To prepare for extreme heat waves around the world—particularly in places known for cool summers—climate-simulation models that include a new computing concept may save tens of thousands of lives.
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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Since early July, the Earth has sweltered under record-breaking heat. In the United States, from California and the Desert Southwest to Texas and Florida, a long-lasting heat wave in the triple digits has broken dozens of ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2023
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Chenfeng Ke, an incoming associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, developed a unique design for tough but stretchable hydrogels, reported Aug. 23 in the journal Chem. The ...
Polymers
Aug 23, 2023
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You see a fantastic offer, like a hotel room. You decide to book. Then it turns out there is a service fee. Then a cleaning fee. Then a few other extra costs. By the time you pay the final price, it is no longer the fantastic ...
Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2023
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This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the moon after an absence of nearly 50 years. Instead, on Saturday it lost control of its Luna-25 lander. The agency explained the spacecraft "switched ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2023
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In the age of the selfie taking photos of yourself has become an everyday occurrence. Half of all teenagers regularly post selfies. Driven by social media algorithms, many of us now flock to natural places for the best selfie ...
Ecology
Aug 23, 2023
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Consider a living cell, which can have thousands of genes. Now think of these genes as dials that can be tweaked to change how the cell grows in a given environment. Tweaking a gene can either increase or decrease growth, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 23, 2023
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Lanthanide-containing complexes are important compounds for sophisticated nuclear-fuel processing and medical imaging. Moreover, they often have interesting symmetric crystal structures and associated dynamics that render ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 23, 2023
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The mass slaughter of North American bison by settlers of European descent is a well-known ecological disaster. An estimated eight million bison roamed the United States in 1870, but just 20 years later fewer than 500 of ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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In 2018, researchers from NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Nautilus Live observed thousands of octopus nesting on the deep seafloor off the Central California coast. The discovery of the "Octopus Garden" ...
Plants & Animals
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