Environmentally friendly material tweaked to soak up to five times its weight in oil, float four months in icy, rough waters

A new study analyzes specific glaciers with a history of length observations, and nearby weather records of temperature and precipitation

Tall wind turbines disbursed throughout a field create air turbulence that may help plants by affecting variables such as temperature and carbon dioxide concentrations

Following this study, the researchers would like to look at how the mechanical properties of shale are affected by the fracturing fluid chemistry

"This work provides another piece of the environmental-exposure puzzle and, unlike our genetic material, we can easily change our product usage"

“Everybody’s heard of blood diamonds, but maybe people haven’t heard of blood cobalt or tantalum or lithium”

“We really need to think about people as we’re creating conservation initiatives," study's lead author says

The rising price of lithium has spurred a search for alternatives for batteries

According to the collaborative study, Arctic soils containing large amounts of soil carbon are the most sensitive to warming and will release the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 79 percent of Americans want the US to put more emphasis on developing solar power

The researchers say the findings could be used to develop appropriate policies to protect infants from exposure to potentially toxic chemicals found in teethers

ORNL scientists are studying the unique metabolic mechanisms that allow CAM plants to conserve water, with the goal of introducing water-saving traits into bioenergy and food crops