Severe coral loss leaves reefs with larger fish but low energy turnover
Research has found severe coral loss to be associated with substantial increases in the size of large, long-living herbivorous fish. However, decreased recycling of...
Decoding the skies: The impact of water vapor on afternoon rainfall
On days when wind blows in little atmospheric moisture, afternoon rainfall is more likely to occur over wetter soils or higher relative humidity. On...
Simulations forecast US nationwide increase in human exposure to extreme climate events
Using the now-decommissioned Titan supercomputer, a team of researchers estimated the combined consequences of many different extreme climate events at the county level, a...
Plants pass on ‘memory’ of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient
By manipulating the expression of one gene, geneticists can induce a form of 'stress memory' in plants that is inherited by some progeny, giving...
Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging
Logging of native forests increases the risk and severity of fire and likely had a profound effect on the recent, catastrophic Australian bushfires, according...
Worms freeload on bacterial defence systems
Scientists have untangled a sensory circuit in worms that allows them to choose whether to spend energy on self-defence or rely on the help...
Electrical activity in living organisms mirrors electrical fields in atmosphere
A new study provides evidence for a direct link between electrical fields in the atmosphere and those found in living organisms, including humans.
Saving energy and lives: How a solar chimney can boost fire safety
Built as part of the sustainable features of a new Australian building, the specially-designed solar chimney radically boosts safe evacuation time in a fire...
Multiple flooding sources threaten Honolulu’s infrastructure
Researchers found in the next few decades, sea level rise will likely cause large and increasing percentages of land area to be impacted simultaneously...
Climate change has been influencing where tropical cyclones rage
While the global average number of tropical cyclones each year has not budged from 86 over the last four decades, climate change has been...
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