Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new…
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Topology can play a crucial role in the generation of laser light
A donut is not a bun. From a mathematical point of view, they are two fundamentally…
Gas flares tied to premature deaths
Newly published research by Rice University environmental engineers suggests flaring of natural gas from oil and…
Glaciers a common thread throughout new UN climate report
Glaciers appear in many chapters and sections of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
The new IPCC report's grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind
Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still…
New IPCC report: Australia at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high
Climatic trends, extreme conditions and sea level rise are already hitting many of Australia’s ecosystems, industries…
Adaptation key to protect vulnerable from climate change
Climate change is affecting every region in the world, almost every sector, and people in both…
ISS experiments to find solutions for cleaning up orbital debris and repairing damaged satellites
In 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, the largest civilian satellite (at the time) to…
Analysis finds plastic pollution prevention efforts slowed during pandemic
A new analysis from Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions suggests efforts to address…
Strong, stretchy, self-healing polymers rapidly recover from damage
A polymer that heals itself with unprecedented speed and efficacy when cut—almost completely recovering its original…