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How Osmotic Power Works—and Why It Could Run 24/7
Osmotic power harvests electricity from the natural mixing of saltwater and freshwater. Unlike solar or wind, it runs around the clock—but scaling up...
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Osmotic power harvests electricity from the natural mixing of saltwater and freshwater. Unlike solar or wind, it runs around the clock—but scaling up...
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Flower nectar routinely contains ethanol produced by fermenting yeasts. A new UC Berkeley survey found alcohol in 26 of 29 plant species, revealing th...
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Climate attribution science uses weather data and computer models to determine whether climate change made a specific extreme weather event more likel...
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Harmful algal blooms poison water, kill marine life, and cost economies billions. Here is how they form, what makes them toxic, and why they are growi...
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Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun than it radiates back to space. This growing gap, called the energy imbalance, is the master metric behind glob...
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Doggerland was a vast prehistoric landmass connecting Britain to mainland Europe, now submerged beneath the North Sea. Rising seas and a catastrophic...
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Vast reserves of freshwater lie trapped beneath the seafloor worldwide, totaling an estimated 500,000 cubic kilometers. Scientists are now mapping the...
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Beavers are nature's most prolific engineers, building dams that create wetlands, store massive amounts of carbon, reduce flooding, and boost biodiver...
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As water scarcity pushes farmers worldwide to irrigate with treated wastewater, research reveals that crops absorb trace pharmaceuticals—and where exa...
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Mosquitoes use a sophisticated multi-step sensory system—combining CO₂ detection, body odor, visual cues, infrared radiation, and taste—to locate and...
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The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is a vast stretch of Pacific seafloor rich in critical minerals and undiscovered species. It sits at the center of the glo...
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The Ministry of Climate has launched a four-year, PLN 16 million+ program to protect the brown bear, encompassing prevention, intervention, and educat...
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