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Green Initiatives Can Increase Emissions but Still Benefit the Climate

A new Danish model for agricultural systems reveals that the green transition in farming is more complex than first assumed.

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Warming Responsible for Two-Thirds of Emissions from Western Wildfires

Warming is fueling ever larger wildfires in the U.S. West, which are becoming a major source of pollution. 

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Backyard Insect Inspires Large-scale Invisibility Particles Production

How the humble leafhopper’s nanoengineering could enable invisibility cloaks and next-gen sensors.

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Storms in the Southern Ocean Mitigates Global Warming

Intense storms that sweep over the Southern Ocean enable the ocean to absorb more heat from the atmosphere. 

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Satellite Data Helps UNM Researchers Map Massive Rupture of 2025 Myanmar Earthquake

Understanding the physics of ‘mature’ faults helps understand the general mechanics of the earth's crust, which improves earthquake hazards models globally.

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The Smoky Signature of Climate Change

Across the western U.S., wildfires and the dangerous smoke that results have increased in frequency and intensity since the 1990s – that much is clear.

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Securing the Future of Glacier Monitoring in a Warming World

The Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise, or GlaMBIE—a European Space Agency project launched in 2022—aims to strengthen global glacier monitoring by combining field observations with satellite-based data from remote sensing technologies.

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What Calling and Singing Reveal About Bowhead Whales

Bowhead whales likely reproduce beneath the sea ice northwest of Spitsbergen, while using the open water in the eastern Fram Strait as a migration corridor.

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Congestion Pricing Improved Air Quality in NYC and Suburbs

Since New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, and toll revenue projected to hit $500 million by the end of the year.

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