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Concrete “Battery” Developed at MIT Now Packs 10 Times the Power

Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems.

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New Space Weather Modelling Suite Enables Upper Atmosphere Forecasting

New suite of space weather forecasting models focuses on how space weather can influence the thermosphere and ionosphere here on Earth.

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How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ammonia Production

Ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals in the world, used mostly as fertilizer, but also for the production of some plastics, textiles, and other applications.

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UMD Researchers Create First System to Track Near-Real Time Changes to Global Land Cover

Scientists can now receive near-real-time alerts about the world’s lands as their surfaces change, thanks to a new satellite-based monitoring system described today in Nature Communications.

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Understanding the Climate Cost of Cleaning Our Water

Each year, U.S. wastewater treatment plants clean trillions of gallons of water, from what we flush down the toilet to drain down the sink.

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Solar Energy Is Now the World’s Cheapest Source of Power, a Surrey Study Finds

Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

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Panama Canal May Face Frequent Extreme Water Lows in Coming Decades

A new study found historic droughts could become common for gatún lake, the main source of water for the Panama canal locks.

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2023 Ocean Heatwave ‘Unprecedented but Not Unexpected’

The June 2023 heatwave in northern European seas was “unprecedented but not unexpected”, new research shows.

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Snow Leopards’ Low Genetic Diversity Puts Future at Risk

There are relatively few snow leopards in the world, and it has likely been that way for a long time, a new study indicates.

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