Scientists from EPFL and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF have gained deeper insight into how snow slab avalanches form, paving the way to more effective risk assessment measures for these catastrophic ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2022
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Imagine having the knowledge to prevent a catastrophic event from occurring ahead of time. In horse racing, this could be a possibility.
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2022
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Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both fostered and threatened civilizations throughout history. Just recall Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of death and rebirth, who was inextricably linked ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2022
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Some 252 million years ago the world was going through a tumultuous period of rapid global warming.
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2022
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The United Nations warned Monday that it would cost $20 billion to clean up an oil spill in the event of the "imminent" break-up of an oil tanker abandoned off Yemen.
Environment
May 9, 2022
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Australia's wildlife was hit hard by the 2019-20 Black Summer megafires.
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2022
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Catastrophic flooding in New South Wales and southeast Queensland has led to lost lives, homes, belongings, pets and livelihoods.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2022
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Flooding has pushed down housing prices in communities across Canada.
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2022
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A new book, " In Too Deep " (University of California Press, $29.95, 268 pages) from Rice University sociologist Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, dean of the School of Social Sciences, explores the lives of a group of mothers in a ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2022
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The estimate that one billion animals were killed by Australia's 2019–20 Black Summer fires drew international attention to the fate of wildlife during fire.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2022
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