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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Astronomers discovered a binary system 300 light-years away where a red dwarf star is actively stripping material from its closely orbiting brown dwarf companion. buff.ly/SbgSbYM
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Star Slowly Devours Brown Dwarf Companion 300 Light-Years Away
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NASA has selected the GIMLI payload, equipped with a lander, rover, gravimeter, seismic sensors, and ground-penetrating radar, to investigate whether the Moon's Marius Hills Pit expands into subsurface lava caves. buff.ly/0utkBs2
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NASA Selects GIMLI Payload to Probe Hidden Lunar Caves
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
AI and nanotechnology are being combined to create highly sensitive, autonomous biosensors capable of detecting alien life in deep space. buff.ly/If3Qq9l
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AI and Nanotechnology Unlock New Alien Life Detection Tool
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An ice core from Tibet's Guliya Ice Cap extends the region's continuous climate record past 100,000 years. buff.ly/NzjNzqP
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Ancient Tibetan ice core record extended past 100,000 years
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A recent study using geochemical simulations reveals that Earth and Mars formed through distinct processes, with Earth building primarily from small pebbles and Mars from larger planetesimals. buff.ly/03GY1Y3
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Chemical analysis reveals Earth and Mars had separate origins
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Exposure to simulated microgravity for 24 hours causes minor changes to cell nucleus shape but leaves human genome structure and DNA undamaged. buff.ly/9BYv2uG
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Genome Shows Resilience to 24-Hour Zero-Gravity Exposure
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Researchers built a vehicle-mounted laser system that detects methane leaks in real time while driving at high speeds. www.labroots.com/trending/tec...
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Drive-by laser system detects methane leaks in real time
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Recent El Niño events are the most intense seen in 1,200 years due to climate-driven ocean warming. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Recent El Niño Events Most Intense in 1,000 Years
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI optimizes urban planning efficiently, but lacks the necessary human oversight for equitable community decisions. buff.ly/EzjCDGA
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AI urban planning avoids harm but misses human oversight
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Controlled crown-of-thorns starfish grazing boosts coral reef biodiversity by preventing dominant corals from overcrowding slower-growing species. buff.ly/faaQUJu
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Controlled Starfish Grazing Helps Coral Reefs Thrive
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Analysis of far-side lunar magnetic data indicates the Moon generated its own internal magnetic field roughly 4.2 billion years ago at about one-fifth the strength of Earth's today. buff.ly/Q8GsuPm
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Moon's Far Side Anomaly Hints at Past Magnetic Core
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Perseverance discovered that Jezero Crater's margin is volcanic rock shaped by three distinct water episodes. buff.ly/8iGaOMP
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Perseverance Reveals Complex History of Water in Jezero
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent study reveals that the frequency of droughts in the Northeast has plummeted by 59% over the past century. buff.ly/wltQc6N
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Northeast Drought Frequency Plummets 59% Over a Century
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Exoplanet GJ 3090 b's "backwards" orbit challenges current theories, suggesting it formed from a misaligned dust disk rather than violent collisions. buff.ly/9VZvh7n
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Backwards Orbit of Small Exoplanet Defies Formation Theories
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Iron meteorites reveal the solar system's earliest planetesimals were up to 92% heat-forged chondrules, not icy dust. buff.ly/Zr6XRJJ
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Solar system built its first bodies from fire, not ice
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The study finds that expanding irrigation on cropland could substantially reduce agriculture’s global environmental footprint by increasing yields and reducing the amount of land needed to produce food. buff.ly/faKg8s2
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Irrigating US Crops Slashes Global Footprint
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Rapid cooling creates thermal shock and microcracks that significantly weaken the bond between ice and metal surfaces, making de-icing much easier. buff.ly/RxPSDuf
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Cold Shock Weakens Ice Bond on Metal Surfaces in New Study
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope mapped high-altitude silicate cloud dynamics and weather patterns on SIMP 0136, a brown dwarf 20 light-years from Earth. buff.ly/qYc64UC
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JWST maps 20-light-year-distant weather on brown dwarf
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New research indicates that Venus's exceptionally slow rotation created tidal forces that dragged any ancient moon inward until it ultimately crashed into and was absorbed by the planet. buff.ly/yDoh0ZK
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Venus' Slow Spin Pulled Ancient Moon Inward to Crash
