A massive black hole – about 20,000 times the size of the sun – has been confirmed as the closest to our solar system by an international study involving University of Queensland researchers.
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Cable Installation Set to Begin for OSU-Led Wave Energy Testing Facility off Oregon Coast
Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast.
New Study Provides Enhanced Understanding of Tropical Atmospheric Waves
A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.
Biological Science Helps Fuel the Future of Electric Air Travel
When it comes to figuring out why electric aircraft batteries lose power over time, one typically wouldn’t think to turn to a decades-old approach biologists use to study the structure and function of components in living organisms.
Fires and Climate are Changing. Science Needs to Change too
A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become more intense and frequent, the urgency for effective and proactive fire science grows.
Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
As container ships the size of city blocks cross the oceans to deliver cargo, their huge diesel engines emit large quantities of air pollutants that drive climate change and have human health impacts.