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Solar Power System Installations Impact Less than 1 Percent of Arkansas’ Ag Land

Below ocean wind farms, oil rigs and other offshore installations are mammoth networks of underwater structures, including pipelines, anchors, risers and cables, that are essential to harness the energy source.

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Playing With Fire: Harnessing Lava To Build Sustainable Cities

When it comes to carbon emissions, there’s no bigger foe than the building and construction sectors, which contribute at least a third of global greenhouse gases.

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Small Currents, Big Impact: Satellite Breakthrough Reveals Hidden Ocean Forces

What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet’s climate?

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Scientists Find a New Way to Help Plants Fight Diseases

In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized protein and are proceeding to develop tools that can capitalize on its ability to help plants combat a wide range of diseases.

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Predicting Underwater Landslides Before They Strike

Below ocean wind farms, oil rigs and other offshore installations are mammoth networks of underwater structures, including pipelines, anchors, risers and cables, that are essential to harness the energy source.

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Study Finds Alaska, Rest of Earth, to Lose Most of Glacier Mass

An international study has found that Earth’s glaciers will lose 76% of their 2020 mass under current climate policy pledges made by nations.

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Atlantic Ocean Current Expected to Undergo Limited Weakening with Climate Change

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the "AMOC," is a system of ocean currents confined to the Atlantic basin that plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate by transporting heat from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere.

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Does Outdoor Air Pollution Affect Indoor Air Quality? It Could Depend on Buildings’ HVAC

We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age and type of building we occupy, as well as indoor pollution and outdoor pollution sources.

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The Plastic Legacy at the Bottom of the Planet

At the bottom of the world, where few humans have ever set foot, an unwelcome visitor has arrived.

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New Study Analyzes Air Quality Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

The comprehensive research examined air quality in Reno, Nevada during 106 wildfires to illuminate the atmospheric and public health impacts of smoke.

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