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Million-person space colonies are currently unsustainable due to unproven closed-loop life support, immense manufacturing dependence on Earth, and severe health risks from low gravity and radiation. buff.ly/nZ5aUZx
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Why Million-Person Moon Cities Aren't Sustainable
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Researchers developed a recyclable biomaterial made of sand, gelatin, and engineered yeast that uses Mars's cold, low-pressure environment to 3D-print habitat structures. buff.ly/rknt1Es
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Living Biomaterial Uses Yeast to Print 3D Houses on Mars
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Spectroscopic evidence from twin star systems shows that planetary engulfment is a surprisingly widespread outcome in the evolution of solar-type stars. buff.ly/3CgzyxC
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Violent Planetary Engulfment May Be Common Across Cosmos
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As climate change thaws the permafrost that structurally binds Arctic mountain slopes, it drastically amplifies the destructive power of earthquakes by priming the weakened rock for massive, cascading landslides. buff.ly/wyDOam8
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Thawing permafrost worsens earthquake hazards in High Arctic
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Under these extreme conditions, graphite is too light to sink; it floats on the surface of the magma ocean and accumulates to form a primitive crust,” said Dr. Olivier Namur. buff.ly/FQDcq32
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Mercury's Graphite Crust Formed in Low-Oxygen Ocean
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Researchers at the University of Waterloo increased redox flow battery performance by 52% by replacing traditional carbon felts with 3D-printed, diamond-structured carbon electrodes that optimize electrolyte flow and reduce internal resistance. www.labroots.com/trending/tec...
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3D-Printed Electrodes Boost Flow Battery Output by 52%
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The super-Earth exoplanet Gliese 514 b experiences extreme "feast or famine" climate swings as its highly eccentric orbit repeatedly shifts it into and far out of its host star's habitable zone. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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Super-Earth Gl 514 b Faces Extreme Feast-or-Famine Climates
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Antarctic meltwater dilution ("freshening") causes rapid physiological stress and gill damage in shallow-water marine life. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Antarctic 'Freshening' Threatens Shallow Marine Life
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Recent El Niño events are the most intense seen in 1,200 years due to climate-driven ocean warming. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Recent El Niño Events Most Intense in 1,000 Years
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Researchers built a vehicle-mounted laser system that detects methane leaks in real time while driving at high speeds. www.labroots.com/trending/tec...
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Drive-by laser system detects methane leaks in real time
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
JWST reveals that young stars strip away planet-forming gas through magnetic and radiation-driven winds, creating a strict timeline for gas giant formation. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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JWST uncovers how planet-forming gas escapes young stars
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Continuous magmatic outgassing allows ultra-hot lava worlds to defy the cosmic shoreline theory and sustain thick atmospheres despite intense stellar radiation. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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Lava-Covered Exoplanets Defy Cosmic Shoreline Theory
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Researchers have developed a model that accounts for chaotic lunar impact gardening, enabling scientists to use lunar regolith to trace supernova history back over 100 million years. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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Lunar Regolith Unlocks 100-Million-Year Supernova History
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nature-based floating treatment wetlands planted on wastewater lagoons help reduce potent greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient pollution through specialized root-microbe interactions. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Nature-Based Floating Wetlands Cut Wastewater Emissions
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A new study finds that newly fallowed farmland in California may be associated with increased Valley fever risk, suggesting that drought-driven agricultural land retirement could have unintended public-health consequences. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Fallowed Farms Linked to Valley Fever Spikes | Earth And Environmental Sciences
How can land shifts in California influence valley fever? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientist | Earth And Environmental Sciences
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Combining olfactory stimuli with virtual reality nature environments provides immediate emotional relief and reduces stress for individuals in isolated, long-duration settings like spaceflight. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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VR and Scents Boost Mental Health in Isolated Space | Space
Can VR Nature Scenes Help Astronauts Stay Well? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology hopes to address as a team of researchers | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Researchers discovered 11 long-period outer planet candidates in Kepler data with orbits spanning up to seven years. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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Four New Outer Planet Candidates Detected in Kepler Field | Space
