In independent studies, two Princeton University research teams recently identified surprisingly large sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, being leaked into the atmosphere.
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Water May Be Scarce for New Power Plants in Asia
Climate change and over-tapped waterways could leave developing parts of Asia without enough water to cool power plants in the near future, new research indicates.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Finds Lorena’s Strong Storms Lashing Mexico
Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite found Tropical Storm Lorena lashing the western coast of Mexico.
Anthropologist Contributes to Major Study of Large Animal Extinction
As part of an international research group based at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, anthropology assistant professor Amelia Villaseñor contributed to a large, multi-institutional study explaining how the human-influenced mass extinction of giant carnivores and herbivores of North America fundamentally changed the biodiversity and landscape of the continent.
NASA Data Shows Humberto Now Post-Tropical
Satellite data has confirmed that Humberto, once a major hurricane is now a post-tropical cyclone.
New Family of Drugs Which Could Combat Prostate Cancer Identified at University of Bath
A new family of drugs which inhibit the activity of a protein associated with prostate and other cancers has been reported by scientists from the University of Bath.