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Aug 12 2019
Q&A: How the catalytic converters in cars go bad and why it matters
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Aug 9 2019
A battery that harnesses energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater
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Jul 30 2019
Sometimes the road to discovery starts with a walk in a local marsh
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Jul 8 2019
A new way to grow crops in marginal soils could help feed the world
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Jul 3 2019
Tiny tweak could steer wind power in the right direction
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Jun 4 2019
A new approach to cleaning heavy metals out of soil
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May 13 2019
Want to learn about rebuilding brain tissue? Go study a flatworm.
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May 8 2019
Q&A: Experts discuss the future of waste disposal
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May 6 2019
Can a drone reveal the murky secrets of San Francisco Bay?
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Apr 2 2019
The next step in clean energy storage could take its cue from biology
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Apr 2 2019
Experts examine strengths and weaknesses of the Green New Deal
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Mar 14 2019
How could we use space’s challenging environment to our advantage?
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Feb 26 2019
Can we recover valuable chemicals from sewage?
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Jan 10 2019
Machine learning helps scientists locate nearly all U.S. solar panels
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Nov 19 2018
Greg Beroza: Data helps prepare us for ‘The Big One’
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Nov 8 2018
In addition to making energy, what if solar panels could save energy?
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Oct 15 2018
Marshall Burke: The impact of climate change on human behavior
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Oct 12 2018
How do we cope with demands for water as we enter an era of scarcity?
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Oct 1 2018
Tiny pond dwellers could help scientists design swimming robots
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Sep 19 2018
Last straw: The path to reducing plastic pollution
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Sep 10 2018
Could water utilities evolve the way the electric sector did?
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