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Crypto, Green Hydrogen Form ‘Dynamic Duo’ to Thwart Climate Change

Pairing cryptocurrency mining – notable for its outsized consumption of carbon-based fuel – with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, according to a new Cornell Engineering study.

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Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Tree Diversity Is Directly Correlated With Productivity in Eastern U.S. Forests

When scientists and policymakers make tough calls on which areas to prioritize for conservation, biodiversity is often their top consideration. 

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Honey Bees at Risk for Colony Collapse from Longer, Warmer Fall Seasons

The famous work ethic of honey bees might spell disaster for these busy crop pollinators as the climate warms, new research indicates.

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In the Age of Fire Suppression, Only the Biggest Blazes Survive

While forest managers have proved adept of stamping out small wildfires, they have been less successful at suppressing larger, more devastating burns.

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Food Production Using Controlled Environment Agriculture and Agrivoltaics Systems Could Become the New Normal

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Virginia Tech suggests that technologies such as controlled environment agriculture and agrivoltaics may become part of the future of farming.

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First Global Study of Coastal Seas as Carbon Dioxide Reservoirs Possible

Coastal seas form a complex transition zone between the two largest CO2 sinks in the global carbon cycle: land and ocean.

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Texas Heat Index Rising Faster Than Temperature, Study Finds

A new study of summer weather in Texas finds the heat index — an indicator of how hot it feels outside — is rising much faster than the temperature.

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Species Diversity Promotes Ecosystem Stability

A new study from McGill University and the Max Planck Institute and published recently in Science suggests an answer to this question that has stood unanswered for half a century among ecologists.

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Enormous Ice Loss from Greenland Glacier

Ground-based measuring devices and aircraft radar operated in the far northeast of Greenland show how much ice the 79° N Glacier is losing.

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Snowstorm Coats the Rockies

As winter turned to spring, a mid-March storm dropped several feet of snow on Colorado.

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