal comes out the other end. For labs making solar-fuel materials, the start and end have always been the whole story. A new…...
Hidden canyons off Italy's coast may be moving toward shore, raising tsunami concerns
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (820+ words) Most people picture tsunamis beginning far offshore. A fault ruptures deep beneath the ocean floor, and a wave travels across open water for hours before reaching land. That picture misses something happening right at the waterline. Off parts of Italy's…...
Scientists finally watched carbon capture happen in real time
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (935+ words) Pulling carbon dioxide straight out of the air sounds simple enough. Air goes in, carbon comes out. But inside those giant carbon-capture systems, the chemistry has mostly stayed hidden from view. Scientists knew the process worked. What they could not…...
Penguins are breeding earlier to help chicks escape deadly heat
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (839+ words) Penguins are built for the cold. Their feathers stack insulation against weather that would kill almost anything else. Their bodies trap heat with remarkable efficiency, an advantage in subzero winds but a growing liability in a warming world. On a…...
Air conditioning may be making cities even hotter
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (906+ words) Air conditioning has become essential during extreme heat waves. It helps people work safely, allows children to sleep comfortably, and protects older adults from dangerous heat stress. In many tropical cities, air conditioning is no longer considered a luxury. It's…...
Gray mold outsmarts plants in ways scientists never expected
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (806+ words) You've almost certainly met Botrytis cinerea, even if you didn't know its name. It's the grey fuzz spreading across your blueberries a day after you bought them, the mold colonizing your tomatoes, the soft rot creeping across your orchids." Gray…...