India fears another flash flood from new Himalayan lake
A newly formed Himalayan lake raised fears Friday of another flash flood above a disaster-hit valley in northern India, prompting authorities to conduct helicopter surveys and send a team on a 16-hour climb to investigate......»»
New dense sub-Saturn exoplanet discovered
Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, India and elsewhere, have detected a new sub-Saturn exoplanet with a relatively high density. The finding was reported in a.....»»
U.S. lakes in communities of color are monitored less for water quality
Lakes provide drinking water, food, recreation and mental health benefits to people who use them or live nearby. Regular monitoring of water quality is essential to collect information to track lake health. Without this information, people who use th.....»»
To save its tigers, India has relocated thousands of people—it could enlist their help instead
British colonialism turned India's tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth's biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence. The h.....»»
Plastic pollution hotspots pinpointed in new research—India ranks top due to high levels of uncollected waste
We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our new global model reveals the most detailed picture of plastic pollution ever created with the highes.....»»
Asus just launched the best-looking Intel Lunar Lake laptop
Asus has introduced its slimmest notebook powered by Intel's new Core Ultra Series 2 mobile processors......»»
Just how dangerous is Great Salt Lake dust? New research looks for clues
As Utah's Great Salt Lake shrinks, exposing more of its playa, concerns grow about the dust the dry lakebed emits. But scientists lack the data to fully understand what pollutants are present in these airborne sediments......»»
Andean "Viagra": Peru seizes hundreds of frogs used as aphrodisiacs
Peruvian authorities said Thursday they had seized hundreds of endangered frogs from Lake Titicaca that were illegally captured to be used for their purported aphrodisiac properties......»»
Leaders of India and Singapore sign deal to cooperate on semiconductors
Leaders of India and Singapore sign deal to cooperate on semiconductors.....»»
Analysis-Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market
Analysis-Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market.....»»
India"s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day
"Hey Rupam, open the door. Take this fish," a woman yelled from outside. I was sitting in the kitchen at my friend Rupam's house in rural northeast India. It was the heart of monsoon season, and rain had been falling since morning. The woman must hav.....»»
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs: everything we know about release date, performance, and specs
Intel's Lunar Lake is a mobile-first generation of energy-efficient CPUs that are arriving in a matter of weeks. Here's everything we know so far......»»
Intel Core Ultra 200V promises Arm-beating battery life without compatibility issues
Another mixed year for CPU speed, but battery and graphics upgrades are welcome. Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel has formally announced its first batch of next-generation Core Ultra processors, codenamed "Lunar Lake." The.....»»
Examining experiences of the pandemic requires a more critical eye, says researcher
The coronavirus pandemic was, in many ways, a unique period whose impacts are still being seen and felt today. The effects of the pandemic live on in people's memories, fears, hopes, and bodies......»»
India launches flood warning systems at Himalayan glacial lakes
India is setting up high-tech warning systems at nearly 200 Himalayan glacial lakes at risk of bursting their banks, a deadly threat exacerbated by climate change, disaster officials said Tuesday......»»
Intel is flipping the script on laptops with ‘historic’ Lunar Lake CPUs
Intel has finally shared final details of its new Lunar Lake-based Core Ultra Series 2 mobile chips......»»
Perception and deception in times of crisis: Characteristics of messages and sources that allow information to spread
The COVID-19 pandemic not only gave us a global health crisis but also an infodemic, a term coined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe the overwhelming flood of information—both accurate and misleading—that inundated media channels.....»»
The Mediterranean dried out 5.5 million years ago, offering sobering lessons for humanity today
What would happen if humans dried out the Mediterranean sea, turning it into a giant salt lake? Would its wildlife survive, and if so, how long would it take to recover?.....»»
New buoys improve Minnesota North Shore forecasts
For over 11 years Jay Austin and his research team at the University of Minnesota Duluth have carefully tended to a crop of bright-yellow meteorological buoys floating on Lake Superior. Each buoy captures real-time data used for weather forecasting,.....»»
Researchers explore design of polar crystalline solids of pure molecular materials
Harmeet Bhoday, a Missouri S&T Ph.D. student in chemistry from Chandigarh, India, was the lead author of an article titled "Perfect Polar Alignment of Parallel Beloamphiphile Layers: Improved Structural Design Bias Realized in Ferroelectric Crystals.....»»
Glacier flooding in Alaskan capital sets new record
In the early hours of August 6, a lake dammed by Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier burst through the ice, flooding hundreds of homes and businesses in the Mendenhall Valley where many of the Alaskan capital's residents live. This outburst led to the larges.....»»