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Cooking Emissions Rival Fossil Fuels as an Ozone Pollution Source in Los Angeles

As the adoption of cleaner-burning engines and electric vehicles drives fossil fuel emissions lower, scientists have discovered that a surprising pollution source is playing a significant role in cooking up ozone in the air over Los Angeles.

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AI Reveals Insights into the Flow of Antarctic Ice

As the planet warms, Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe.

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Stanford Researchers Reimagine the Future of Food

A bite of food is about more than calories. Food production involves energy, water, and other resources and is shaped by economics, policies, and international relations.

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Pacific Atoll Water Security Requires New Approach

Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea levels are already putting local water supplies at risk.

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State of America’s Birds: Population Declines Continue

More than five years after a landmark study in the journal Science showed that North American bird populations declined by nearly 30% since 1970, a new report finds that the concerning trend is continuing apace.

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New Paper Suggests Cold Temperatures Trigger Shapeshifting Proteins

UMD researcher John Orban outlines a bold theory about the relationship between temperature and metamorphic proteins.

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Solar-Powered Tech Turns Sewage Sludge Into Green Hydrogen and Animal Feed

NTU Singapore scientists develop solar-powered method to convert sewage sludge into green hydrogen and animal feed.

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Researchers Forecast Shaking Damage from Crustal Earthquake Scenarios in Mexico City

A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, prompting researchers to wonder how shaking from a moderate sized earthquake might impact buildings across the city.

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As Next Hurricane Season Nears, Rice Study Explores Impacts of 2024’s Storms

When major storms hit Houston last spring and summer, losing power was a nightmare for residents, but for many, the financial fallout was just as devastating.

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Glacial Losses in the Swiss Alps

Spanning more than 1,000 kilometers across eight European countries, the Alps are among the planet’s largest and highest mountain ranges. 

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