In the years following the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe.
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Meltwater Ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf
Toward the end of 2024, less than halfway through the melt season in Antarctica, the icy continent had already seen bouts of widespread melting along its coastal areas.
For Clean Ammonia, MIT Engineers Propose Going Underground
Ammonia is the most widely produced chemical in the world today, used primarily as a source for nitrogen fertilizer.
New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater into Drinking Water Without Tons of Chemicals
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
As Oceans Warm, Predators Are Falling Out of Sync with Their Prey
For decades on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, recreational anglers have braved the cold temperatures of late October and November to chase one of the region’s most iconic fish species, the striped bass.
Smaller Fish Offer Better Nutrition, Lower Environmental Cost
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.
