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High-resolution modeling of a 'blizzard-like' storm that killed 21 ultramarathoners in 2021 shows where coarser models underestimated the storm -- and highlights the need...
Combining techniques to create more environmentally friendly, heat resistant, and transparent plastics
Researchers in Japan have developed a new technique for creating polymers which is expected to lead to the development of plastics that are more...
Drought increases microbe-laden dust landing in Sierras
Dust from all over the world is landing in the Sierra Nevada mountains carrying microbes that are toxic to both plants and humans. New research...
New online resource can help users ‘bee’ friendly when it comes to planting for...
An online database which documents pollinator-plant interactions, could help the public understand how to plant for pollinators, and support biodiversity.
Wind has caused 479 injuries, 28 deaths in bounce houses since 2000, study finds
And a lack of regulations and oversight surrounding a popular, easily rentable party feature could be putting tens of thousands of children at risk,...
More wolves, beavers needed as part of improving western United States habitats
Scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves and beavers and would re-establish ecological processes.
Ridge-to-reef ecosystem census reveals hidden reservoir for microbiomes
Researchers collected more than 3,000 samples of microbes and microbiomes present in the entire watershed of Waimea Valley on O'ahu, Hawai'i. Their investigation revealed...
In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice
Combining artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, researchers have simulated what happens at the molecular level when water freezes. The result is the most complete...
Impact of climate change on human pathogenic diseases subject of new study by UH...
A comprehensive assessment of scientific literature has uncovered empirical evidence that more than 58% of human diseases caused by pathogens, such as dengue, hepatitis,...
‘Dream’ discovery could sow crops better equipped to weather the climate change storm
Scientists have identified an 'exquisite' natural mechanism that helps plants limit their water loss with little effect on carbon dioxide (CO2) intake -- an...
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