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Rooftop Panels, EV Chargers, and Smart Thermostats Could Chip in to Boost Power Grid Resilience

There’s a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids and make them more resilient to unforeseen outages, a new study shows.

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The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life

In the delicate balancing act between human development and protecting the fragile natural world, sand is weighing down the scales on the human side.

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UK Peatland Fires are Supercharging Carbon Emissions as Climate Change Causes Hotter, Drier Summers

More fires, taking hold over more months of the year, are causing more carbon to be released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

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PFAS: Found 180 Times More ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Birds

These man-made toxic substances are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’. 

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University of Vaasa Conducts Research on Utilizing Buildings as Energy Sources

The University of Vaasa has received funding from Business Finland for the FlexiPower research and development project, which focuses on developing and commercializing the "Building as a Battery" (BaaB) solution. 

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Turtles Change Nesting Patterns in Response to Climate Change

New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier.

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Sweater Weather in North America

Despite global temperatures being well above normal in the third week of February 2025, a blast of frigid Arctic air spilled south across Canada into the central and eastern United States.

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Chip-Based System for Terahertz Waves Could Enable More Efficient, Sensitive Electronics

The use of terahertz waves, which have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves, could enable faster data transmission, more precise medical imaging, and higher-resolution radar.

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Alaska-Developed Volcano Monitoring System Will Expand Across U.S.

A new radar-based volcano monitoring system developed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and U.S. Geological Survey will expand across the U.S. and beyond.

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Scientists Discover Low-Cost Way to Trap Carbon Using Common Rocks

Stanford University chemists have developed a practical, low-cost way to permanently remove atmospheric carbon dioxide, the main driver of global warming and climate change.

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