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Princeton-Led Team Finds Secret Ingredient for the Health of Tropical Rainforests

December 9, 2008 ・ Kitta MacPherson

A team of researchers led by Princeton University scientists has found for the first time that tropical rainforests, a vital part of the Earth’s ecosystem, rely on the rare trace element molybdenum to capture the nitrogen fertilizer needed to support…

Princeton Students Explore Lake Carnegie for Nature’s Sake

July 1, 2008 ・ Kitta MacPherson

You have to love nature, rising junior Stephanie Hill said, when you grow up, as she did, in a remote, pristine village on the shores of a glacier-fed lake in British Columbia. Megan Prier, a rising sophomore who hails from…

Green Skies: Engineer’s Work May Reduce Jet Travel’s Role in Global Warming

September 13, 2007 ・ Hilary Parker

Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation’s reliance on oil for jet travel. With potentially major benefits for energy security and the environment riding upon his success, Dryer is advancing the…