Cold wave reveals potential benefits of urban heat islands
The concrete and asphalt that make city summers brutally hot might not be a bad thing during winter's deep freeze.
Environment
Jul 23, 2018
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Study finds flushing water lines protects inconsistently and may increase lead exposure
Research conducted by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health finds that the current recommendations for running water to flush out lead are not consistently effective and may not be the best way to protect children ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2018
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How students view intelligence affects how they internalize stress
As students transition into high school, many see their grades drop. And while some students are resilient in the midst of this challenge, others succumb to the pressure. How they think about themselves and their abilities ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2018
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Slacking on your savings? Cognitive bias could be to blame
Despite working hard, Americans are notoriously poor at saving money. The average American working-age couple has saved only $5,000 for retirement, while 43 percent of working-age families have no retirement savings at all, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2018
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Cloud formation and distribution follows simple thermodynamic, statistical laws
Take a look at the clouds, if there are any in your sky right now. Watch the billows, the white lofty tufts set against the blue sky. Or, depending on your weather, watch the soft grey edges smear together into blended tones ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2018
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Environmental changes in the Mekong Delta spell trouble for farmers
The Mekong Delta is home to 15 million people, many of whom rely on the delta's rich soil and water resources for farming and fishing. But their livelihoods are being threatened by rising sea levels, droughts, dams, and other ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2018
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The shape in water: First nanoscale measurements of biomolecule folding in liquid
Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years, scientists have for the first time measured at the nanometer scale the characteristic patterns of folds that give proteins their three-dimensional shape ...
Biochemistry
Jul 23, 2018
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Elastic slingshot powers snipefish feeding
The snipefish, an ocean-dwelling relative of the seahorse, has a very long, skinny snout ending in a tiny mouth. A recent study by UC Davis graduate student Sarah Longo shows that snipefish feed with an elastic-boosted head ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2018
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Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry out computational tasks. These devices, which are about the size of a human egg cell, consist ...
Nanophysics
Jul 23, 2018
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The Scream: What were those colorful, wavy clouds in Edvard Munch's famous painting?
What inspired the iconic red-and-yellow sky in The Scream, the painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that sold for a record $119.9 million in 2012? Some say it was a volcanic sunset after the 1883 Krakatau eruption. Others ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2018
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