Advances in understanding the nature of the chemical bond are featured in this special issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Mesoscale convective systems that are clustered in time and space have broader impacts on flooding than individual systems.

A combined experimental and computational approach showed that the hydration shell of hydroxide has a four-coordinate binding.

A combined experimental and modeling study shows that electronic interactions direct how a metal-organic framework grows.

A scenario approach was used to explore the potential future role of hydropower around the globe considering the multisectoral dynamics of regional energy systems and basin-specific water resources.

A new report, based on a community workshop and literature review, summarizes some of the biggest challenges in understanding and modeling Earth system and human–Earth system dynamics in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.

Building new climate outcome scenarios by stitching together pieces of existing ones.

Researchers found that specific landscape metrics consistently outperform traditional population downscaling methods.

A systematic, multiple scenario approach was used to analyze the compounding impacts of demands for land for biofuels with increased land scarcity under a diverse set of uncertainties.

A new approach broadens the reach of quantum computers to previously challenging systems.

rmap enables users with limited to no geographic information system knowledge use R to visualize simple tabular data.

The methods researchers use to estimate crop yield gaps determines the location of projected future agricultural “breadbasket” regions.

Better representing electric capacity markets, economic retirements, and power-plant age structure provides a more robust understanding of the future evolution of the electric sector.

MSD-LIVE, a cloud-based data and code management system, will be released in summer 2022 for hundreds of scientists.

An improved model captures the interactions between the U.S. economy, energy, water, and land systems with increased spatial and temporal detail.

A climate change study co-authored by PNNL scientist Hailong Wang inspired an artist to create an exhibit based on the research.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Providing a perspective on the importance of integrating experimental work with theory and simulations when designing new carbon capture solvents.

PNNL contributes to 30 years of data on clouds, radiation, and other climate-making factors as part of field campaigns and analysis conducted by DOE's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility.

New work developed a methodology to generate building temperature setpoint schedules for use by modelers in large-scale building energy simulations.