Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Earth & Environment
Where persistent changes in the Atlantic conveyor belt cannot hide
When the Atlantic Ocean conveyor belt is forced to speed up, or slow down — as expected from human activity — the western South Atlantic responds loud and clear.
Where Can Hyperscale Data Centers Still Be Built in the United States?
The rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers is straining power systems, land, and climate-sensitive infrastructure. Where can additional capacity still be built under present-day physical and infrastructural constraints? In this piece, I quantified that using large-scale geospatial data.
When Missing Data Can Change the Story
This paper was born from a simple question that kept coming back during our own work on ionospheric trends: how much do data gaps really matter?
Turning waste into ceramic performance
Can ceramic tiles be made from mining waste? We show that diatom-rich marl discarded in Spanish quarries can be transformed into synthetic wollastonite, lowering firing temperatures and reducing imports, costs and environmental footprint.
