Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds.
Environment
Mar 30, 2024
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Researchers Yuta Sunakawa, Ko Mochizuki, and Atsushi Kawakita of the University of Tokyo have discovered the first orchid species pollinated by gall midges, a tiny fly species. This is the first documented case of an orchid ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2024
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U.S. scientists and policy experts with a broad range of expertise in the fields of climate and ecosystem sciences have outlined key recommendations aimed at bolstering the scientific foundation for implementation of nature-based ...
Ecology
Mar 28, 2024
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The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set to close in a victory for environmentalists.
Environment
Mar 28, 2024
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A University at Buffalo–led research team is developing new catalysts that aim to turn climate-warming methane emissions into useful commercial products.
Nanomaterials
Mar 28, 2024
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Ph.D. candidate Jeroen Methorst has developed a computer system that helps researchers find the protein they need to create new medicines. "Our whole group is now using this program," says Methorst. He will defend his Ph.D. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 27, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)—models that process large and diverse datasets and make predictions from them—can have many uses in nature conservation, such as remote monitoring (like the use of camera traps to study animals ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2024
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Queensland University of Technology researchers have homed in on AI-powered chatbots in the local government sector to look at their benefits and risks, what they are used for and why, and how users view them.
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2024
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Two red-tailed coral snakes have been observed competing over a caecilian in the first documented wild case of kleptoparasitism within the family Elapidae.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2024
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Insured property losses could double in the coming decade due to climate change and more frequent and more intense severe weather events, reinsurance giant Swiss Re warned Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 26, 2024
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