Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know.
Young Researcher Makes Surprising Methane Discovery in Yukon Glaciers: “Much More Widespread Than We Thought”
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Ice Shell Thickness Reveals Water Temp on Ocean Worlds
Decades before any probe dips a toe – and thermometer – into the waters of distant ocean worlds, Cornell astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures based on the thickness of their ice shells, effectively conducting oceanography from space.
In Rush for Lithium, Miners Turn to the Oil Fields of Arkansas
The town of Smackover, Arkansas, was founded a hundred years ago when a sawmill operator got lucky: his wildcat oil well yielded a gusher.
Deforestation Exacerbates Risk of Malaria for Most Vulnerable Children
Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa.
How Climate Change Risks Increase at a National Scale as the Level of Global Warming Increases
A major research programme led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has quantified how climate change risks to human and natural systems increase at a national scale as the level of global warming increases.
Rice Lab Finds Better Way to Handle Hard-to-Recycle Material
Glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP), a strong and durable composite material, is widely used in everything from aircraft parts to windmill blades.
