Unprecedented storms and devastating drought. Flash floods and wildfires ignited by the air's dry heat. This is the experience for many in our modern world. But it was also the experience for those living amid England's Little ...
Environment
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Earlier this month, Hurricane Milton caused an estimated $50 billion in damage and claimed the lives of at least 14 people, yet didn't deliver the scale of destruction some had feared.
Environment
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this month that it will require utilities to replace all lead drinking water pipes serving customers in the country within the next decade, marking the most aggressive ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2024
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A new study reveals it would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare. So, while the Infinite Monkey Theorem is true, it is also somewhat misleading.
Mathematics
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There have been many attempts to create monochromatic metallic materials, but few materials change luster color in response to external stimuli. In a recent breakthrough, researchers from Chiba University have prepared a ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Solar geoengineering research is advancing fast, after a recent flurry of funding announcements. Yet these technologies are still speculative and have many critics, and we worry their concerns won't be heard. If geoengineering ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2024
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Donald Trump and his followers have eagerly whipped up anti-immigrant sentiment throughout the US presidential campaign, as a growing number of migrants from Haiti and Venezuela arrive due to continuing crises at home.
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2024
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The changes scientists expect in the climate could cause toxic metals naturally occurring in soils to become more mobile, destabilize ecosystems and increasingly enter the human food chain via agriculture. Such scenarios ...
Earth Sciences
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A recent collaboration among researchers from HUN-REN Wigner Research Center for Physics in Hungary and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, along with industry collaborators SandboxAQ and NVIDIA, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 30, 2024
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In a recent study, an international research team with significant involvement from MedUni Vienna has investigated how nanoplastic particles deposited in the body affect the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Bio & Medicine
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