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Wildfire Maps Help Firefighters in Real Time

A NASA sensor recently brought a new approach to battling wildfire, providing real-time data that helped firefighters in the field contain a blaze in Alabama. 

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High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires

Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams. 

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A Vast Molecular Cloud, Long Invisible, Is Discovered Near Solar System

The detection of the celestial body by a Rutgers-led team could redefine understanding of interstellar medium.

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Dusty Days Are Here Again for El Paso

Spring and early summer are generally dusty in the Borderplex region of the Chihuahuan Desert—a transnational area that spans parts of southern New Mexico, West Texas, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. 

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Study Reveals How Wet Soils Can Amplify Heatwaves in Vulnerable Regions

Hardly a month goes by without a heatwave occurring somewhere on our planet: January? Australia.

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Restoring Oil Wells Back to Nature With Moss

In what could represent a milestone in ecological restoration, researchers have implemented a method capable of restoring peatlands at tens of thousands of oil and gas exploration sites in Western Canada.

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Arctic Plants React to Climate Change in Unexpected Ways

Scientists studying plants in one of the most extreme environments on Earth say the Arctic is indeed changing under the impact of global warming—but not in a uniform way.

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New Biostimulant Treatment Significantly Boosts Wheat Yields, Field Studies Confirm

A novel biostimulant could deliver increased wheat yields of up to 12%, according to researchers from Oxford University, Rothamsted, and the Rosalind Franklin Institute in a long-term study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

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UCLA Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking

A novel design using pure platinum, graphene-protective layer and porous carbon support could enable fuel cells to power heavy-duty trucks reliably.

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‘Wood You Believe It?’ FAU Engineers Fortify Wood With Nano-Iron

Scientists and engineers are developing high-performance materials from eco-friendly sources like plant waste.

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