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Ancient Rocks Reveal Themselves as ‘Carbon Sponges’

Sixty-million-year-old rock samples from deep under the ocean have revealed how huge amounts of carbon dioxide are stored for millennia in piles of lava rubble that accumulate on the seafloor.

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Unlocking Ammonia as a Fuel Source for Heavy Industry

At a high level, ammonia seems like a dream fuel: It’s carbon-free, energy-dense, and easier to move and store than hydrogen.

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How Warming Winters Could Reshape B.C.’s Christmas Tree Choices

As British Columbians prepare for the holiday season, climate change is reshaping the Christmas tree industry in unexpected ways.

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The Seamounts of Cape Verde: A Biodiversity Hotspot and A Priority for Marine Conservation in the Central-Eastern Atlantic

These volcanic formations — at least 14 large mountains and numerous smaller elevations — act as veritable oases of life in the deep ocean, concentrating nutrients and modifying the circulation of underwater currents.

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Antarctic Mountains Could Boost Ocean Carbon Absorption

Research involving scientists from Newcastle University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon dioxide.

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'Almost Half of the Beaches Will Disappear by the End of the Century,’ Warns Researcher

Beaches around the world are undergoing a process known as “coastal squeeze” due to a combination of rising sea levels caused by climate change and urbanization in coastal areas. 

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Achieve a Clean Energy Future

AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.

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Small, Inexpensive Hydrophone Boosts Undersea Signals

MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers designed the hydrophone using common MEMS parts for defense, industrial, and undersea research applications.

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Old Air Samples Hint at Effects of Climate Change

Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years.

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Over Half of Global Coastal Settlements are Retreating Inland Due to Intensifying Climate Risks

For centuries, coastlines have attracted dense human settlement and economic activity.

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