The polar vortex usually encompasses the polar region in the winter stratosphere, but sometimes shifts markedly away from its normal position and distorts during stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs).
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed an ultrasound-emitting device that brings lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, one step closer to commercial viability.
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Some links between our environment and our health are well known; air-quality alerts, for instance, are a regular part of the daily news.
Huge Bacteria-Eating Viruses Narrow Gap Between Life And Non-Life
Scientists have discovered hundreds of unusually large, bacteria-killing viruses with capabilities normally associated with living organisms, blurring the line between living microbes and viral machines.
Parents From Lower-Income Families Less Likely To Say Child's Water Supply Is Safe
Parents from lower-income families are less likely to describe their home tap water as safe, say their water has been tested or feel confident in the quality of drinking fountain water at their child's school compared with higher income peers, a new national poll suggests.