From landfills to fill-ups: novel catalysts may make plastic upcycling cleaner and more cost-effective.

A new, simple, and efficient flow-based method allows researchers to pull a useful magnesium salt from natural seawater using easily available chemicals.

New research from PNNL sheds light on how crystals form using atomic force microscopy.

Microbes and viruses play key roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling in riverbed sediments.

The American Chemical Society Richland Section has been recognized by its national organization with the Best Overall Section Minority Affairs award for 2022.

New research makes molecular-level calculations of water faster and easier.

Diefenderfer, Earth scientist who focuses on coastal ecosystems at PNNL, recently published “Ten Years of Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Projects Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill,” a cover article.

The PNNL-led research partnership focused on the chemistry of nuclear waste also announced new leadership roles for representatives of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Colorado State University, and the University of Washington.

Proteins from “auxiliary” genes in soil viruses play a role in the carbon cycle and climate, scientists have found.

For National Postdoc Week, we met with eight postdoctoral researchers to discuss their work and what brought them to PNNL.

Wendy Shaw begins an initial two-year appointment to the editorial advisory board of Sustainable Energy & Fuels.

We are pleased to welcome 20 new joint appointees to PNNL.

Qiu Yang begins a one-year term as an associate editor of the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

New research shows that compressing quantum circuits decreases noise and increases the accuracy of quantum calculations.

Anthropogenically forced evolution of the leading neutral mode explains historical trends in global surface temperature, lending confidence to regional projections related to modes.

Researchers isolated a molecular copper hydride monomer for the first time.

Tim C. Johnson was awarded the Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award this spring at the 34th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics of Engineering and Environmental Problems held in Denver, Colorado. 

Aerosols from sea-spray that are transported by atmospheric rivers enhance snow precipitation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Dalei Hao joined the editorial board of the journal Earth System Science Data, covering land and ice.

Interns dive into important research that addresses national needs.