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Meteorite that crashed in New Jersey may hold clues to how life began
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (971+ words) Scientists discovered that this bit of the Hillsborough meteorite is rich in salts and came from near the surface of the parent body asteroid. (SETI Institute via SWNS) A meteorite that smashed into a house in the United States two…...
As America’s Rivers Are Under Pressure, One Idaho River Shows What Protection Can Do
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (816+ words) American Rivers is a national conservation organization working to safeguard 4.4 million miles of rivers and streams in the United States since 1973. It publishes the annual America's Most Endangered Rivers Report; the 41st edition comes out this year; to highlight waterways where…...
This year's Antarctic sea ice coverage ranks as the 16th smallest since satellite measurements began in 1979.
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (189+ words) themercury.com This year's Antarctic sea ice coverage ranks as the 16th smallest since satellite measurements began in 1979. Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer…...
What does Greenland's mining industry look like?
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (575+ words) Harsh conditions and weak infrastructure make mining in Greenland an arduous task Greenland's natural resources, including potential vast rare earths deposits vital to the AI boom, have attracted attention since US President Donald Trump showed interest in the Danish self-governing…...
World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (634+ words) Ice cores, compacted for centuries or even millennia, can shed precious light on Earth's ancient climate when studied by scientists. A sanctuary for ice cores Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica…...
Water buffalo being used in ‘experiment’ to restore biodiversity
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) Water buffalo have been introduced by the National Trust for the first time - in a bid to restore agricultural land back to its natural state. Six female water buffalo have been brought to a section of former agricultural land in…...
Innovative dredging demonstration begins at Tuttle Creek Lake
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (540+ words) A water injection dredging project at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan started Wednesday. Federal and state engineers have started an innovative dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir which aims to address decades of sediment buildup. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…...