The Tibetan Empire was the world's highest elevation empire, sitting over 4,000m above sea level, and thrived during 618 to 877 CE. Home to an estimated 10 million people, it spanned approximately 4.6 million km2 across East ...
When it comes to the world's climate, in the past decade, Earth keeps sending us its summer siren's call.
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2022
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Nature, said Ralph Waldo Emerson, is no spendthrift. Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Environment
Jun 24, 2019
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From late June to mid-July of 2021, the Pacific Northwest was scorched under an unprecedented heat dome, shattering temperature records and igniting a wave of concern over climate extremes. As cities like Portland and Seattle, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2024
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Like a merchant of old, balancing the weights of two different commodities on a scale, nature can keep different genetic traits in balance as a species evolves over millions of years.
Evolution
Feb 21, 2023
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Neuromuscular disorders affect millions of people worldwide. Now a discovery made at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) opens the door to the development of targeted therapies.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2022
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New research led by a team of scientists from The University of Manchester has shown that intensive grassland management impairs the capacity of soils to buffer extreme droughts, which are becoming more frequent and intense.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2022
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In a new study, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory find that the U.S. Atlantic Coast is becoming a breeding ground for rapidly intensifying hurricanes. Fueled by environmental ...
Environment
Oct 17, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a new gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth in soil, opening the door to new cereal varieties with deeper roots that are less susceptible to drought and nutrient stress, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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The likelihood of hot, dry, windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% due to human-caused climate change, new computer models show.
Environment
Feb 23, 2022
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