Ozone levels above the Arctic reached a record low for March, NASA researchers report.
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Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., Says Study
With the western United States and northern Mexico suffering an ever-lengthening string of dry years starting in 2000, scientists have been warning for some time that climate change may be pushing the region toward an extreme long-term drought worse than any in recorded history.
Building A Bean That Resists Leafhoppers
Leafhoppers are tiny insects. They are only about 3 millimeters long, smaller than a grain of rice.
Gas Storage Method Could Help Next-Generation Clean Energy Vehicles
A research team led by Northwestern University has designed and synthesized new materials with ultrahigh porosity and surface area for the storage of hydrogen and methane for fuel cell-powered vehicles.
New Geochemical Tool Reveals Origin Of Earth’s Nitrogen
Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues used a new geochemical tool to shed light on the origin of nitrogen and other volatile elements on Earth, which may also prove useful as a way to monitor the activity of volcanoes.
Watch That Smell! Scents Can Regulate Fat Storage
Dr. Ayse Sena Mutlu, a postdoctoral fellow at Baylor’s Huffington Center On Aging, had an intriguing question.