What new methods can be used to find long-period exoplanets, or exoplanets with orbits lasting from months to decades? This is what a recent study publishe | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Astronomers confirmed the discovery of "warm Jupiter" exoplanet HD 715 b after spotting a single transit with NASA's TESS spacecraft. www.labroots.com/trending/spa... a
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Astronomers Spot Warm Jupiter HD 715 b via Single TESS Transit | Space
An international team of researchers recently announced the discovery of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet orbiting a star about the size of our Sun in 56 days and | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Some of the universe's oldest stars contain trace iron and water, showing heavy elements and water that were seeded much earlier than previously thought. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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First Stars Seeded Early Universe with Metal and Water | Space
How soon after the Big Bang did the ingredients for planets exist? This is what a recent study accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letter | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A 21-year study reveals that climate warming is driving a shift toward heat-tolerant plant species across European mountain summits. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Climate Change Drives European Alpine Vegetation Shifts | Earth And Environmental Sciences
What influence does climate change have on European vegetation? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution hopes to address as | Earth And Environmental Sciences
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A UN report found that intense smoke from the July 2026 Canadian wildfires rapidly crossed into the United States, exposing over 100 million people to extreme smoke hazards driven by climate change. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Wildfire Smoke Spike Hit 106 Million Persons in 3 Days | Earth And Environmental Sciences
How did the July 2026 Canadian wildfires impact residents in Canada and the United States? This is what a recent report published by the United Nations Uni | Earth And Environmental Sciences
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A Nature Sustainability study warns that marine heatwaves harm human health through extreme weather, toxic algae blooms, disrupted food supplies, and rising "eco-anxiety" in coastal communities. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Scientists Warn Marine Heatwaves Cause Mental, Body Harm | Earth And Environmental Sciences
How can marine (ocean) heatwaves impact human health? This is what a recent study published in Nature Sustainability hopes to address as a team of scientis | Earth And Environmental Sciences
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
An APA report warns that extreme heat impairs student cognition and wellbeing, urging schools to adopt proactive heat-mitigation strategies similar to snow day protocols. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Schools Must Treat Heat Waves Like a Snow Day for Cognition | Earth And Environmental Sciences
How will schools adapt to increasing heat waves? This is what a recent report published by the American Psychological Association (APA) hopes to address as | Earth And Environmental Sciences
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Measuring an exoplanet’s true surface spin rather than its atmospheric rotation is critical to understanding how planets turn into Venus-like "greenhouse hells." buff.ly/cPeQmSz
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Slow Spin May Cause Planets to Become Greenhouse Hells | Space
How can a planet’s rotational spin help determine the planet’s evolutionary pathway, specifically regarding its climate? This is what a recent | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New Horizons data reveals evidence of liquid nitrogen recently flowing onto Pluto's surface. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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Pluto's Heart Glacier Shows Signs of Liquid Nitrogen | Space
Is Pluto geologically active enough to have liquid nitrogen on its surface? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new probabilistic map quantifies the likelihood of shallow buried water ice on Mars to help plan future crewed landing sites and resource extraction. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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New Mars Map Assesses Real Odds of Buried Ice for Astronauts | Space
What new methods can be developed to identify water ice deposits on Mars? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to a | Space
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new predictive data model helps electric utilities prioritize line-hardening investments to protect power grids from extreme weather. www.labroots.com/trending/ear...
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Data Model Helps Utilities Upgrade Grids for Storms | Earth And Environmental Sciences
What new methods can be developed for improved power grids in extreme weather conditions? This is what a recent study published in IET Generation Transmiss | Earth And Environmental Sciences
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Labroots Earth & Environmental Sciences @earth-lr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
By simulating how moonquake vibrations travel faster through frozen soil, scientists developed a method using seismic waves to locate and measure buried water ice for future lunar missions. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...
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Lunar Ice Found Using Seismic Waves from Moonquakes | Space
What new methods can be developed to identify locations of water ice on the Moon? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to addres | Space
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