A leap in material durability and efficiency
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Add-on system in Mars water mining operations will screen for introduced and alien life
Graphic depiction of Add-on to large-scale water mining operations on Mars to screen for introduced and alien life. Credit: Steven Benner As noted at NASA’s 2019 Carlsbad Conference, we have …
Winter storm threatens travel chaos on US east coast
In 2022 the US Northeast was battered by what authorities called the ‘blizzard of the century’ Forecasters warned on Friday that a deluge of snow and wintery conditions could bring …
Rocket carrying American lunar lander rolls to launchpad
This image released by NASA shows Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander being encapsulated in the payload fairing, or nose cone, of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Final preparations were underway Friday …
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023
Burnt trees are seen after illegal fires were lit by farmers in Manaquiri, Amazonas state in September 2023. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to …
Research team combines two catalysts to make common chemical production safer, more environmentally friendly
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The chemical industry has long been shadowed by unwelcome images of billowing smokestacks and pipes discharging toxic effluent. Modern manufacturing practices have done much to mitigate …
Novel comparative approach enables mapping of fish ‘countries’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using novel comparative riverscape genomics, biologists at the University of Arkansas surveyed 31 fish species from 75 locations in the White River Basin in Arkansas. Their …
Metal-organic frameworks study unravels mechanism for capturing water from air
Metal-organic frameworks can adsorb water in the pores they form. Credit: B. Schröder/HZDR Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf and Dresden University of Technology have unraveled the water adsorption mechanism in …
Water increasingly at the center of conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Six months ago, an explosion ripped apart Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, unleashing floods that killed 58 people, devastated the landscape along the Dnipro River and cut …
Harnessing sensors, smart devices, and AI could transform agriculture
To Assistant Professor Azahar Ali, three technologies stand out for their potential to advance climate-smart, precision agriculture: wearable agriculture sensors, smart devices, and artificial intelligence. Credit: Sam Dean for Virginia …