As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues in China.
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Fluorocarbon Bonds Are No Match for Light-Powered Nanocatalyst
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.
Lasers and Bubbles: Solving the Arctic’s Methane Puzzle
Methane - released from thawing permafrost beneath Alaskan lakes - freeze in the ice allowing researchers to measure and calculate how much methane is released.
Southeastern Australia Turns Green
After two years of severe drought, abundant rain finally fell over the Australian state and turned the landscape green.
Satellites Have Drastically Changed How We Forecast Hurricanes
NASA video looks at advances in hurricane forecasting, with a focus on the contributions from weather satellites.
Dust Traverses the Atlantic Ocean
A tremendous plume of dust from North Africa drifts toward the Caribbean and contiguous United States.


