Vitrifying nuclear waste for storage is complicated by aluminum and understanding this behavior is vital. Research suggests that upon radiolysis, the properties of humid aluminum particles do not change substantially but hydrogen is formed.

Novel modeling experiments show that heating near North Africa leads to drying near North America.

Low-activity waste from Hanford tank vitrified for first time in a continuous process at PNNL.

A mix of factors is contributing to an increasing mortality rate of trees in the moist tropics, where trees are dying at about twice the rate they were 35 years ago.