The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size at 10 million square miles (26 million square kilometers) on September 21, which ranks as the 16th largest since 1979, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NOAA and NASA.
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FSU-Led Research Shows Shifting Nesting Timing not Enough to Prevent Fewer Sea Turtle Hatchlings
New research led by a Florida State University professor shows that potential adaptive responses by sea turtles, such as shifting the timing of when they nest, may not be enough to counteract the projected impacts from climate change on hatchling production.
In a Surprising Finding, Light Can Make Water Evaporate Without Heat
Evaporation is happening all around us all the time, from the sweat cooling our bodies to the dew burning off in the morning sun.
Research Explores Whether Coral Islands Could Survive the Impact of Rising Sea Levels
A major international research project is to explore the potential for low-lying coral atoll islands to survive the predicted rise in sea level.
Soy Expansion in Brazil Linked to Increase in Childhood Leukemia Deaths
Over the past decades, Brazil has become the world’s leading soybean producer, as well as the leading consumer of pesticides.
OU Researcher Aims to Uncover Biological Mechanisms for Fuel Upcycling
A project led by John Peters, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, has received a nearly $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences.