Bright Future In a bid to quickly halt the foreboding march of global warming, scientists are exploring the use of aerosols, or tiny particles, in the atmosphere to dim the sunlight that's making our planet pretty toasty. It's an approach filled with uncertainty, but there may be a silver lining in using nature's greatest source […]
Toxic algae blooms have plagued popular beaches and rivers in the past. Over the last several years, toxic algae in Lady Bird Lake has made the water unsafe and has been responsible for the deaths of several dogs. NASA's newest mission could make it easier to track similar blooms in our oceans, helping explain the ocean's health in a warming world.
Earlier this week, a disturbing study found that a one-liter water bottle contains around a million "nanoplastic" particles. They're so small — measured on a scale down to a billionth of a meter — that they can enter human cells, a possibility that has alarmed scientists. These tiny compounds, which are significantly smaller than microplastics, […]