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The Muon g-2 storage ring, in its current location at Brookhaven National Lab.
Lords of the Muon Ring
Nuclear physicist helps track huge magnetic ring across country
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Geoscientist Julie Brigham-Grette Presents Lake El' gygytgyn Research Findings
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UMass Amherst Hosts International Climate Gathering
View of offshore wind turbine, Kentish Flats, photo credit: Phil Hollman
Winds of Change
IGERT charts a path for next generation wind energy experts
CASA radars in Dallas/Fort Worth Warehouse
CASA 2.0
Next-generation radar system is ready for prime time
View of Hodgkin's Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Hodgkin’s Cove
New marine science station a ‘synergy of state resources’
Scenes of climate change effects - flooding, drought, and extreme weather events
Modeling Climate Science
Forecasting future climates for the Northeast Region
Adult female pine needle scale insect on a pine needle.
Scale Cover: Using Genetic Techniques to Describe New Species
The methane ice worm Hesiocaeca methanicola.
Extreme Life: Spinning the Strange Tales of Exotic Life-forms and the Scientists Who Study Them
Detail of soil slab showing upper organic layer and mineral layer underneath
Soil Slab: Tracking Microbes’ Contribution to Climate Warming
An aerial view of reddish cranberry bogs in southeastern Massachusetts.
Bright Bog: Sustainable Production and Development of the Cranberry Industry
Image of burned landscape likely due to wildfire carried by cheatgrass
Fierce Fire: Capturing the Role of Cheatgrass in Western Wildfires