Chinese scientists shed light on the meteorological conditions responsible for the rate of icing growth on electric power transmission lines.
Study Reveals Mechanisms that Promote Icing Responsible for Power Disruptions
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After a Long Boom, An Uncertain Future for Big Dam Projects
The last few years have been turbulent for the global dam industry.
A Narwhal Frolics With the Belugas: Why Interspecies Adoptions Happen
Since the age of the Roman Empire and the story of how the twins Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf, tales of interspecies adoptions have captivated the human imagination.
Vaccine Breakthrough Brings Researchers Closer to Eliminating Polio Worldwide
USC researchers have developed a polio vaccine that doesn’t require refrigeration, meaning it could someday be used all over the world to deliver the final blow to this longtime foe.
Mission Abalone: Veterans Build SAFE Environments for Endangered White Abalone
NOAA’s California Veterans Corps program, providing post-9/11 veterans with opportunities to protect fisheries resources, is now engaged in restoring abalone along the California coast.
Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Microbes Gobble Greenhouse Gases and Perhaps Oil Spills, Too
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane as energy sources to survive and grow—meaning the newly identified bacteria might be helping to limit the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and might one day be useful for cleaning up oil spills.
