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Months in the Midnight Sun

In early May 2025, residents of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, were acclimating to the arrival of an exceptionally long stretch of daylight. 

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“Raindrops in the Sun’s Corona”: New Adaptive Optics Shows Stunning Details of our Star’s Atmosphere

Scientists develop new optical system that removes blur over fine-structure in the Sun’s corona, revealing clearest images to date.

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Is the Ocean Getting Darker?

New research found 21% of the global ocean experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones, home to 90% of all marine life.

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Nordic Studies Show the Significance of Old-Growth Forests for Biodiversity

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe. 

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New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation

These devices could pack three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries, offering a lightweight option for powering trucks, planes, or ships.

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Coastal Squeeze Is Bad for Biodiversity, and for Us!

Worldwide, coastal areas are squeezed between a rising sea level on one end and human structures on the other. 

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Can Plants Hear Their Pollinators?

Research suggests pollinator buzzing sounds lead plants to increase their nectar production.

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Penn Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air

A serendipitous observation in a Chemical Engineering lab at Penn Engineering has led to a surprising discovery: a new class of nanostructured materials that can pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto surfaces without the need for any external energy. 

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Students in ASU Lab Work to Improve River Preserve’s Health

Just over 60 miles from Phoenix, along U.S. Route 60, lies the Hassayampa River Preserve.

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Waterlogged Lake Gregory

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photo of Lake Gregory in the remote Great Sandy Desert of northwestern Australia.

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