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An example of a neat-film-based molecular solar thermal (MOST) system, created by researchers in 2022.
A new UC Santa Barbara molecule stores sunlight in chemical bonds and later releases enough heat to boil water.
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Scientists found that stratospheric aerosol injection may help the Amazon rainforest store more carbon and resist climate damage.
Green ImpactCan geoengineering save the Amazon Rainforest?Joshua Shavit
Researchers are using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning to scan chicken eggs for embryo health, sex and quality.
Green ImpactAI egg scanners make poultry hatcheries more humaneHannah Shavit-Weiner
Antarctic meltwater may speed ice loss by reshaping ocean circulation, raising concerns that sea-level forecasts are too low.
Green ImpactAntarctic meltwater is driving faster ice loss than climate models predictRebecca Shavit
Review says red meat once aided human evolution but now drives chronic disease, climate harm, and ecological strain.
HealthRed meat once helped human evolution but now carries serious risksRebecca Shavit
MLB’s torpedo bat is drawing attention for shifting weight and reshaping how hitters think about contact.
InnovationsDo torpedo bats actually give baseball players an edge?Amyn Bhai
New research explains why rising CO2 cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth’s surface.
Green ImpactScientists reveal why the Earth’s upper atmosphere is cooling while the surface is heating upShy Cohen
Fog sampling equipment set up in a foggy field in Pennsylvania.
Green ImpactNature’s air purifier: Fog is alive and it’s cleaning our airRebecca Shavit
Artist's rendition of a fully-frozen snowball Earth.
Green Impact‘Snowball Earth’ repeatedly thawed during a 56-million-year ice ageRebecca Shavit
New stainless steel from Hong Kong could make green hydrogen cheaper by replacing costly, corrosion-resistant materials.
Green ImpactNew type of stainless steel pulls hydrogen directly out of seawaterJoshua Shavit
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai-volcanic eruption on 15 january 2022. Image taken from a video of the eruption.
Green ImpactA violent volcanic eruption triggered a rare atmospheric cleanupRebecca Shavit
A giant python in Indonesia now holds a world record, but her survival may matter more than her size.
Green ImpactAt 23ft and 8 inches, ‘The Baroness’ is the world’s longest wild snakeHannah Shavit-Weiner
The rise of Earth’s continents may have tuned ancient oceans to just the right boron concentration for life to emerge, according to a new research study.
Green ImpactContinent formation may have set the stage for life on EarthRebecca Shavit
An ant holds an oak gall containing wasp larvae. Researchers discovered an elaborate relationship among ants, wasps and oak trees.
Green Impact8-year-old’s backyard discovery upends a century of plant-insect scienceJoshua Shavit
Science in lofty heights: Samuel Weber installs a seismometer and a solar panel on the summit of the Matterhorn.
Green ImpactHuman activity found to literally move mountainsJoshua Shavit
New perovskite diode reaches 26.7% solar efficiency and 31% LED efficiency in one device, pointing to self-charging displays.
Green ImpactPerovskite breakthrough brings self-charging screens closer to realityJoshua Shavit
New tool tracks where any place on Earth sat up to 320 million years ago, helping decode ancient climate and fossil records.
Green ImpactNew tool tracks lost continents and moving plates over the last 320 million yearsRebecca Shavit