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Texas A&M Researchers Develop Metallic Gel That Could Transform Batteries

The new heat-resistant material could revolutionize energy storage, making liquid metal batteries safe for mobile applications.

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Overlooked Melting in East Antarctica Could Skew Sea Level Rise Projections

New research into how East Antarctica’s ice shelves melt reveals future global sea-level rise predictions could be significantly underestimated.

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Wildfire Risk Making Timberland Less Valuable, Long Harvest Rotations Less Feasible

Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest combined with notoriously volatile timber pricing may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade plantation owners to harvest trees much earlier than planned, a new analysis of Douglas-fir forests shows.

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New Modelling Shows Difficult Future for the GBR Under Climate Change

The most sophisticated modelling to date forecasts that under the current global emissions pathway the Great Barrier Reef could lose most of its coral by the end of the century, but curbing climate change and strategic management will help coral resilience.

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Nebraska-Led Team Explores Using Bacteria to Power Artificial Intelligence

In just a few short years, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a futuristic computing concept to a major part of everyday life.

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What are the Benefits of Seeing Drought Through a Social Lens?

Much of the Midwest is experiencing drought due to very dry weather in the late summer and early fall.

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Ice Age Trees Helped Stabilize Earth’s Atmosphere by Suffocating

Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth’s climate during the last ice age — by breathing less efficiently.  

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The Chilling Effect of Air Pollution

Earth is reflecting less sunlight, and absorbing more heat, than it did several decades ago. 

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Spotted Lanternfly May Use ‘Toxic Shield’ to Fend off Bird Predators

Spotted lanternflies may season themselves to the distaste of potential bird predators, according to a new study led by entomologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

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Researchers Pinpoint Target for Treating Virus That Causes the Stomach Bug

New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines.

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