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Sciworthy

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Category: Sustainability

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Is nuclear waste safe underground?

Posted on September 24, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

Researchers calculated that nuclear waste could be safely sealed away for more than 350 million years in geological repositories deep…

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    Harnessing sunlight to fight bacteria

    Posted on September 14, 2026September 1, 2026 by Erin Faye Dizon

    Scientists developed biodegradable food packaging that combines heat- and light-driven chemistry to preserve food safely and sustainably.

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      Reducing earthquakes caused by fracking

      Posted on September 10, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

      Scientists tested four methods to reduce earthquakes caused by drilling for geothermal energy, and proposed a safer approach to replace the…

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        Thawing permafrost is affecting fish health

        Posted on August 19, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

        Researchers showed that thawing permafrost reduces the quantity and quality of fish species in Arctic streams by raising water temperatures…

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          Testing local weather knowledge in the Bolivian Altiplano

          Posted on August 3, 2026July 22, 2026 by Sciworthy

          Researchers compared traditional Aymara weather signs with decades of meteorological data and found that some local indicators are strongly…

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            Using seaweed to harvest valuable metals

            Posted on July 20, 2026July 9, 2026 by Sciworthy

            Researchers demonstrated that blooms of the free-floating seaweed Sargassum can sustainably extract rare earth elements from water.

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              Cold shocks in a warming ocean affect large marine animals

              Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by Sciworthy

              Researchers identified trends in extreme cold events that can push migratory animals, such as bull sharks, beyond their thermal tolerance…

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                How do ice sheets melt?

                Posted on June 29, 2026May 28, 2026 by Sciworthy

                Scientists observed a glacier collapse in Greenland and proposed a new model of how ice sheets melt. Their model describes water as both…

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                  Brewing sustainable power from used coffee grounds

                  Posted on June 22, 2026September 1, 2026 by Erin Faye Dizon

                  Researchers developed a fully biodegradable energy-harvesting device that uses spent coffee grounds to transform motion into electricity.

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                    Lithium mining impacts local waters

                    Posted on June 8, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers found elevated metal concentrations in surface waters and groundwater downstream of lithium-containing hard rock processing…

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