Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.
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Southeastern Australia Turns Green
After two years of severe drought, abundant rain finally fell over the Australian state and turned the landscape green.
Satellites Have Drastically Changed How We Forecast Hurricanes
NASA video looks at advances in hurricane forecasting, with a focus on the contributions from weather satellites.
Dust Traverses the Atlantic Ocean
A tremendous plume of dust from North Africa drifts toward the Caribbean and contiguous United States.
A ‘Gold Standard’ Assessment Of Greenhouse Gas Emmissions In Sorghum Fields
A U.S. Department of Energy-funded collaborative project will allow Texas A&M AgriLife researchers to measure greenhouse gas emmissions from agricultural fields in the Southern Great Plains.
Lasers and Bubbles: Solving the Arctic’s Methane Puzzle
Methane - released from thawing permafrost beneath Alaskan lakes - freeze in the ice allowing researchers to measure and calculate how much methane is released.