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.
Meltwater Ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf
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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.
Explained: Generative AI’s Environmental Impact
The excitement surrounding potential benefits of generative AI, from improving worker productivity to advancing scientific research, is hard to ignore.
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.
