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New Study Identifies Strategies in U.S. Climate Litigation

Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) have published a study in Nature Climate Change that for the first time analyzes all U.S climate change lawsuits over a 26-year period.

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Carbon Reserves in Central American Soils Still Affected by Ancient Mayan Deforestation

Finding underscores potential impact of soil management on future greenhouse-gas levels

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Nice Sunny Days Can Grow into Heat Waves and Wildfires: Summer Weather is Stalling

Be it heavy downpours or super-hot spells, summer weather becomes more persistent in North America, Europe and parts of Asia.

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A Paper Battery Powered by Bacteria

Researchers report a new type of battery –- made of paper and fueled by bacteria --- that could overcome challenges of getting power sources to remote areas.

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The Environmental Cost of Contact Lenses

Many people rely on contact lenses to improve their vision. But these sight-correcting devices don’t last forever — some are intended for a single day’s use — and they are eventually disposed of in various ways.

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Study Shows Seas More Vulnerable to Acidification, Putting Some Fish Species at Risk

NOAA and partner scientists speaking Friday, August 17, at the Goldschmidt annual international conference on geochemistry reported their research is finding that coastal waters and river estuaries are more vulnerable to ocean acidification than offshore waters.

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To Float or Not to Float? Mystery Solved as to Why Algae Balls Float and Sink

Scientists from the University of Bristol have uncovered the age-old mystery of why marimo algae balls sink at night and float during the day.

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Supercomputing Simulations and Machine Learning Help Improve Power Plants

High-performance computing resources and data-driven machine learning help University of Stuttgart researchers model how coal, nuclear, and geothermal power plants could be retrofitted for cleaner, safer, and more efficient and flexible operation.

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Near Two Million Acres On Fire in the United States

The West Coast of the United States is shrouded in smoke from the 110 large fires (this does not include smaller fires within each complex of fires) that have erupted across the region during this fire season. Over 1.9 million acres are or have been ablaze. Six new large fires were reported in Idaho, Nevada and Oregon over the weekend and eight large fires have been contained including the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park in California.

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Stanford scientists show a controversial trawling ban did not hurt fishing communities

Fishing bans don’t have to hurt fishing communities, according to a new study led by Stanford researchers.

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