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A team of researchers including Rice University’s James Tour and Shichen Xu has developed an ultrafast, one-step method to recover rare earth elements (REEs) from discarded magnets using an innovative approach that offers significant environmental and economic benefits over traditional recycling methods.
As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios – producing more females – but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase the likelihood of physical deformities.
The breakthrough enhances scientific understanding of the dangerous storms and their long-term impacts on the climate.
In July 2024, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Calama, Chile, damaging buildings and causing power outages.
Researchers have shown that pollen collected by honeybees contains Streptomyces bacteria that are endophytes, symbionts living inside plant tissue.
The energy demands of generative AI are expected to continue increasing dramatically over the next decade.
