People around the world looked on in awe at the spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting in a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific. Many wondered why the blast was so big, how the resulting tsunami traveled ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2022
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Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new type of cooling cube that could revolutionize how food is kept cold and shipped fresh without relying on ice or traditional cooling packs.
Materials Science
Nov 30, 2021
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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has just declared a La Niña in the tropical Pacific.
Environment
Nov 24, 2021
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With high temperatures scorching much of the country, a Kansas State University veterinarian is reminding pet owners that dogs, with that layer of fur, are susceptible to the heat.
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2021
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The Gulf Stream, which has reliably channeled warm water from the tropics northward along the East Coast of North America for thousands of years, is changing. Recent research shows that it may be slowing down, and more and ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2021
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In the Pacific Northwest, several species of salmon are in danger of extinction. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office has released a report on the state of salmon populations in the state's watersheds—and ...
Ecology
Feb 11, 2021
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Taking a bath to relieve stress isn't unique to humans.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2021
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Ph.D. student Camila Gomez mimicked the cooling process of Tata Steel's blast furnaces in the lab and found out that it's better to cool with warmer water.
Materials Science
Nov 9, 2020
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In the era of electric cars, machine learning and ultra-efficient vehicles for space travel, computers and hardware are operating faster and more efficiently. But this increase in power comes with a trade-off: They get superhot.
Soft Matter
Oct 13, 2020
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Enteroviruses and other pathogenic viruses that make their way into surface waters can be inactivated by heat, sunshine and other microbes, thereby reducing their ability to spread disease. But researchers report in ACS' ...
Environment
Sep 2, 2020
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