Washington State University researchers have made a key first step in economically converting plant materials to fuels: keeping iron from rusting.
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Alaska’s Salmon Are Getting Smaller, Affecting People And Ecosystems
The size of salmon returning to rivers in Alaska has declined dramatically over the past 60 years because they are spending fewer years at sea, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
NASA Satellite Data Helps Identify Genevieve as a Major Hurricane
Very powerful storms with heavy rainmaking capability reach high into the atmosphere and those have very cold cloud top temperatures.
Songbirds, Like People, Sing Better After Warming Up
If you’ve ever been woken up before sunrise by the trilling and chirping of birds outside your window, you may have wondered: why do birds sing so loud, so early in the morning?
NASA-NOAA Satellite Snaps Image of Tropical Storm Higos in South China Sea
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South China Sea and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Higos. Higos is headed for landfall in southeastern China.
A Sandy Flower in the Pacific
An island with an unusual shape has been growing in shallow coastal waters near China’s Hainan Island.