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Tiny plasma bursts convert methane into methanol in one step, offering a cleaner route to liquid fuel production.
Mini lightning bolts in water helped chemists turn methane into methanol without extreme heat or pressure.
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A vanished inland sea larger than the Great Lakes combined helped reshape North America’s land, rivers, and climate.
Green ImpactThe lost inland sea that dwarfed the Great Lakes and reshaped North AmericaRebecca Shavit
Warmer springs make bees and wasps emerge earlier, but many lose crucial body mass before adulthood.
Green ImpactThe hidden costs of climate change for bees and waspsHannah Shavit-Weiner
New modeling suggests Yellowstone’s magma comes from shallow mantle flow, not a deep plume.
Green ImpactThe hidden mantle flow shaping Yellowstone’s supervolcanoRebecca Shavit
Southern California hybrid honeybees carry far fewer Varroa mites, offering clues for healthier colonies.
Green ImpactSouthern California bees are keeping deadly mites in checkHannah Shavit-Weiner
Summers are arriving earlier, lasting longer, and building heat faster, new UBC research finds.
Green ImpactSummers are getting longer, hotter and the trend is speeding upRebecca Shavit
An adult Magellanic penguin stands with its chick during breeding season in Argentina.
Green ImpactPenguin ‘toxicologists’ find PFAS chemicals in remote PatagoniaBreaking Science
A decade-long study shows assault rates rise on smoky days in Seattle, pointing to a link between air pollution and aggression.
Green ImpactWildfire smoke linked to higher assault rates, study findsRebecca Shavit
Rutgers-led review suggests meteor impact craters may have created hydrothermal settings where life first emerged.
SpaceNew study challenges where life first began on EarthJoshua Shavit
Manson Icefield, Nunavut, above the location where a subglacial lake drains and fills.
Green ImpactFirst-ever map documents 33 glacial lakes hidden under the Canadian ArcticRebecca Shavit
Understanding where a tree’s mass comes from reshapes how you think about growth, food, and the environment.
Green ImpactTrees don’t actually grow from the ground, scientists findJoseph Shavit
Researchers detected antibiotic residues in a Brazilian river ecosystem and tested a floating plant’s ability to reduce contamination and damage.
Green ImpactResearchers develop plant-based cleanup for harmful antibiotics found in rivers and fishHannah Shavit-Weiner
New surveys uncover freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake, sparking new questions about dust suppression and untapped groundwater reserves.
Green ImpactScientists discover freshwater hidden beneath Utah’s Great Salt LakeRebecca Shavit
Antarctic ice reveals 3 million years of climate history, with cooling tied to only modest greenhouse gas changes.
Green ImpactThree million years of climate history, captured in Antarctic iceJoshua Shavit
Hawaii tests roads made from recycled plastic and fishing nets, with early results showing no increase in microplastic shedding.
Green ImpactFishing nets and recycled plastic trash are being paved into Hawaii’s roadsMac Oliveau
Harvard study finds direct evidence that Earth’s plates were moving 3.5 billion years ago.
Green ImpactEarth’s tectonic plates were already shifting 3.5 billion years agoRebecca Shavit
Scientists discovered fungi stole a bacterial ice-forming gene long ago, then evolved a more stable, water-soluble version with major potential for cryopreservation and cloud science.
Green ImpactFungi proteins can make water freeze faster and easierShy Cohen