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A satellite image of blooming phytoplankton, visible as green-tinted swirls, in the South Atlantic. Credit: NASA (OCI sensor aboard PACE on January 5, 2025)

Power Play: The Global Stakes Behind the Battery Boom

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Jun 19, 2025

Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data published in Science on June 19.

Can Cool Roofs Help Atlanta Beat the Heat? Georgia Tech Experts Weigh In

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Jun 05, 2025

As the world shifts toward electrification, the nations that command the battery supply chain will define the future of mobility, energy, and economic influence. For the U.S., the challenge isn’t just to keep pace — it’s to lead the charge.

How the US Can Mine Its Own Critical Minerals — Without Digging New Holes

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Jun 12, 2025

City’s New Rule Could Shape Broader Change to Protect Heat-Vulnerable Cities

Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS

Amid a Tropical Paradise Known as ‘Lizard Island,’ Researchers are Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box

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May 06, 2025

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.

James Stroud examines an anole (Day’s Edge Productions)

What’s the Shape of the Universe? Mathematicians Use Topology to Study the Shape of the World and Everything in it

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Mar 25, 2025

Each May, coinciding with the start of the breeding season, we visit Lizard Island to capture, study and release all adult anoles – a population that fluctuates between 600 to 1,000.

2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve

You can describe the shape you live on in multiple dimensions. <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/green-neon-wireframe-sh… via Getty Images Plus</a>

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Feb 28, 2025

Whether trying to design secure sensor networks, mine data or use origami to deploy satellites, the underlying language and ideas are likely to be that of topology.

The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images

How Do Scientists Calculate the Probability That an Asteroid Could Hit Earth?

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Jan 09, 2025

In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

Companies Are Still Committing to Net-Zero Emissions

NASA’s Webb telescope captured a photo of the asteroid 2024 YR4 from afar. <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/NewlyDiscoveredAsteroid/eecb6be6ddc3406c… Space Agency via AP</a>

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Jun 25, 2025

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.