Study finds shoebox-sized CubeSats gather weather data comparably to data collected by larger satellites.
For Collecting Weather Data, Tiny Satellites Measure Up to Billion-Dollar Cousins
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Polymer Coating Cools Down Buildings
Columbia Engineers make white paint whiter—and cooler—by removing white pigment and invent a polymer coating.
How Some Algae May Survive Climate Change
Green algae stole genes from bacteria to survive in harsh environments, study suggests.
PCB Pollution Threatens to Wipe Out Killer Whales
More than forty years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly threat to animals at the top of the food chain.
New Invasive Bryozoan in Alaskan Waters
Local citizen scientists help biologists detect and track Alaska’s marine invaders.
Big Increase in Economic Costs if Emissions Cuts are Delayed
Stronger efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions should be undertaken to avoid global warming of more than 1.5˚C - without relying on potentially more expensive or risky technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere or reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface.
