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Searching for Resilience in Our Reefs

Alex Piven pulled a tiny vial from a bucket of ice and held it to a ceiling light on the third floor of Leidy Laboratories.

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Arctic Soil Methane Consumption May be Larger Than Previously Thought and Increases in a Drier Climate

In the Arctic and boreal biomes, well drained upland soils with a high potential for atmospheric methaneconsumption cover more than 80% of the land area.

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The Search for the Super Potato

As climate change continues to pose severe challenges to ensuring sustainable food supplies around the world, scientists from McGill University are looking for ways to improve the resilience and nutritional quality of potatoes.

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Study Connects Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Polar Bear Population Declines, Enabling Greater Protections Under Endangered Species Act

New research from the University of Washington and Polar Bears International in Bozeman, Montana, quantifies the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and the survival of polar bear populations.

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Direct Formation of Sulfuric Acid in the Atmosphere Without Considering SO2

In the atmosphere, gaseous sulfuric acid can form particles that influence the physical properties of clouds.

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Unveiling Global Warming’s Impact on Daily Precipitation with Deep Learning

A research team has conclusively demonstrated that global warming stands as primary driver behind the recent increase in heavy rainfall and heatwaves using deep learning convolutional neural network.

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California Group Exploring Viability of a Community-Centered Direct Air Capture Hub

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment (CLEE) at the UC Berkeley School of Law are leading a project to explore the creation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility that uses cutting-edge technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in California’s Southern San Joaquin Valley (SSJV).

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