The bill vetoed by Trump would have provided funds to finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a 130-mile pipeline designed to deliver clean, filtered water to 50,000 residents in the eastern part of the state. President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his second term this week when he rejected a bill with bipartisan support aimed at […]
The Cassini space probe ended its mission in 2017 with a dramatic plunge into Saturn, yet it continues to fuel discoveries. In a new analysis of data from one of the probe’s instruments, an international team of researchers has identified new organic compounds within jets of icy water erupting from Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. The material […]
Ice can dissolve iron minerals more effectively than liquid water, according to a new study from Umeå University. The discovery could help explain why many Arctic rivers are now turning rusty orange as permafrost thaws in a warming climate. The study, recently published in the scientific journal PNAS, shows that ice at minus ten degrees […]