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By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old.
Radiation nearly always degrades the materials exposed to it, hastening their deterioration and requiring replacement of key components in high-radiation environments such as nuclear reactors.
Scientists with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are examining new data indicating that temperatures in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk — located north of the Arctic Circle — hit a record-breaking 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) earlier this month.
In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the tropics.
A renewable energy facility that will play a significant role in moving Brown University toward its goal of net-zero carbon emissions is now up and running.
The seafood industry requires large amounts of water for food processing.
