Constraining the increased frequency of global precipitation extremes under warming
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01329-1Climate change is causing more frequent and intense precipitation extremes, yet the changes are difficult to...
Antarctic sea-ice expansion and Southern Ocean cooling linked to tropical variability
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01339-zSatellite observations show slight increases in Antarctic sea-ice extent, yet climate models predict declines. Here sea-ice...
Ice shards in Antarctic clouds let more solar energy reach Earth’s surface
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Layered controls can significantly curb exposure to COVID-19
Using a new computational model that simulates the life cycle of pathogen-laden particles, researchers found that a combination of distancing of six feet, universal...
Diverse life forms may have evolved earlier than previously thought
Researchers analyzed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old. In an earlier article, the team...
Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts
A study provides clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human evolution.
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A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam...
Engineers have developed a heat engine with no moving parts that is as efficient as a steam turbine. The design could someday enable a...
Scientists demonstrate that some tropical plants have potential to remove toxic heavy metals from...
A team of researchers has demonstrated that some plant species could help to remove toxic heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil.
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