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Some 5,000 Solar Panels Added to Longest Dam in Switzerland
A Swiss energy firm has installed nearly 5,000 solar panels on the country’s longest dam.
The Importance of the Atmosphere and Ocean in Determining the Fate of Antarctica
An international team of researchers has combined satellite imagery and climate and ocean records to obtain the most detailed understanding yet of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — which contains enough ice to raise global sea level by 11 feet, or 3.3 meters — is responding to climate change.
How to make hydrogels more injectable
Gel-like materials that can be injected into the body hold great potential to heal injured tissues or manufacture entirely new tissues. Many researchers are working to develop these hydrogels for biomedical uses, but so far very few have made it into the clinic.
Ice Cores Show Even Dormant Volcanoes Leak Abundant Sulfur Into the Atmosphere
Volcanoes draw plenty of attention when they erupt.
UK’s Overseas Territories at Ongoing Risk From Wide Range of Invasive Species
AA new study has for the first time predicted which invasive species could pose a future threat to the UK’s ecologically unique Overseas Territories.