A massive collaborative research project covered in the journal Nature this week offers projections to the year 2100 of future sea-level rise from all sources of land ice, offering the most complete … [Read More...] about Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
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Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
Researchers generate ‘the highest laser intensity ever reached’
Recently, laser scientists at the Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea realized the unprecedented laser intensity of 1023 W/cm2. … [Read More...] about Researchers generate ‘the highest laser intensity ever reached’
Partnerships between researchers, policymakers and practitioners improve early childhood education
Research-practice partnerships (RPPs), long-term collaborations between researchers, policy makers and practitioners, represent an especially promising strategy for making sure that all children … [Read More...] about Partnerships between researchers, policymakers and practitioners improve early childhood education
Election campaigns: Attacks and smearing backfire and can benefit other candidates
Candidates often give in to temptation to attack opponents in electoral campaigns through negative ads (more than 55% of the ads aired by the Clinton and Trump campaigns in 2016 were negative), even … [Read More...] about Election campaigns: Attacks and smearing backfire and can benefit other candidates
World’s first fiber-optic ultrasonic imaging probe for future nanoscale disease diagnostics
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be deployed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fibre, and will be insertable into the human body to … [Read More...] about World’s first fiber-optic ultrasonic imaging probe for future nanoscale disease diagnostics
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Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
A massive collaborative research project covered in the journal Nature this week offers projections to the year 2100 of future sea-level rise from all sources of land ice, offering the most complete … [Read More...] about Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
Social media and science show how ship’s plastic cargo dispersed from Florida to Norway
A ship's container lost overboard in the North Atlantic has resulted in printer cartridges washing up everywhere from the coast of Florida to northern Norway, a new study has shown. It has also … [Read More...] about Social media and science show how ship’s plastic cargo dispersed from Florida to Norway
Researchers find how tiny plastics slip through the environment
Washington State University researchers have shown the fundamental mechanisms that allow tiny pieces of plastic bags and foam packaging at the nanoscale to move through the environment. The … [Read More...] about Researchers find how tiny plastics slip through the environment
Using microbes to remove microplastics from the environment
Today at the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference, Yang Liu, researcher at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, will discuss a new technique to trap and recover microplastics. The method uses … [Read More...] about Using microbes to remove microplastics from the environment
Low-income blocks in 92% of US urban communities have less tree cover and are hotter
A new analysis of thousands of US communities finds that, on average, low-income urban blocks have less tree cover and are hotter than high-income blocks. Robert McDonald of The Nature Conservancy … [Read More...] about Low-income blocks in 92% of US urban communities have less tree cover and are hotter
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Policies designed to protect public health from fracking may be ineffective in practice
Frequent use of exemptions may undermine public health protections of oil and gas setback policies, according to a new study led by researchers at the research institute PSE Healthy Energy, Harvard … [Read More...] about Policies designed to protect public health from fracking may be ineffective in practice
Fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping gut microbiota
Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the US. At Baylor College of … [Read More...] about Fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping gut microbiota
The growing promise of community-based monitoring and citizen science
Over recent decades, community-based environmental monitoring (often called "citizen science") has exploded in popularity, aided both by smartphones and rapid gains in computing power that make the … [Read More...] about The growing promise of community-based monitoring and citizen science
Human genome editing requires difficult conversations between science and society
In October of 2020, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their discovery of an adaptable, easy way to edit genomes, known as CRISPR, which has … [Read More...] about Human genome editing requires difficult conversations between science and society
Our attention is captured by eye-glance
Eyes play an important role in social communication by expressing the intentions of our interlocutors, and even more so in times of pandemic when half of the face is hidden. But is this eye contact … [Read More...] about Our attention is captured by eye-glance
Space
Hubble watches how a giant planet grows
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a rare look at a Jupiter-sized, still-forming planet that is feeding off material surrounding a young star. "We just don't know very much about … [Read More...] about Hubble watches how a giant planet grows
Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere
An international collaboration of astronomers led by a researcher from the Astrobiology Center and Queen's University Belfast, and including researchers from Trinity College Dublin, has detected a new … [Read More...] about Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere
Hubble captures giant star on the edge of destruction
In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed the renowned observatory at a brilliant "celebrity star", one of the brightest stars seen in … [Read More...] about Hubble captures giant star on the edge of destruction
Stone skipping techniques can improve re-entry of space vehicles
Skipping stones on a body of water is an age-old game, but developing a better understanding of the physics involved is crucial for more serious matters, such as water landings upon re-entry of … [Read More...] about Stone skipping techniques can improve re-entry of space vehicles
A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star
In recent years there has been an exhaustive study of red dwarf stars to find exoplanets in orbit around them. These stars have effective surface temperatures between 2400 and 3700 K (over 2000 … [Read More...] about A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star
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New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch
Although robotic devices are used in everything from assembly lines to medicine, engineers have a hard time accounting for the friction that occurs when those robots grip objects – particularly in wet … [Read More...] about New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch
Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms
The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines. New research from Oxford … [Read More...] about Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms
Researchers’ VR walking simulator feels surprisingly close to the real thing
Despite virtual reality (VR) technology being more affordable than ever, developers have yet to achieve a sense of full immersion in a digital world. Among the greatest challenges is making the user … [Read More...] about Researchers’ VR walking simulator feels surprisingly close to the real thing
New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits
Encoding information into light, and transmitting it through optical fibers lies at the core of optical communications. With an incredibly low loss of 0.2 dB/km, optical fibers made from silica have … [Read More...] about New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits
Solar and wind power could mitigate conflict in northeast Africa
A new study shows that several disagreements between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt around Africa's largest hydropower plant, the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), could be alleviated by … [Read More...] about Solar and wind power could mitigate conflict in northeast Africa