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A new study expands on previous work that was featured in the most recent major climate report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).…
Pulses are a type of plant-based food that are high in protein, fiber, and various vitamins and minerals. They are considered a “superfood” due to…
The latest temperature reconstruction indicates that the past decade in the cores is approximately 1.5 degrees warmer than the long-term average. A recent scientific study,…
These monogenean worms (Microcotyle sebastis) were dissected from the gills of a preserved copper rockfish specimen from the UW Fish Collection at the Burke Museum.…
Scientists say that carbon pricing and coal mining phase-out would be effective policies. “It’s really a make-or-break moment,” says Stephen Bi from the Potsdam-Institute for…
Globorataloides hexagonus shell recovered from a deep-sea sediment core in the tropical Pacific ocean. Credit: Catherine Davis Scientists have mapped out oceanic “dead zones” from…
“Nanowires” produced by Geobacter in response to an electric field applied to electricity-producing biofilms. These nanowires are composed of cytochrome OmcZ and show 1000-fold higher…
With a world facing the consequences of climate change, climate-resilient crops are becoming increasingly critical. By having crops that can withstand extreme environmental stressors, food…
Gun violence is a serious public health concern that affects individuals and communities across the United States. It can take many forms, including homicide, suicide,…
The minimal variation in CO2 levels may indicate that the climate is more responsive to alterations in atmospheric CO2 concentrations than previously thought. The emergence…
Trade-wind clouds near Barbados: one plane was used to drop hundreds of atmospheric probes from an altitude of nine kilometers. Credit: MPI-M An airborne campaign…
A magnified view of a stoma on the leaf of a Tradescantia albiflora albovittata plant, commonly known as a giant white inch plant. Credit: Douglas…
Topographical map of the world, with higher mountain ranges in dark brown and lower areas in green. The Northern Hemisphere has more land mass and…
The samples were collected on the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea on an ambitious trans-Arctic expedition in 1994. Credit: US Coast Guard Princeton scientists…
Ancient seawater pockets trapped in an iron pyrite framboid, shown here, offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our…
The study found that even under moderate warming conditions, pollen season in the U.S. will begin earlier and last longer, with higher average pollen concentrations…
Professor David Rounce, an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, spearheaded an international effort to create new projections for glacier mass loss over the…
Left: the solution is confined by graphene. Right: the solution is confined by stishovite (SiO2). The white, grey, red, and pink balls are the hydrogen,…
Hurricane Katrina. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center When you say, “Are hurricanes getting stronger?” in the sense of, “Are they going to be category…