Glaciers and enigmatic stone stripes in the Ethiopian highlands
As the driver of global atmospheric and ocean circulation, the tropics play a central role in understanding past and future climate change. Both global climate simulations and worldwide ocean temperature reconstructions indicate that the cooling in t.....»»
Scientists use drones to land sensors onto "unreachable" glaciers threatened by climate change
Scientist have unveiled a new climate change-monitoring sensor which can be airlifted onto icy glaciers using drones to measure the impact of global warming......»»
Isotope database will help Mexican communities better understand hydrology processes
With a population of 127 million and a land mass about a fifth the size of the United States, Mexico has a large spectrum of climates and landscapes, ranging from mountains to coastal regions and from deserts to glaciers. Because of these variations,.....»»
Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription dips to $159.97 this week
Dreaming of learning a new language ahead of the holidays? Get a Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription for $159.97 with coupon during October Deal Days.Unlock a bonus $29 discount on top of already discounted pricing with promo code ROSETTA when you pi.....»»
Discovery of half-million-year-old wooden structure shows we"re wrong to underestimate our ancient relatives
To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the Stone Age, thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago. In today's fast changing world, older technologies, even those from a few years ago, are oft.....»»
Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment
About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia......»»
How llamas help mitigate effects of climate change
Introducing llamas (Llama glama) into land exposed by retreating glaciers can speed the establishment of stable soils and ecosystem formation, mitigating some of the harmful effects of climate change, according to experimental research conducted by s.....»»
Glaciers can give us clues about when a volcano might erupt
Globally, there is about one volcano erupting each week. Volcanic unrest kills an average of 500 people every year and costs the global economy roughly US$7 billion (£5.7 billion). With one in 20 people living somewhere at risk of volcanic activity,.....»»
October Deal Days extends to popular software, from Office for Mac for $32.97 to Windows 11 Pro for $29.97
StackSocial is stacking up the deals on software platforms from Microsoft Office to Rosetta Stone, allowing you to become the most productive version of yourself possible. AppleInsider is rounding up the top bargains from the company's October Deal D.....»»
Ancient architecture inspires a new way to work with metal-organic frameworks
A centuries-old technique for constructing arched stone windows has inspired a new way to form tailored nanoscale windows in porous functional materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)......»»
Stonehenge study upends a 100-year-old theory and suggests further discoveries to come
A team led by researchers at the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, UK, has discovered a secret about Stonehenge stone 80, also known as the "Altar Stone," suggesting it did not come from the same source as other ston.....»»
Crossing glaciers and fjords: Norwegian reindeer migrate for winter
A herd of reindeer with white, brown or gray coats climb mountains and swim between glaciers on their great migration to their winter pasture in Norway's far north......»»
Physicists coax superconductivity and more from quasicrystals
In research that could jumpstart interest into an enigmatic class of materials known as quasicrystals, MIT scientists and colleagues have discovered a relatively simple, flexible way to create new atomically thin versions that can be tuned for import.....»»
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in the past 2 years, experts say
A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter......»»
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers lost 10% of their volume in the last 2 years, experts say
A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter......»»
Study finds climate policy alone cannot meaningfully reduce racial/economic disparities in air pollution exposure
Decarbonization of national economies will be key to achieving global net-zero emissions by 2050, a major stepping stone to the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (and ideally 1.5 C), and thereby a.....»»
Sperm swimming is caused by the same patterns that are believed to dictate zebra stripes
Patterns of chemical interactions are thought to create patterns in nature such as stripes and spots. A new study shows that the mathematical basis of these patterns also governs how sperm tail moves......»»
How fast are Arctic glaciers melting? Engineers explored the north with a robot and cameras to find out
Equipped with snow jackets, gloves and luggage containing a host of cameras and sensors, professor Hanumant Singh and a team of Northeastern robotics researchers recently traveled to the Arctic with a noble goal to help address the climate crisis......»»
Glaciers are becoming smaller and disappearing, finds new inventory
The Western United States is losing its glaciers......»»
Deciphering the enigmatic global distribution of fairy circles
One of the most impressive and mysterious natural formations that we can observe in the arid areas of our planet are fairy circles. These are enigmatic circular patterns of bare soil surrounded by plants generating rings of vegetation, which until no.....»»
This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood
Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of early humans building with wood......»»