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Ozone Depletion Research. Learn what caused the holes in the ozone layer and how the ozone layer is recovering since the banning of CFCs. Read how certain clouds affect ozone depletion and more.

In a new paper published in Physical Review X, researchers present compelling evidence for a “helicity barrier”—a previously ...

Understanding whether lakes are fed predominantly by groundwater or rainwater is critical to managing our water resources in the face of droughts and shortages, new research has found.

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Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which ...

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