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Good Deals - Bad for the Climate: Supermarket Volume Discounts Lead to Food Waste

A new study reveals an unfortunate effect of supermarkets' popular “2 for 1” offers: Not only do they make us buy more, these offers also lead to food waste at home.

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Confronting the AI/Energy Conundrum

The MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and a solution for the clean energy transition.

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How the U of A's Arizona Meteorological Network Feeds Data to the National Weather Service

If you reach for a weather app to track monsoon storms, odds are good you're looking at University of Arizona Cooperative Extension science in action.

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Did a Meteor Impact Trigger a Landslide in the Grand Canyon?

Two world-famous Arizona attractions – the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater Natural Landmark – may share a hidden connection, according to new research from the University of Arizona and the University of New Mexico. 

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A Chaotic Mars-Earth Planetary Cycle May Have Contributed to One of Earth’s Major Warming Events

As Earth and Mars orbit the Sun, they pull on each other gravitationally, causing their paths to stretch and relax in a cycle that repeats roughly every 2.4 million years. These subtle orbital shifts change how close the planets approach the sun, which in turn can alter their long-term climate patterns.

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In the Field: UW Researchers Bound for Alaska’s Earthquake-impacted Marshlands

The earthquake that rocked Alaska for close to five minutes on March 27, 1964, remains the most powerful earthquake recorded in U.S. history. It registered a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale and generated a tsunami that killed people as far south as California. The earthquake also changed the nature of the land surrounding its epicenter near Prince William Sound.

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Are Sewage Spills and Coastal Winds Contributing to Airborne Microplastics?

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world’s coastal towns and cities, a new study suggests.

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Tracking Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Using Benthic Foraminifera

How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play? 

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Dead Sea’s Salt Giants Offer Rare Glimpse into Earth’s Geological Past

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. 

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University Experts Continue Push for Global Shipping Sustainability

The University of Plymouth’s ongoing work to drive sustainability in the global shipping sector has been showcased during a parliamentary briefing in Westminster.

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