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Why Antarctic ice shelves are losing their mass and how it leads to global sea level rise
The Greenland ice sheet (GIS) and Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) contribute largely to global mean sea…
Even after a wet winter, California is preparing for the next drought
Mountains are capped with record snowpack, rolling hills are covered in a rainbow of wildflowers, reservoirs…
High-temperature shock synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles for catalysis
High-temperature shock (HTS) is an emerging synthesis method with kinetics-dominated non-equilibrium characteristics, which can achieve an…
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season,…
A strange quark matter core likely exists in neutron stars
At the end of a star’s life, nuclear fusion ceases, and the resulting pressure is no…
Ancient mass extinction event may not be so strange after all, says new study
The Late Ordovician mass extinction event (LOME) has long been viewed as odd compared to other…
Space missions set to improve solar storm forecasts
Satellites launched into outer space could send back improved warnings of dangerous solar storms thanks to…
Researchers analyze carbon sequestration in California Current Ecosystem
Florida State University researchers have analyzed the carbon exported from surface waters of the California Current…
Q&A: Bringing the debt ceiling down to our level
Much ado about the debt ceiling the past couple months. As the issue plays on (and…