In the high desert of southwestern Utah, a crane lowered a 60-foot-long metal tool into a well, heading for fractured rock a mile deep where scientists are refining techniques for Earth’s heat to generate electricity almost anywhere.
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This Drone Reveals What Lies Beneath Snow and Soil
As industry, infrastructure and society move into increasingly inaccessible and weather-prone areas, the risk and the need for accurate knowledge increase.
Plants Growing Higher Across Himalaya as Climate Warms
Plants are growing higher up mountains across the Himalayan region, new research shows.
High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Svalbard Reindeer
Researchers have long known that heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants such as DDT concentrate in the Arctic, in top predator animals like polar bears.
New UBC wash Removes Pesticides and Extends Produce Shelf Life
UBC researchers have developed a natural, biodegradable wash that removed over 86 per cent of surface pesticide residue from tested fruit and slowed browning and moisture loss.
Ocean Eddies are Amplifying Climate Extremes in Coastal Seas, Study Finds
Lisa Beal, a professor of ocean sciences at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, collaborated with South African researchers to study the Agulhas Current, a fast and narrow western boundary current flowing poleward along the southeast coast of Africa.
