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NETL: Dedicated to Fossil Energy Research

April 5, 2019

A look into the only national lab dedicated to fossil energy research

Trekking Thousands of Feet Underground—All for Science

February 4, 2019

The Barton Lab at the University of Akron specializes in cave ecosystem research

Improved Air-Quality Sensors and Collaborations Could Save Lives

October 12, 2018

Even very low concentrations of air pollutants have been shown to have serious health effects

Common Weed Killer Linked to Bee Deaths

September 25, 2018

Scientists believe glyphosate, a common ingredient in RoundUp, might be contributing to the decline of bees around the world...

New Battery Gobbles up Carbon Dioxide

September 21, 2018

Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere

End of Colombia Conflict May Bring New Threats to Ecosystems

September 12, 2018

A new study outlines a sustainable path forward for the second most biodiverse country in the world

'Dragon Eggs' Hatched to Monitor Volcanic Activity

September 10, 2018

The University of Bristol is pioneering the monitoring of volcanic activity by developing a cutting-edge measurement system t...

Global Warming Pushing Alpine Species Higher and Higher

September 10, 2018

For every one degree Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 metres, shrinking their inh...

Yellowstone's Steaming Acid Pools of Death

September 6, 2018

The American Chemical Society's Reactions series looks at Yellowstone National Parks famous hot springs.

How Ensuring Continuous Online Data Collection Works

July 16, 2018

Problem: Argonne National Laboratory is tasked with measuring all types ofclimate information—often working i...

R/V Hugh R. Sharp: Small Ship, Big Science

June 4, 2018

The University of Delaware's R/V Hugh R. Sharp does science on a small ship that acts like a big ship.

Challenges and Trends in GC Headspace Analysis

April 10, 2018

Gary A. Reineccius, PhD, and Vadoud Niri, PhD, discuss current trends and challenges in GC headspace analysis

UA’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Helps Decipher Earth’s “Archives”

April 9, 2018

The Earth has had “libraries” for far longer than humans have been around

The Latest Developments at Synlight—the World's Largest Artificial Sun

February 8, 2018

With 149 high-performance xenon short-arc lamps to mimic natural solar radiation, the key focus of Synlight is on&n...

Portable Analytical Instruments for Trace-Metal Analysis

December 11, 2017

Katherine Barbeau, PhD, is a professor and marine chemist in the geosciences research division of the Scripps Institutio...

Environmental Lab