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UC Irvine Scientists Say Deepening Arctic Snowpack Drives Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Human-caused climate change is shortening the snow cover period in the Arctic.

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Soils in Drought Stress Leak More Volatile Organic Compounds Into the Atmosphere

A Biosphere 2 rainforest experiment reveals soils release more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere during drought.  

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Storied Research Platform is Retired

The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) was one of the most innovative oceanographic research tools ever invented. 

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What Fuels Hawaiʻi Wildfires? UH Expert Explains

Haunting images of the deadly wildfires in August that displaced thousands on Maui and tragically devastated much of the Valley Isle’s historic town of Lāhainā continue to send shockwaves across Hawaiʻi and the globe.

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Simple Superconducting Device Could Dramatically Cut Energy Use in Computing, Other Applications

MIT scientists and their colleagues have created a simple superconducting device that could transfer current through electronic devices much more efficiently than is possible today.

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Turbulent Ocean Basin Could Aid in Understanding Global Climate

The mid-latitude storms would sometimes come like beads on a string, one right after another, stalling the research team’s efforts to deploy the critical ocean-monitoring instruments that sat secured on the deck of the 273-foot Roger Revelle.

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How AI Can Help Turn Data Into Food

Artificial intelligence could hold the key to feeding 10 billion people by 2050 in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving pests and pathogens according to researchers at The University of Queensland.

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Tool to Track Climate Progress Shows Fossil Fuel Producers Come Up Short

More than half of the world’s top fossil fuel producers will fail to meet climate targets unless they ramp up decarbonisation plans, according to an international team led by The University of Queensland.

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Study Explains How Part of the Nucleolus Evolved

Inside all living cells, loosely formed assemblies known as biomolecular condensates perform many critical functions. However, it is not well understood how proteins and other biomolecules come together to form these assemblies within cells.

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Dry Lightning Can Spark Wildfires Even Under Wetter Conditions

Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren’t so dry, a study has found. 

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