The global economy still relies on the fossil carbon sources of petroleum, natural gas and coal, not just to produce fuel, but also as a raw material used by the chemical industry to manufacture plastics and countless other chemical compounds.
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New Material Could Make It Easier to Remove Colon Polyps
More than 15 million colonoscopies are performed in the United States every year, and in at least 20 percent of those, gastroenterologists end up removing precancerous growths from the colon.
West Coast Forest Landowners Will Plant Less Douglas-Fir in Warming Climate, Model Shows
West Coast forest landowners are expected to adapt to climate change by gradually switching from Douglas-fir to other types of trees such as hardwoods and ponderosa pine, according to a new Oregon State University study.
State-Shifter: 'Smart' Material Can Switch from Soft to Hard and Back Again
A new material created at the University of Waterloo can switch back and forth between a hard solid or a soft gel at the same temperature, a breakthrough that offers an innovative solution to a long-standing challenge with synthetic materials by giving it both strength and shape adaptability.
NASA Finds Flossie’s Center Just North of Coldest Cloud Tops
Cloud top temperatures provide information to forecasters about where the strongest storms are located within a tropical cyclone.
NASA Analyzes First Central Pacific Ocean Hurricane’s Water Vapor
Hurricane Erick has become the first tropical cyclone to enter the Central Pacific Ocean during the 2019 Hurricane Season and Hawaii is keeping an eye on the storm.