Scientists Explore Pulling Potent Methane Out of the Air to Curb Warming
Methane traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, but pulling it from the air could prove to be a more complex task than removing CO2
Methane traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, but pulling it from the air could prove to be a more complex task than removing CO2
The Greenland Ice Sheet could experience runaway melting if the world overshoots climate targets, but even then quick action could stabilize it
The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared gaze sheds new light on the Orion nebula, an icon of the night sky
The Biden administration’s intention to use dozens of bombs’ worth of highly enriched uranium as fuel in a new civilian reactor sets a dangerous precedent, one that could help our foes get nuclear weapons...
New research offers insight into how rain and thunderstorms break up and spread respiratory irritants, such as pollen, fungal spores and pollutants
The sun’s magnetic poles are about to reverse as part of a regular 11-year sunspot activity cycle
The darkness of the night sky offers a profound insight on the nature of the cosmos
It's a global pandemic. The year is not 2020 but 1918, and Harriet Jane Lawrence is developing a vaccine against the deadliest influenza outbreak the world has ever seen
A facility off the coast of Oregon is being constructed to test devices to harness wave power that resemble everything from buoys to carpets
A unique U.S. strain of leishmaniasis has just been reported
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