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Plastics, Fuels and Chemical Feedstocks from CO2? They’re Working on It.
One way to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is now at its highest point in 800,000 years, would be to capture the potent greenhouse gas from the smokestacks of factories and power plants and use renewable energy to turn it into things we need, says Thomas Jaramillo.
Building Blocks of Bird Babble Identified
Stringing together meaningless sounds to create meaningful signals is a core feature of human language.
Ash Tree Species Likely Will Survive Emerald Ash Borer Beetles, but Just Barely
“Lingering ash." That’s what the U.S. Forest Service calls the relatively few green and white ash trees that survive the emerald ash borer onslaught.
New Drug May Protect Against Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
A new drug discovered through a research collaboration between the University at Buffalo and Tetra Therapeutics may protect against memory loss, nerve damage and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
NASA Finds Tropical Storm Faxai’s Heavy Rainmaking Storms Off-Shore from Japan
The big island of Japan received Tropical Storm Faxai and NASA’s Aqua satellite provided forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center infrared data and cloud top temperature information that revealed the most powerful storms just off-shore when the satellite flew overhead.


