Insects in the light of land use and climate
Urbanization appears to be another key factor for insect decline. This is shown by a study in which the impact of climate and land...
Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay
New findings significantly alter the prevailing understanding of how marine life influences clouds and may change the way scientists predict how cloud formation responds...
New study sheds light on molecular motion
New research has shown how a synthetic self-made fibers can guide molecular movement that can be fueled by light over long distances, a discovery...
Winter-swimming Scandinavian men can teach us how the body adapts to extreme heat and...
The Scandinavian winter swimming culture combines brief dips in cold water with hot sauna sessions -- and now, a study of young men who...
Anticipated spill from deteriorating Red Sea oil tanker threatens public health
A massive prospective spill from a deserted oil tanker in the Red Sea could lead to catastrophic public health effects in war-torn Yemen and...
A new proposed scheme towards seamless detection of cutoff lows and preexisting troughs
A new automated numerical scheme is proposed for upper tropospheric cyclones (cutoff lows) and their earlier development stage as troughs (preexisting troughs). The proposed...
Resurrecting quasicrystals: Findings make an exotic material commercially viable
A class of materials that once looked as if it might revolutionize everything from solar cells to frying pans -- but fell out of...
Italian sailors knew of America 150 years before Christopher Columbus, new analysis of ancient...
New analysis of ancient writings suggests that sailors from the Italian hometown of Christopher Columbus knew of America 150 years before its renowned 'discovery'....
Evacuation during and after the 2018 Montecito debris flow
A new study speaks to the importance of public awareness programs in keeping residents -- and emergency management offices -- informed about rare but...
Climatic impacts of black carbon aerosols over South-East Atlantic underestimated, research shows
The full magnitude of the impact of smoke from seasonal fires in Central Africa - and in particular, the potential climate warming from the...
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