A study of biomass burning aerosols led by University of Wyoming researchers revealed that smoke from wildfires has more of a cooling effect on the atmosphere than computer models assume.
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More Than Half of COVID-19 Healthcare Workers at Risk for Mental Health Problems
The daily toll of COVID-19, as measured by new cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties: the rising risk of mental health problems among health care professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic.
A Bucket of Water can Reveal Climate Change Impacts on Marine Life in the Arctic
Climate changes prompt many important questions. Not least how it affects animals and plants: Do they adapts, gradually migrate to different areas or become extinct?
NASA Missions Help Investigate an ‘Old Faithful’ Active Galaxy
During a typical year, over a million people visit Yellowstone National Park, where the Old Faithful geyser regularly blasts a jet of boiling water high in the air.
Texas A&M Research Explores How Melanoma Grows and Spreads
The first step in treating cancer is understanding how it starts, grows and spreads throughout the body.
Could We Harness Energy from Black Holes?
A remarkable prediction of Einstein's theory of general relativity—the theory that connects space, time, and gravity—is that rotating black holes have enormous amounts of energy available to be tapped.