The Polar Regions play a crucial role in balancing global climate – with the poles heating up much faster than the rest of the world.
Improving Climate Projections in the Polar Regions
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Nissan to Spend $18 Billion Developing a Cheaper, More Powerful EV Battery
Over the next five years, Nissan Motor Company will put 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) toward developing a cheaper, more powerful battery to serve its expanded lineup of electric vehicles, the company announced Monday.
Loss of Ancient Grazers Triggered a Global Rise in Fires
From 50,000 years to 6,000 years ago, many of the world’s largest animals, including such iconic grassland grazers as the woolly mammoth, giant bison, and ancient horses, went extinct.
Namib Sand Sea
The Namib Desert in southwestern Africa is considered the oldest desert on Earth. It also gives rise to some of the planet’s tallest dunes.
Pathway for ‘Green Ammonia’ Opens in New Study
An experimental and computational study in Nature Catalysis shows promise for new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions.
Sediment Swirls Off the Yucatán
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid or comet about 10 miles (14 kilometers) wide smashed into Earth. It struck what is now Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, which was then lying at the bottom of a shallow sea.
