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Ecology Apr 22, 2024

Anticipating future risks of climate-driven wildfires in boreal forests

Wildfires are a growing threat to the boreal north, especially under the rapidly changing climate. IIASA researchers modeled and analyzed how climate change may impact future burned area in boreal forests and highlighted ...

Social Sciences Apr 22, 2024

Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments

Do children have regular bedtimes and do parents enforce strict screen time policies? And do parents take their children to museums so that they can learn from an early age? Or is everyday life more about having fun together, ...

Earth Sciences Apr 22, 2024

AI weather forecasts can capture destructive path of major storms, new study shows

Artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately predict the path and intensity of major storms, a new study demonstrates.

Environment Apr 22, 2024

Don't blame Dubai's freak rain on cloud seeding—the storm was far too big to be human-made

Some years ago, I found myself making my way up the narrow stairs of a Learjet on a sultry runway in a deserted airport near the South Africa-Mozambique border. The humidity was there to taste—the air thick with it.

Astrobiology Apr 22, 2024

Look to deadly Venus to find life in the universe, new paper argues

Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes, and puffy clouds of sulfuric acid, uninhabitable Venus offers vital lessons about the potential for life on other planets, a new paper argues.

Ecology Apr 22, 2024

Planning at multiple scales for healthy corals and communities

Governments in the Mesoamerican Reef region are exploring the use of nature-based solutions to strengthen coral health and societal benefits for coastal communities. A new study led by Stanford researchers in collaboration ...

Agriculture Apr 22, 2024

A leader in US seaweed farming preaches, teaches and builds a wider network

Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and buyers.

Environment Apr 21, 2024

Q&A: B.C.'s 2024 wildfire season has started—here's what to know

Last year's wildfire season marked B.C.'s most destructive on record: 2.8 million hectares burned, more than double any previous year. UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais actively work on projects ...

Ecology Apr 20, 2024

NOAA confirms fourth global coral bleaching event

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.

Biotechnology Apr 20, 2024

'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farming

For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.

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