A University of Arizona-led research team has found bands and stripes on the brown dwarf closest to Earth, hinting at the processes churning the brown dwarf's atmosphere from within.
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Energy Sorghum May Combine Best of Annual, Perennial Bioenergy Crops
Large perennial grasses like miscanthus are a primary target for use as bioenergy crops because of their sustainability advantages, but they take several years to establish and aren’t ideal for crop rotation.
When Galaxies Collide: Hubble Showcases 6 Beautiful Galaxy Mergers
To celebrate a new year, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has published a montage of six beautiful galaxy mergers.
Beating the Bulge with a Nice Cup of Tea
Does losing weight while you sleep sound too good to be true?
Hawai‘i Drought During El Niño Winter? Not Always, According to New Research
El Niño events have long been perceived as a driver for low rainfall in the winter and spring in Hawai‘i, creating a six-month wet-season drought.
Climate Change Is Turning Cities Into Ovens
Whichever side of the subjective city-versus-rural debate you’re on, the objective laws of thermodynamics dictate that cities lose on at least one front: They tend to get insufferably hotter, more so than surrounding rural areas.
