Decoding tornadoes’ infrasound waves
Tornado-producing storms can emit infrasound more than an hour before tornadogenesis, which inspired a group of researchers to develop a long-range, passive way of...
Scientists train spider to jump on demand to discover secrets of animal movement
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of how some predatory spiders catch their prey whilst hunting by successfully training one to jump different distances and...
New CRISPR technology ‘knocks out’ yeast genes with single-point precision
Researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to develop a technology that can target any gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and turn it off by deleting...
‘Snowball Earth’ resulted from plate tectonics
About 700 million years ago, the Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as 'Snowball Earth.' Geologists now suggest that...
Vulnerable communities may be adversely affected by the transition to cleaner energy
Researchers have developed a method for identifying communities that may be negatively affected by clean energy policies that hasten the move from fossil fuels...
Earth’s orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years
Every 405,000 years, gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Venus slightly elongate Earth's orbit, an amazingly consistent pattern that has influenced our planet's climate for...
Importing food damages domestic environment
Trees falling as fragile forests become cropland is a visual shorthand for the environmental costs exporting countries pay to meet lucrative global demands for...
Alligators on the beach? Killer whales in rivers? Get used to it
Sightings of alligators and other large predators in places where conventional wisdom says they 'shouldn't be' have increased in recent years, in large part...
New model could help rebuild eroding lands in coastal Louisiana
A researcher has developed a model to help stakeholders figure out what factors they need to consider to rebuild land in coastal Louisiana.
Global tourism carbon footprint quantified in world first
The world's tourism footprint has been quantified across the supply chain, with the carbon-intensive industry revealed as a significant and growing contributor to greenhouse...
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