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NOAA Flies Straight Into the Guinness World Records Book
It’s one — no, two! — for the record books.
Ohio’s Droughts Are Worse Than Often Recognized, Study Finds
A new type of analysis suggests that droughts in Ohio were more severe from 2000 to 2019 than standard measurements have suggested.
Texas A&M Researchers Integrating New AI Tools For Plant Analysis
Plant phenotyping is the process of measuring and analyzing observable plant characteristics. In addition to ensuring a healthier crop yield, this process is essential for various current societal challenges, such as energy demands (i.e. biofuels) and food security.
New Research Reveals Why and When the Sahara Desert Was Green
The research, published in Nature Communications, showed periodic wet phases in the Sahara were driven by changes in Earth’s orbit around the Sun and were suppressed during the ice ages.
WVU Engineers Study How to Pull Carbon Out of Building Air to Make Methanol
Researchers at West Virginia University have taken the first steps toward developing technology that can capture carbon dioxide in the air and use it for eco-friendly manufacturing of methanol.