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Science
Sulfur may be a new tool to find alien life
A cartoon depiction of the sulfur cycles in various planetary regimes. In the case of Earth (a), the atmosphere so2 is scrubed from the atmosphere due to wet deposition. For example, in cases like Venus with UV irradiation (B), SO2 is abundant in deep atmosphere, such as by the sun. However, in the upper atmosphere, SO2 is efficiently catalyzed by…
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Nanotechnology
Nano materials have emerged as a powerful tool for purification of coastal oil flow.
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Cleaning after large -scale oil flow is a long and expensive process, and damage to the coastal area is important. This is especially true to the Arctic Circle in the world where the newly opened sea lanes are increasing risk due to an increase in maritime traffic. Currently, even in areas with a large population, it…
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Earth
New Tool Helps Decision Makers Predict Colorado River’s Future
Water flowing through the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. The Colorado River is a vital source of water for the western United States, providing drinking water to homes and irrigation water to farms in seven states, but the watershed is increasingly affected by climate change and drought. A new computational tool developed by a…
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Earth
AI tool that scans grains of sand opens window into recent and distant past
A scanning electron microscope reveals the shape and texture of quartz sand grains from the Mississippi River. The grains in this photo are about 200 micrometers long. Courtesy of Michael Hasson/Stanford University Stanford University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based tool called SandAI that can reveal the history of quartz sand grains going back hundreds of millions of years, allowing…
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