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Some Plans to Reverse Climate Change Could Double Water Use

by J. Kathan 30 January 202018 October 2021

Researchers say full-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies would lead to major changes in global usage of water, land, and energy.

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Oil-Exposed Mahi-Mahi More Likely to Lose Oil-Avoidance Behavior

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 30 January 202018 May 2022

Contact with oil may make it harder for the fish to avoid additional exposure, creating a vicious cycle following offshore oil spills.

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Five Spitzer Discoveries About Solar Systems Near and Far

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 January 202010 January 2023

The powerful infrared space telescope is powering down after 16 years. It has revolutionized our understanding of solar systems, including hidden surprises in our own.

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Power Outages, PG&E, and Science’s Flickering Future

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 29 January 202012 December 2022

As lawmakers debate planned power outages as a Band-Aid to the nation’s wildfire problem, science hangs in the balance.

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How to Launch a Satellite During a Blackout

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 29 January 202012 December 2022

PG&E shut down the power to Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory right before a satellite launch.

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Minireservoirs Could Save Farmers with Sandy Soils

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 29 January 202031 October 2022

A recently revived subsurface water retention technology could conserve water and drastically increase crop yields in arid landscapes with sandy soils like sub-Saharan Africa.

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How Scientists Search for Martian Methane

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 28 January 20202 November 2021

Finding subsurface reserves of methane on Mars could revolutionize human space travel, but it won’t be an easy hunt.

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Students Launch Balloon-Borne Payloads into Thunderstorms

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 January 202019 January 2023

The High Energy Lightning Emission Network project hopes to detect elusive bursts of light and particles called terrestrial gamma ray flashes.

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Clean Water Act in the Balance?

by Randy Showstack 27 January 20207 March 2022

An important Supreme Court case could have major ramifications on the interpretation of the Clean Water Act and environmental protection.

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Wooden Buildings Could House the Carbon of the 21st Century

by J. Wosen 27 January 202031 January 2022

To keep carbon out of the atmosphere, researchers argue that we need to return to one of the world’s oldest building materials: wood.

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