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Rice Engineers Tackle Sunlight Intermittency in Solar Desalination

Scalable, low-maintenance design recycles heat for a steady supply of drinking water off grid.

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Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults

While concentrations of older “forever” chemicals appear to have decreased in many foods over the last two decades, a new study found that drinking water, along with seafood, eggs, and brown rice, still contribute to PFAS exposure in adults. 

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Scientists Look to Changing Tree Color to Predict Volcanic Eruptions

NASA scientists believe it may be possible to predict when a volcano will erupt by using satellites to track changes in the color of surrounding trees.

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Mitigating the Effect of Urban Heat Release on Local Rainfall

Stifling heat and sticky air often make summertime in the city uncomfortable. 

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Scientists Define the Ingredients for Finding Natural Clean Hydrogen

Researchers at the University of Oxford, Durham University and the University of Toronto have detailed the geological ingredients required to find clean sources of natural hydrogen beneath our feet.

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Handy Octopus Robot Can Adapt to Its Surroundings

Scientists inspired by the octopus’s nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment.

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Tech Meets Tornado Recovery

Researchers have developed a new AI model to speed up tornado damage assessments and recovery.

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Scientists Use Fossils to Assess the Health of Florida’s Largest Remaining Seagrass Bed

The seagrass is greener along Florida’s Nature Coast … figuratively, that is.

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Human Activity Reduces Plant Diversity Hundreds of Kilometres Away

Natural ecosystems comprise groups of species capable of living in the specific conditions of a biological system.

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Clay Can Help Make for Tomorrow’s Environmentally Friendly Quantum Technologies

In the future, quantum technology will become the standard for extremely fast computers.

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