Glaciers in High Mountain Asia — a region encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges — are shrinking rapidly, endangering water resources for millions of people, suggests a new study.
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Bottom Trawling Catches Thousands of Fish Species, Including Those Most At-Risk
From seahorses to sharks, more than 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, including many at risk of extinction, according to a new global inventory.
New Software Could Cut Cooling Energy Use by 25% in Data Centers
Data centers consume millions of homes’ worth of electricity each year, with much of that electricity simply powering the cooling systems that keep the facilities operational.
MIT Researchers Measure Traffic Emissions, to the Block, in Real-Time
A new study pieces together existing data sources in order to develop a detailed, dynamic picture of auto emissions.
From Decades-Long Studies of Humble Grasses, New Clues to Climate Resistance
In parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, feathery yellow goldenrod and stands of big bluestem sway alongside Indiangrass and other prairie plants, stretching up to eight feet tall.
Toward Cheaper, Cleaner Hydrogen Production
Co-founded by Dan Sobek ’88, SM ’92, PhD ’97, 1s1 Energy has developed electrochemical cell materials for hydrogen electrolyzers that it says reduces energy use by 30 percent.


