How "ice needles" weave patterns of stones in frozen landscapes
Nature is full of repeating patterns that are part of the beauty of our world. An international team, including a researcher from the University of Washington, used modern tools to explain repeating patterns of stones that form in cold landscapes......»»
Climate models accurately simulate Pacific Northwest weather patterns, study finds
Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future under different scenarios of global warming. When models are updated with new scientific information, they must be ev.....»»
Study reveals current state and past changes in frozen ground at Earth"s Third Pole
Earth's Third Pole, which covers the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Pamir Plateau, and the Tien Shan, includes the largest frozen ground region in the middle and low latitudes of the world......»»
Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscapes
The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope on Earth......»»
Turning the spotlight on cells in tissues so RNA can tell their story
Under the microscope, researchers often observe different cell types organizing themselves in peculiar patterns within tissues, or sometimes a rare cell type that stands out by occupying a unique position, exhibiting an unusual shape, or expressing a.....»»
How green are biofuels? Scientists are at loggerheads
Replacing gasoline with ethanol has changed landscapes across the globe. Enlarge / Abundantly growing corn plants in a cornfield against a a sunny blue sky. (credit: Nancybelle Gonzaga Villarroya / Getty) Tyler Lark, a geogr.....»»
How cattle ranchers in Brazil cope with weather shocks
Agricultural producers around the world must adapt to changing weather patterns. Much research has focused on mitigation strategies for crop production, but livestock producers face unique challenges......»»
How to Force Restart or Hard Reset MacBook
How to Force Restart or Hard Reset MacBook is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. If your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro freezes up you should be able to fix the issue with a simple hard reset or force restart. You can typically fix frozen MacBo.....»»
NASA study finds climate extremes affect landslides in surprising ways
Climate change is driving more volatile precipitation patterns around the world—very dry stretches punctuated by storms that drop large amounts of rain or snow in a short amount of time. While wetter and drier spells may have certain effects that a.....»»
Testing: Space-bound US-European water mission passes finals
Before any NASA mission is launched, the spacecraft goes through weeks of harsh treatment. It's strapped to a big table that shakes as hard as the pounding of a rocket launch. It's bombarded with louder noise than a stadium rock concert. It's frozen,.....»»
Apple joins project to improve speech recognition for disabled users
The University of Illinois (UIUC) is working with Apple and other tech giants on the Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to improve voice recognition systems for people with speech patterns and disabilities current versions have trouble understa.....»»
Deteriorating safety on frozen lakes in a warming world
Millions of international viewers enjoyed watching the reality TV show "Ice Road Truckers," in which experienced truck drivers were expected to master scary challenges, such as transporting heavy supplies across frozen lakes in the remote Arctic. Acc.....»»
Nearly all firms have suffered cloud security threats this year
As cloud migration continues, complexity and responsibility remain two major stepping stones......»»
Agricultural rewilding can help restore the environment and support production of high-welfare food, researchers say
Rewilding landscapes using elements of farming practice can help to restore ecosystems and produce high-welfare, high-quality food, researchers say......»»
Apple Watch Ultra siren: 4 ways to activate this new SOS feature
One of the unique safety features built into is an 86-decibel siren. It uses two different sound patterns to attract help with the alert being heard up to 600 feet away. Here are 4 ways to use Apple Watch Ultra siren, plus how to turn it off. more.....»»
Diverse landscapes at the heart of bee conservation
New research from the University of Georgia revealed that mixed land use—such as developments interspersed with forest patches—improves bee diversity and is leading to new solutions for bee conservation......»»
How Squishy Math Is Revealing Doughnuts in the Brain
Topology, sometimes called rubber sheet geometry, is finding patterns in the brain, drugs and evolution.....»»
This guy is using AI to make a movie — and you can help decide what happens next
"Salt" resembles many science-fiction films from the '70s and early '80s, complete with 35mm footage of space freighters and moody alien landscapes. But while it looks like a throwback, the way it was created points to what could be a new frontier fo.....»»
An AI message decoder based on bacterial growth patterns
From a box of Cracker Jack to The Da Vinci Code, everybody enjoys deciphering secret messages. But biomedical engineers at Duke University have taken the decoder ring to place it's never been before—the patterns created by bacterial colonies......»»
Four new caladium cultivars for containers and landscapes
Caladiums are ornamental aroids highly valued for their attractive foliage that rivals the display of many flowers. Aroid is a common name for a large species of plants in the Araceae family. This family of plants is also often called the Philodendro.....»»
Clarifying the chaos of narwhal behavior
Researchers have used the mathematical equations of chaos theory to analyze the data from long-term monitoring of an electronically tagged narwhal. They have extracted previously undetected diurnal patterns within what initially appeared to be irregu.....»»