- — Scientists Are Racing to Understand the Fury of Tonga’s Volcano
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at 1/20/22 8:17amThe Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami that have devastated Tonga are unlike anything volcanologists have seen before.- — 75 Years On, the Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking
- at 1/19/22 5:00amThe iconic graphic of a timepiece originated as a nuclear warning. It updates its time on Thursday amid threats like climate change and pandemics.
- — The US Inches Toward Building EV Batteries at Home
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at 1/18/22 6:00amIn an effort to reduce dependency on hard-to-source cobalt and Chinese manufacturing, US makers are finally getting into the cathode business. - — A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results
- at 1/18/22 5:15amClimate change is already killing people, but countries don’t have an easy way to count those deaths. A new project might change that.
- — Humanity Has Turned Land Itself Into a Menace
- at 1/18/22 5:00amAll of our meddling has primed Earth to collapse under cities and belch greenhouse gases, a nasty feedback loop that’s accelerating global warming.
- — Global Ship Traffic Could Imperil the Antarctic's Biosecurity
- at 1/17/22 7:00amVessels from more than 1,500 ports have visited the region since 2014. Each one is a threat to introduce invasive species.
- — Is There Really Such a Thing as Low-Carbon Beef?
- at 1/17/22 5:00amThe USDA is making it easier for farmers to market their meat as “low-carbon.” Not everyone is happy about it.
- — How to Prepare for Climate Change's Most Immediate Impacts
- at 1/16/22 7:00amThe effects of the climate crisis are happening right now. From natural disasters to supply chain shortages, here's how to cope.
- — An Injection of Chaos Solves a Decades-Old Fluid Mystery
- at 1/16/22 6:00amIn the 1960s, drillers noticed that certain fluids would firm up if they flowed too fast. Researchers have finally explained why.
- — Old Climate Clues Shed New Light on History
- at 1/15/22 6:00amHistorians are reexamining eras of social turmoil and linking them to volcanic eruptions, prolonged droughts, and other disturbances in the natural world.
- — Pregnant People Are Still Not Getting Vaccinated Against Covid
- at 1/14/22 5:00amMisinformation and muddled public health messaging have failed expectant parents. Now Omicron's surge is putting both carriers and babies at risk.
- — The World Was Cooler in 2021 Than 2020. That’s Not Good News
- at 1/13/22 3:23pmThe global temperature was down, thanks to La Niña, but it was still the sixth-hottest year on record. And 2 billion people had their warmest year yet.
- — Astrophysicists Release the Biggest Map of the Universe Yet
- at 1/13/22 9:00amA powerful astronomy instrument called DESI charts millions of galaxies in the night sky. Can it help scientists finally figure out what dark energy is?
- — The Search for ET Has an X-Factor: the Evolution of Stars
- at 1/12/22 6:00amTo support life, a planet has to stay in its star’s “habitable zone.” But research on a nearby star shows that life-friendly zones won’t stay that way forever.
- — As Omicron Surges, Parents of the Youngest Kids Wait for Vaccines
- at 1/12/22 5:00amWith vaccine authorization months away and schools in chaos now, families fret over how best to protect their children.
- — A Staple of Sci-Fi Space Travel Will Likely Remain a Fantasy
- at 1/11/22 7:00amPhysicists say an interstellar engine popularized in the '60s is technically feasible, but it would take a more advanced civilization to build one.
- — Earth’s Oceanography Helps Demystify Jupiter’s Flowing Cyclones
- at 1/10/22 9:00amA team of scientists shows where some of the gas giant’s huge storms come from and how the process is similar to the buildup of extreme weather on our planet.
- — This AI Software Nearly Predicted Omicron’s Tricky Structure
- at 1/10/22 5:00amNew algorithms that decipher complex sequences of amino acids offered an early view of the coronavirus variant. They could point the way to future drugs.
- — Scientists Capture Airborne Animal DNA for the First Time
- at 1/10/22 5:00amResearchers filtered the air around two zoos and identified genetic material from dozens of species, a technique that could help track and conserve wildlife.
- — Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
- at 1/9/22 6:00amThe first detailed observations of lightning's emergence inside a cloud have exposed how electric fields grow strong enough to let bolts fly.
- — Can Synthetic Palm Oil Help Save the World’s Tropical Forests?
- at 1/8/22 6:00amHarvesting this vegetable oil is a huge driver of deforestation. Numerous startups are taking up the daunting task of engineering it instead.
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