Numerical simulations probe mechanisms behind sand dune formation
After noticing how the construction of dams significantly alter the hydrodynamics of natural rivers and the resulting downstream riverbed evolution, researchers decided to apply...
Do animals control earth’s oxygen level?
For the first time, researchers have measured how the production of algae and the Earth's oxygen level affect each other -- what you might...
Colorful microreactors utilize sunlight
The sun is the most sustainable energy source available on our planet and could be used to power photochemical reactions. Scientists now present a...
New volcanic eruption forecasting technique
Volcanic eruptions and their ash clouds pose a significant hazard to population centers and air travel, especially those that show few to no signs...
The danger of heat and cold across Australia
Cold temperatures are not nearly as deadly as heat, with around 2% of all deaths in Australia related to heat, according to new research.
Author Correction: Global assessment of primate vulnerability to extreme climatic events
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0577-7Author Correction: Global assessment of primate vulnerability to extreme climatic events
Birds string together meaningless sounds to make ‘words’
A new study sheds light on whether animal vocalizations, like human words, are constructed from smaller building blocks. By analyzing calls of the Australian...
Rocks at asteroid impact site record first day of dinosaur extinction
The research centers on the asteroid impact that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs, with the researchers getting the most detailed look yet of the aftermath...
To reduce pollution, policymakers should broaden focus beyond smokestacks
Researchers used integrated assessment models to compute marginal damages from fine particulate matter-related emissions to measure economy-wide gross external damage due to premature mortality...
Ages of the Navajo Sandstone
The real Jurassic Park was as an ancient landscape home to a vast desert covered mostly in sand dunes as far as the eye...
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