Marine Science
Marine Darkwaves: When the Ocean Goes Dark
New research reveals that entire coastal seafloors can suddenly be plunged into darkness for days or months, threatening kelp forests, seagrass meadows, and coastal ecosystems.
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Blog
Exploring environmental science, sustainability, and our relationship with the natural world through research-backed insights from a youth perspective.
Climate Science
Soil Nitrogen and Tropical Forest Recovery
New research shows that nitrogen levels in soil can dramatically affect how quickly tropical forests recover after deforestation, with implications for carbon sequestration.
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Climate Science
Microplastics: A Hidden Threat to the Ocean's Climate Role
How tiny plastic particles circulating throughout the oceans may be interfering with the ocean's ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide.
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Marine Science
HABs and the "Red Tide"
Understanding harmful algal blooms of Alexandrium catenella, their impacts on marine ecosystems and human health, and why they are becoming more common.
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Field Experience
Touring the SEA Cramer
A behind-the-scenes look at the research vessel SSV Cramer and its scientific equipment, from CTD instruments to chlorophyll analysis labs.
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Interview
Phenotypic Plasticity on the Rocky Shore
An interview with marine ecologist David Smith about how snails and crabs adapt their shells and claws in response to predators and environmental changes.
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Interview
Fish, Robots, and Oysters: How Dr. Steven Hall Is Redefining Sustainable Aquaculture
An interview with Dr. Steven Hall about the future of sustainable aquaculture, from fish farming robots to oysters as natural water filters.
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Interview
Exploring Coastal Groundwater with Dr. James Heiss
An interview with coastal groundwater researcher Dr. James Heiss about saltwater intrusion, the mixing zone, storm impacts, and protecting coastal drinking water supplies.
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Biology
Photosynthesis and Cyanobacteria CCMs
Understanding how photosynthesis works in plants and how cyanobacteria use carbon concentrating mechanisms to efficiently fix CO2.
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Environmental Justice
Arica Toxic Waste Case Study
How illegal toxic waste dumping by a Swedish mining company devastated a Chilean city, and the bioremediation solutions that could help restore the contaminated land.
10 min read
Renewable Energy
Biofuels for a Brighter Future
Exploring how biofuels offer a carbon-neutral energy alternative, with innovations in feedstock, job creation potential, and decreasing costs making them increasingly viable.
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Clean Technology
Post-Combustion Capture Part 2
Learn about the various CO2 storage methods including structural trapping, residual trapping, solubility trapping, and mineralization that keep captured carbon safely underground.
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Clean Technology
Post-Combustion Capture Part 1
An overview of different CO2 separation methods including chemical absorption, physical adsorption, membrane filtration, and cryogenic methods that are vital for reducing emissions.
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Clean Technology
Revolutionizing Energy: Cleaner and Cheaper Batteries on the Horizon
LESC researchers combine sodium ions, solid-state electrolytes, and anode-free design to create a groundbreaking eco-friendly battery that could transform renewable energy storage.
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Water Conservation
Global Groundwater Depletion: A Growing Crisis
New research reveals that groundwater levels have dropped in 71% of aquifers worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for conservation and policy intervention.
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Astrophysics
How Interstellar Clouds Can Affect Earth's Climate
Astrophysicist Merav Opher's groundbreaking research reveals how the solar system passing through interstellar clouds 2 million years ago may have exposed Earth to cosmic radiation.
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Clean Technology
The Mammoth: Carbon Capture Quadrupled
Iceland's new Climeworks power plant, the Mammoth, achieves direct air capture at unprecedented scales - removing 36,000 tonnes of carbon yearly.
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Urban Environment
China's Cities are Sinking
Satellite data reveals alarming land subsidence across Chinese cities, with 45% of urban areas sinking and 270 million people at risk.
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Environmental Policy
The Good Neighbor Provision
Understanding ozone's dual nature and the EPA's Good Neighbor Policy aimed at controlling cross-border air pollution from power plants.
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Climate Policy
My First MUN Conference: The Climate Crisis
My experience representing Japan at my first Model United Nations conference, debating UNFCCC action steps and proposing fusion nuclear reactor solutions.
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Robotics & Biology
Biohybrid Robot Mimics Human Gait Using Living Muscle Tissue
Exploring how researchers at the University of Tokyo developed a robot combining biological muscle tissue with synthetic parts to replicate human walking.
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Sustainable Agriculture
Creating Eco-Friendly Fertilizer from Kitchen Waste
How I participated in the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair to formulate a sustainable fertilizer made from eggshells and banana peels.
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