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Can Desalination Quench Agriculture’s Thirst?

by Lela Nargi 15 May 202515 May 2025

Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly pipe dream, others say it’s part of the future.

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A Dragonfly for Titan

by Matthew R. Francis 14 February 202514 February 2025

A new eight-rotor robotic probe will head to the solar system’s most Earth-like moon. Here’s what its team is doing to prepare.

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Panama Canal Logistics Are at the Mercy of Weather and Climate

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 February 202513 February 2025

Regional weather variability and climate change make operating the canal a challenge.

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U.S. Academic Research Fleet to Add Three Smaller, More Nimble Vessels

by Grace van Deelen 27 January 202526 March 2025

A dire lack of investment in oceangoing vessels means the U.S. ocean sciences community is lagging, scientists say. Three new vessels will play a part in building capabilities.

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Road Development May Put Habitats at Risk

by Meghie Rodrigues 24 January 202528 January 2025

New research links road construction with increased urbanization and more fragmented species ranges.

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Human Activities Might Create Temporary Atmospheres on the Moon

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 11 December 202411 December 2024

Outgassing could pose problems for long-term habitation of the Moon, including health hazards for astronauts, hindrances for electronics, and hampered scientific study.

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An Unprecedented Experiment to Map Kīlauea’s Summit Magma System

by Roger Denlinger, Daniel R. H. O’Connell, Guoqing Lin, Steve Roecker and Ninfa Bennington 18 September 202423 September 2024

Dozens of researchers deployed nearly 2,000 seismic stations—and a T-Rex—to better illuminate subsurface structure and magma storage below the summit of the highly active volcano.

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带一路能否走向绿色?

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 29 May 202431 October 2024

中国在全球基础设施上的投资可能会改变气候变化的天平,但中国与其伙伴国之间的关系却很复杂。

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Alerting Communities to Hyperlocalized Urban Flooding

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 9 May 20249 May 2024

A high-accuracy, low-cost sensor network may change the way urban floods are detected and monitored.

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Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry Are Triple Current Estimates

by Nathaniel Scharping 15 April 202415 April 2024

A new study using aerial data reveals that fossil fuel extraction and processing are responsible for far more methane than previously believed.

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