5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (206+ words) Permafrost is ground made up of soil, rock and sediment bound together by ice that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years. It underlies nearly 15% of land surface in the Northern Hemisphere and nearly all ice-free land in Antarctica....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (577+ words) Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines. Researchers from MIT Lincoln Laboratory heard some of this cacophony when analyzing data from commercial off-the-shelf…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (628+ words) Australian Antarctic scientists are part of a bold international plan to target the knowledge gaps that prevent reliable predictions about future sea-level rise. A new community-led scientific review proposes geophysical surveys of the entire Antarctic coastal region with three circumpolar…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (738+ words) Ammonia is among the most important industrial chemicals in the world. The small molecule has a crucial role in fertilizer production, chemical manufacturing, energy storage, and upcoming decarbonization projects. As industries aim to lower their carbon emissions, the production of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (928+ words) Red blood cells serve as the foundation for nanocarriers that show promise in a new study as effective and efficient vehicles for gene therapy, tumor targeting and other medical treatments. Scientists at The Ohio State University showed that the engineered…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (673+ words) Researchers have developed a compact hollow-fiber electrode system that could help overcome key barriers to large-scale carbon dioxide removal from seawater. By combining a porous stainless steel hollow-fiber cathode with a coaxial ion-exchange membrane and counter electrode, the continuous-flow device…...