The number of forest fires continues to rise in Canada, climbing on Friday to more than 670 blazes—more than 380 of them out of control—with a long and difficult summer ahead.
Environment
Jul 8, 2023
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In quantum sensing, atomic-scale quantum systems are used to measure electromagnetic fields, as well as properties like rotation, acceleration, and distance, far more precisely than classical sensors can. The technology could ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 8, 2024
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Air pollution dramatically reduces pollination because it degrades the scent of flowers, affecting bees' ability to find them, a study has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2023
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If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground for about half a second. Michael Jordan could stay aloft for almost one second. While there are many events at the Winter Olympics that feature athletes ...
General Physics
Feb 10, 2022
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Some engineers find inspiration in the mechanics of bird flight and the architecture of bee nests. Others think much smaller.
Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2021
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Strange things happen in Earth's atmosphere at high latitudes. Around local noon, when the Sun is at its highest point, a funnel-shaped gap in our planet's magnetic field passes overhead. Earth's magnetic field shields us ...
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2021
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The equations that describe physical systems often assume that measurable features of the system—temperature or chemical potential, for example—can be known exactly. But the real world is messier than that, and uncertainty ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2024
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Natural gas transported by interstate pipelines contains hazardous air pollutants and known human carcinogens, according to a first of its kind study published in Environmental Research Letters by researchers at the nonprofit ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2022
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People dealing with the most socioeconomic disadvantages in greater Los Angeles also face higher levels of toxic air pollution, according to a new UCLA-led study.
Environment
Dec 9, 2022
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By many measures, modern science has greatly improved the American way of life. Advances in chemistry and other technologies over the past century have made food more affordable and transportation more convenient and paved ...
Environment
May 18, 2022
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