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A silver wire mesh collects droplets of water in front of a gray background.

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Low-Tech, Energy-Free Tool Collects and Cleans Fog Water

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 September 20237 February 2024

A new fog harvester could benefit communities that lack access to clean freshwater.

A satellite image of Earth’s surface shows gray material—airborne dust—fanning out over a landscape of snowy mountain peaks and vegetated lowlands.

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Protein Powder Makes Ice Crystals Flower

by Katherine Kornei 26 September 202326 September 2023

Dust from Alaska is particularly effective at forming ice crystals because it contains biological components, researchers believe. The finding has implications for cloud physics and our planet’s climate.

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Наконец-то найдено объяснение загадочным “камням дзен”

by Katherine Kornei 20 September 202320 September 2023

Лабораторные эксперименты позволили воссоздать тонкие ледяные пьедесталы, поддерживающие некоторые горные породы в природе, и выяснить, что сублимация играет ключевую роль в формировании этих редких и красивых структур.

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Ледники Арктики, вулкан в Перу и русский голод

by Santiago Flórez 20 September 202320 September 2023

Группа, изучающая российские ледники, нашла подтверждение тому, что извержение вулкана в южном Перу изменило климат планеты в начале 17го века.

A person stands atop a cliff overlooking a red-walled canyon.

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Grand Canyon Heat May Become More Dangerous

by Caroline Hasler 15 September 202315 September 2023

Climate change may double the risk of heat-related illness at Grand Canyon National Park by the end of the century.

A model of a complete dinosaur fossil hung by cables

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Illegal Fossil Export Is More Than an Irritator to the Global South

by Sofia Moutinho 14 September 202317 April 2024

More than 2,000 researchers have signed an open letter requesting the repatriation of a dinosaur fossil to Brazil. Some say the case highlights a pattern of scientific colonialism in paleontology.