Fault-slip: AI to simulate tectonic plate deformation
Scientists have transformed the UNICORN computing code into an AI-like algorithm to more quickly simulate tectonic plate deformation due to a phenomenon called a...
How giant kelp may respond to climate change
Like someone from Minnesota being dropped into an Arizona heat wave, giant kelp living in cooler, high-latitude waters were more vulnerable to excessive heat...
First look at thermostat wars suggests women may be losing these battles
Your characterization of the thermostat war going on in your house is likely to depend at least in part on whether you're a man...
Knowing your neighbors may shape US household yard care practices
Neighbor peer pressure may be linked to increases in yard fertilization and irrigation across several distinct climate regions of the US, according to a...
When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters
Location matters when talking about how climate might or might not be driving migration from Central America. Climate research in the dry corridor region...
Experts unlock key to photosynthesis, a find that could help us meet food security...
Scientists have solved the structure of one of the key components of photosynthesis, a discovery that could lead to photosynthesis being 'redesigned' to achieve...
Extinct giant ape directly linked to the living orangutan
Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing the evolutionary relationship between a two million year old giant primate and the living orangutan. It is the first...
Something old, something new in the ocean’s blue
Microbiologists have discovered a new metabolic process in the ocean. Ranging from molecular structures of individual genes and detection of their global distribution, their...
Tuna carbon ratios reveal shift in food web
The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000, suggesting major shifts are also taking place in...
How everyday products are supercharging landfill gas, and what that means
Synthetic compounds increasingly used in everyday products like shampoo and motor oil are finding their way into landfills and supercharging the biogas those landfills...