Despite America’s continued reliance on fossil fuels as its primary source of energy, the plummeting costs of alternative energy sources — like power harnessed from the sun or wind — is making them an increasingly viable choice on the competitive market.
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A Carbon Sink Shrinks In The Arctic
New research by University of Delaware doctoral student Zhangxian Ouyang and oceanographer Wei-Jun Cai, and an international team of researchers, demonstrates that rapid warming and sea-ice loss have induced major changes in the western Arctic Ocean.
Carbon Emission From Permafrost Soils Underestimated by 14%
Picture 500 million cars stacked in rows. That’s how much carbon—about 1,000 petagrams, or one billion metric tons—is locked away in Arctic permafrost.
Tiny Sand Grains Trigger Massive Glacial Surges
New model answers longstanding question of how these sudden flows happen; may expand understanding of Antarctic ice sheets.
Exposure to Air Pollution Impairs Cellular Energy Metabolism
The research sheds light on how exposure to particulate matter impacts the function of the human olfactory mucosa.
The Many Lifetimes of Plastics
Infographics strive to give us a sense of how long plastic goods will last in the environment. But is this information reliable?


