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Earth Sciences Sep 17, 2020

Experts calculate future ice loss and sea-level contributions of Greenland and Antarctica

Ice-sheet models are an essential tool in making predictions regarding the future of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Nevertheless, these models still have a number of weaknesses. In an international model comparison, ...

Education Sep 17, 2020

Massive study of video games for learning offers good news about the future of safety education

Video games are often advocated as educational tools that can increase students' knowledge through entertainment. However, published studies about the effectiveness of video games in education and training are limited in ...

Biochemistry Sep 9, 2020

Mysterious cellular droplets come into focus

The world inside the human cell has grown a bit more interesting in recent years as the role of a new biological structure became clearer.

Earth Sciences Aug 28, 2020

Fidelity of El Nino simulation matters for predicting future climate

A new study led by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers, published in the journal Nature Communications this week, revealed that correctly simulating ocean current variations hundreds of feet below the ocean surface—the ...

Evolution Aug 10, 2020

Sparrows' storm stress a harbinger of climate-change impact

Sparrows show increased stress when exposed to more numerous and more severe winter storms, says a Western study that tested the songbirds' resilience to the effects of climate change.

Social Sciences Aug 4, 2020

Using crowd simulation to encourage social distancing

As Europe faces a resurgence of coronavirus, having loosened strict lockdowns, one of the most important policy questions is how people can safely social distance in crowded places. Our ability to accommodate maximum safety ...

Quantum Physics Jul 28, 2020

Solving materials problems with a quantum computer

Quantum computers have enormous potential for calculations using novel algorithms and involving amounts of data far beyond the capacity of today's supercomputers. While such computers have been built, they are still in their ...

Earth Sciences Jul 28, 2020

GMMIP simulations on global monsoon interannual variability show higher skill than historical simulations

Studies and simulations of global land precipitation and summer hemispheric precipitation have received much scientific and societal attention due to the impacts on economic development. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 16, 2020

New study provides evidence for decades-old theory to explain the odd behaviors of water

Water, so ordinary and so essential to life, acts in ways that are quite puzzling to scientists. For example, why is ice less dense than water, floating rather than sinking the way other liquids do when they freeze?

Earth Sciences Jul 16, 2020

Divining monsoon rainfall months in advance with satellites and simulations

Researchers affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin have developed a strategy that more accurately predicts seasonal rainfall over the Asian monsoon region and could provide tangible improvements to water resource ...

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