When temperatures throughout the sizzling Southwestern U.S. climb to over 100 degrees, the pavement can get hot enough to cause second-degree burns on human skin in a matter of seconds.
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NASA Finds Two Areas of Strength in Tropical Storm Nari
NASA’s Terra satellite found two small areas of strength in Tropical Storm Nari on July 26 as it began to affect Japan.
Solar Energy Becomes Biofuel Without Solar Cells
Soon we will be able to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product created from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water.
A Computer System That Knows How You Feel
Could a computer, at a glance, tell the difference between a joyful image and a depressing one?
Next-Gen Membranes for Carbon Capture
A major greenhouse gas, CO2 produced from burning fossil fuels is still mostly released into the atmosphere, adding to the burden of global warming.
New Paper Points to Soil Pore Structure as Key to Carbon Storage
Alexandra Kravchenko, Michigan State University professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, and several of her colleagues recently discovered a new mechanism determining how carbon is stored in soils that could improve the climate resilience of cropping systems and also reduce their carbon footprints.