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Campi Flegrei’s crust is weakening as uplift and earthquakes continue, but current monitoring does not point to an imminent eruption.
Decades of unrest have damaged the crust beneath Campi Flegrei, changing how scientists interpret its next volcanic crisis.
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A buried Wash volcanic complex may be the source of Kinnekulle ash spread across northern Europe 454 million years ago.
Green ImpactAncient English supervolcano blasted ash across northern Europe 454 million years agoJoshua Shavit
El Niño variability in the eastern Pacific has increased by about 36.5% compared with the pre-industrial era, according to a 1,000-year coral record from the Galápagos Islands.
Green ImpactEl Niño is stronger than at any point in the past 1,000 years, coral records revealJoshua Shavit
Fossilized animal waste may have recycled nutrients and helped complex marine ecosystems flourish during the Cambrian Explosion.
DiscoveriesAncient animal feces may have helped transform Earth’s oceans 540 million years agoJoseph Shavit
Drops can become electrically charged as they slide across surfaces. If they then fall onto a coating—such as on a car—the coating can be corroded by the drop’s electrical discharge and permanently damaged.
Green ImpactScientists discover why rain drops can damage metal protective coatingsJoshua Shavit
Coconut oil biofuel ran in a turbojet with comparable efficiency while cutting hydrocarbon emissions in blends with Jet A-1.
Green ImpactCoconut oil could offer airlines another path toward alternative jet fuelJoshua Shavit
Scientists created living fungal fabric that can repair itself, repel water, produce colors, block UV light and biodegrade in soil.
Green ImpactThe future of fashion: Living fungal fabric that repairs itself and blocks UV lightRebecca Shavit
Scientists mapped 1.55 million cubic meters of hidden ice beneath Utah’s Timpanogos Rock Glacier using gravity measurements.
Green ImpactRock glaciers worldwide may hold about 48 gigatons of waterJoseph Shavit
The UC-30 submarine sank in 1917, but its explosives are still affecting the surrounding marine environment.
Green ImpactOld World War wrecks are still leaking TNT into the North SeaJoshua Shavit
An ADN green rocket thruster ignited electrically at room temperature, eliminating the need for a preheated catalyst bed.
SpaceScientists develop a greener, catalyst-free, rocket thruster to power the next generation of spacecraftJoseph Shavit
A nationwide database reveals where landslides threaten millions of Americans and highlights deep urban and rural divides in risk.
Green ImpactUW researchers create the first building-level map of landslide risk across the United StatesJoseph Shavit
This cookie is made using waste plant materials and plastic and could feed humans everywhere from submarines to spaceships.
Green ImpactScientists recycle plastic bottles and corn waste into protein-rich cookiesJoshua Shavit
Outcrop photo of carbonaceous chert. 3.5-billion-year-old chert in India preserves carbon and layered structures that researchers link to early microbial life.
Green Impact3.5 billion-year-old rock in India may hold evidence of early microbial lifeJoshua Shavit
Thunderquake seismic imaging uses storm-generated vibrations and buried fiber-optic cables to reveal underground weak zones.
Green ImpactThunderquakes turn storms into a new tool for imaging underground hazardsJoseph Shavit
The Toba supervolcano remained active for thousands of years after its giant eruption, challenging how volcanic hazards are assessed.
Green ImpactAncient Toba eruption reveals a supervolcano can stay dangerous for thousands of yearsJoseph Shavit
Beijing measurements show some city trees release gases that become much more reactive in hot, sunny weather.
Green ImpactCity trees can worsen ozone pollution when heatwaves hit, study findsJoshua Shavit
University of Waterloo researchers are using AI, sensors and data science to decode modern house fires and improve evacuation safety.
AIAI helps predict dangerous fire conditions in modern homesShy Cohen