No two volcanic eruptions are exactly alike, but scientists think a series of explosive eruptions at Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano fit into a whole new category.
Earth Scientists Describe a New Kind of Volcanic Eruption
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Ambitious Targets Are Needed to End Ocean Plastic Pollution by 2100
Research suggests that plastic pollution must be reduced by at least 5% every year to make progress towards UN targets by the end of the century.
Virginia Tech Researcher’s Breakthrough Discovery Uses Engineered Surfaces to Shed Heat
More boiling means faster cooling, and when it comes to cooling equipment like nuclear reactors, every degree counts.
Controlling Water, Transforming Greenhouse Gases
Scientists looking to convert carbon dioxide into clean fuels and useful chemicals often make hydrogen gas and carbonates as unwanted byproducts.
U.S. Drought-Monitoring System Outpaced by Climate Changes
In the nearly 25 years since the U.S. Drought Monitor was created, its weekly maps of drought conditions nationwide—which help direct emergency federal aid—have captured the steady march toward the drier, hotter reality of climate change, according to a new Dartmouth-based study.
Virginia Tech Physicists Propose Path to Faster, More Flexible Robots
In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery.
