It started in the summer of 2013. Sea stars were dying in huge numbers in Washington State’s Olympic National Park: They became covered in white lesions.
Sea Star Murder Mystery: What’s Killing a Key Ocean Species?
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In Hunt for Rare Earths, Companies Are Scouring Mining Waste
Over many decades, coal mining in West Virginia has exposed sulfur-bearing rocks to oxygen, creating a widespread problem that continues to plague the region: the draining of highly acidic water into streams and creeks, which are then rendered lifeless.
Safeguarding the Winter Olympics-Paralympics Against Climate Change
Study reveals changes International Olympic and Paralympic Committees could implement to keep Games viable and safer for athletes.
Domestication Has Changed the Chemicals Squash Flowers Use to Attract Bees
Flowers emit scented chemicals to attract pollinators, but this perfume — and how pollinators interact with the plant — can go through profound changes as a crop becomes domesticated.
Magnetic Avalanches Power Solar Flares, Finds Solar Orbiter
Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered that a solar flare is triggered by initially weak disturbances that quickly become more violent.
Understanding Ammonia Energy’s Tradeoffs Around the World
Many people are optimistic about ammonia’s potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured, ammonia does have a number of advantages.
