Radioactive Glass Beads May Tell the Terrible Tale of How the Fukushima Meltdown Unfolded
The microscopic particles unleashed by the plant’s explosions are also a potential environmental and health concern
The microscopic particles unleashed by the plant’s explosions are also a potential environmental and health concern
The world’s southernmost continent is jettisoning six times more ice now than it was four decades ago
Weather models are not being updated and training sessions might be canceled during the budget standoff
As temperatures warm, it becomes more likely the drought will match past “megadroughts” for length as well
Warming could exact a major economic toll, but reducing emissions and adapting to changes can alleviate those costs
Looking to fire-adapted trees and animals could reduce the impacts of California’s deadly blazes
To know what a wildfire might do next, researchers need to know how an inferno interacts with the atmosphere
New practices, and new chemistries, are needed to end the scourge
Suspicions humans are consuming tiny plastic particles have been confirmed, spurring future work into the possible health impacts
A new IPCC report shows the impacts in the near future that can be avoided by limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius instead of 2 degrees C
Scientists have made major strides in recent years in understanding why storms rapidly intensify
The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that touched off the tsunami occurred amid a complex puzzle of tectonic plates
Microplastics stay in the insects’ bodies from larva to adulthood
Compound flooding can exacerbate the impacts from storm surge and rain
Tiny bits of plastic have seeped into soil, fish and air, posing a threat to animal and human health
About 80 percent of Earth's biomass is plant life, with humans about equal to krill way down the heft chart.
Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide
Flora make up the majority of Earth’s biomass, followed by bacteria
An unusually early—and humid—heat wave has set all-time records
Adventurer scientists swarm the melting Thwaites Glacier for clues to how fast sea level will rise
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