Identifying where to reforest after wildfire
In the aftermath of megafires that devastated forests of the western United States, attention turns to whether forests will regenerate on their own or not. Forest managers can now look to a newly enhanced, predictive mapping tool to learn where fores.....»»
Teens describe their gender and sexuality in diverse new ways, but some are being left behind
A growing number of young people are identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community, and many are challenging binaries in gender and sexual identity to reflect a broader spectrum of experience beyond man or woman and gay or straight. But not everyone is.....»»
NASA engineers analyze navigation needs of Artemis moon missions
Space communications and navigation engineers at NASA are evaluating the navigation needs for the Artemis program, including identifying the precision navigation capabilities needed to establish the first sustained presence on the lunar surface......»»
Once-in-a-century UK wildfire threats could happen most years by end of century
Extremely hot and dry conditions that currently put parts of the UK in the most severe danger of wildfires once a century could happen every other year in a few decades' time due to climate change, new research has revealed. A study, led by the Unive.....»»
COVID-19 transmission rare in schools with masking, distancing, contact tracing, study finds
Wearing masks, social distancing and frequent hand-washing have kept in-school COVID-19 transmission low, according to results of a pilot study in Missouri aimed at identifying ways to keep elementary and secondary schools open and safe during the pa.....»»
Research aims to help Alaskans and visitors avoid wildfire smoke
Alaskans have become all too familiar with the choking wildfire smoke that has filled many summer days in recent years. Each time, they are left with these unanswerable questions: "Where is the smoke heading?" "When will it clear up around my vacatio.....»»
The Greek Alphabet Will No Longer Be Used To Name Hurricanes
The Greek alphabet has been retired as a way of identifying tropical storms, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. The New York Times reports: The decision was made after nine Greek letters were pressed into service last year durin.....»»
Non-DNA mechanism is involved in transmitting paternal experience to offspring
A new study has made a significant advance in the field of epigenetics by identifying how environmental information is transmitted by non-DNA molecules in the sperm. It is a discovery that advances scientific understanding of the heredity of paternal.....»»
Rockstar Pays $10,000 To Modder Who Fixed GTA Online Loading Times
Rockstar Games has paid a modder $10,000 for identifying a way to make Grand Theft Auto Online load significantly faster. From a report: The modder, who goes by the handle 't0st,' recently posted their discovery of a single-thread CPU bottleneck that.....»»
Wing tags severely impair flight in African Cape Vultures
Conservationists who apply wing tags for identifying Cape Vultures—a species of African vulture that is vulnerable to extinction—are putting the birds' lives further at risk, a new movement ecology study has shown. Researchers from the Max Planck.....»»
Researchers see need for warnings about long-range wildfire smoke
The team believes that evacuation efforts and media coverage of local wildfires may have helped protect residents from adverse health effects of smoke exposure as well as direct impacts of the fires......»»
Study identifies resilience factors to mitigate burnout in college students
Researchers demonstrated that college students possessing a higher degree of resilience were less susceptible to burnout and psychological distress. By identifying learnable components of resilience, the study points to concrete ways that young adult.....»»
Fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke more harmful than pollution from other sources
Researchers examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust. While this dis.....»»
Better warnings needed about health impacts of long-range wildfire smoke
Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, in addition to smoke from fires in forests as far away as California and the Pacific Northwest......»»
Widespread wildfire as a proxy for resource strain
Fire is a natural part of ecosystems in the western United States, but the summer fire season has grown both longer and more intense in recent years. As the size of the area burned across the region has risen year after year, so too has the expense o.....»»
Fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke more harmful than pollution from other sources
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter.....»»
Ten sustainable architecture proposals by SUTD students
Sustainable Design for a Better World is the theme on which students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design based the projects in this school show, tackling issues like wildfire resilience, land scarcity and electronic waste. Read mor.....»»
"Best case" goals for climate warming which could still result in massive wildfire risk
The landmark 2015 Paris Agreement resulted in multiple studies examining the impact of global temperature increases, but these rarely investigate the effect of warming on "fire weather" conditions. Now, in a new study, scientists have found that by p.....»»
Uncovering patterns in California"s blazing wildfires
California's 2020 wildfire season was unprecedented, the latest tragedy in a decades-long trend of increasing fire. Six of the 20 largest fires in state history burned during the calendar year. In August, a 14,000-strike "lightning siege" sparked 900.....»»
Velcro-like cellular proteins key to tissue strength
Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New research provides important new clues to this long-standing mystery, identifying how specialized proteins called cadherins join forces to make cells stick -- and stay stuck -- together. The findings cou.....»»
Velcro-like cellular proteins key to tissue strength
Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New University of Colorado Boulder research provides important new clues to this long-standing mystery, identifying how specialized proteins called cadherins join forces to make cells stick—and stay stuck.....»»