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AI Shows How Field Crops Develop

Tool developed at the University of Bonn should enable yield forecasts, among other things, in the future.

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Groundwater Declines in the U.S. Southwest

Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data.

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New Study Confirms Forever Chemicals Are Absorbed Through Human Skin

A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through human skin.

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Researchers Engineer AI Path To Prevent Power Outages

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that could help electrical grids prevent power outages by automatically rerouting electricity in milliseconds.

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CO2 Puts Heavier Stamp on Temperature Than Thought

A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in the average temperature on earth from 7 to even a maximum of 14 degrees. 

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First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image

For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). 

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NOAA Forecasts Above-Average Summer ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf of Mexico

NOAA is forecasting an above-average summer “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico covering approximately 5,827 square miles — an area roughly the size of Connecticut. 

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During a Year of Extremes, Carbon Dioxide Levels Surge Faster Than Ever

Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever — accelerating on a steep rise to levels far above any experienced during human existence, scientists from NOAA and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego announced today.

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In a Warmer World, Cloud Brightening Could Backfire, Study Finds

To keep warming in check, some experts have proposed brightening clouds over the ocean to reflect more of the sun’s light. 

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