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Eliminating Plastic Consumption by Using Agricultural Residues

“That’s the dream,” says researcher Hanne Dalsvåg. 

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AI Improves Flood Projections Under Climate Change

When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect infrastructure and communities from 50- and 100-year floods. 

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The Vast Majority of US Rivers Lack Any Protections from Human Activities, New Research Finds

The U.S. boasts more than 4 million miles of rivers, peppered with laws and regulations to protect access to drinking water and essential habitat for fish and wildlife. 

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Ocean Temperatures Reached Another Record High in 2025

A new international analysis published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on 9 January finds that the Earth's ocean stored more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began.

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What Past Global Warming Reveals About Future Rainfall

"Proxies" in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene.

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Brown University Neuroscientists Help Identify a Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science have identified electrical activity in the brain that could predict progression to Alzheimer’s disease.

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Fueling Research in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another.

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Trees4Adapt Project to Address Risks from Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Through Tree-Based Solutions

Researchers from the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program are involved in the recently launched EU-funded Trees4Adapt project.

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One Year After the L.A. Fires, UCLA Engineers Advance Fire Mitigation Efforts

Shortly after the Palisades and Eaton fires broke out in Los Angeles Jan. 7, 2025, engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering mobilized across burn zones to support recovery efforts and implement immediate mitigation strategies, including field reconnaissance, soil and water testing and infrastructure mapping.

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Clues from the Past Reveal the West Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Vulnerability to Warming

A record of repeated retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the past warm climates has been identified by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 379 Scientists.

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