New knowledge of Earth’s mantle helps to explain Indonesia’s explosive volcanoes
Indonesia's volcanoes are among the world's most dangerous. Why? Through chemical analyses of tiny minerals in lava from Bali and Java, researchers have found...
Throwing shade: Measuring how much trees, buildings cool cities
When the summer sun blazes on a hot city street, our first reaction is to flee to a shady spot protected by a building...
Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress
An international study has revealed the structure of a membrane-remodeling protein that builds and maintains photosynthetic membranes. These fundamental insights lay the groundwork for...
Cyclone study improves climate projections
Migrating storms and local weather systems known as cyclones and anticyclones were thought to contribute to behaviors and properties of our global weather system....
Coral offspring physiology impacted by parental exposure to intense environmental stresses
Adult corals that survive high-intensity environmental stresses, such as bleaching events, can produce offspring that are better suited to survive in new environments. Results...
Shifting sands, creeping soils, and a new understanding of landscape evolution
A new study finds that piles of sand grains, even when undisturbed, are in constant motion. These experimental results challenge existing theories in both...
US beekeepers continue to report high colony loss rates, no clear improvement
US beekeepers lost 45.5% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2020 to April 2021, according to preliminary results of the 15th annual...
Cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma induces fatally bold behavior in hyena cubs
Best known for its presence in house cats and a tendency to infect and alter the behaviors of rodents and humans, the parasite Toxoplasma...
East Antarctic summer cooling trends caused by tropical rainfall clusters
A study uncovers a new mechanism linking climate trend in Antarctica to rainfall occurrences in the tropics.
Harvesting drinking water from humid air around the clock
Researchers have developed a condenser for countries where water is in short supply. Theirs is a zero-energy solution for harvesting water from the atmosphere...
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