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New Study: Coastal Waves Create More Aerosols Than Expected – May Affect Climate and Air Quality

A new discovery about how sea spray forms on coastlines may change our understanding of the oceans’ impact on climate.

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Strong Global Support for Protecting Our Planet

There is strong support for the global 30–30 target on biodiversity, which means that one-third of the Earth’s surface should be protected by 2030.

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New DNA Test Reveals Plants’ Hidden Climate Role

Plant roots are essential for both food production and climate, yet until now they have been nearly impossible to measure accurately.

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Scientists Track Lightning “Pollution” in Real Time Using NASA Satellite

Picture this: You’re stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in.

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Hurricane Katrina Still Offers Lessons for Disaster Recovery Researchers, Twenty Years Later

Hurricane Katrina—which made landfall in Louisiana in August 2005—is among the worst natural disasters to ever hit the United States, devastating communities across the Gulf Coast and forcing more than 1.5 million residents to evacuate their homes.

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From Nature’s Pathways to Future Clean Energy Technologies

“My lab is in the business of knowledge creation,” said David Beratan, R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

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Rising Temperatures Intensify "Supercell Thunderstorms" in Europe

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Bern and ETH Zurich have shown how climate change is intensifying supercell thunderstorms in Europe.

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Research Finds Saltwater Systems Boost Tilapia Growth

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study shows a species of tilapia grows 15% faster in a system that recirculates artificial saltwater than in freshwater.

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Wildfires Burning Less Land but Threatening More People

A growing number of people globally are seeing wildfires encroach on their homes.

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Study Reveals Rapid Acidification Below Ocean’s Surface Near Hawaiʻi

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean at the surface and has been increasing the acidity of Pacific waters since the beginning of the industrial revolution more than 200 years ago.

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