Lithospheric oddities may be sculpting continental interiors
Interactions between neighboring tectonic plates can push parts of Earth's surface up or down to form notable features, such as the Andes and the Himalayas. The forces that sculpt the Earth's surface far from plate edges are less well understood. For.....»»
Colorado"s wolves roamed from northwesternmost county to across Continental Divide last month
Wolves from Colorado's new pack expanded their roaming range over the past 35 days to the state's northwesternmost county and across the Continental Divide, according to a map state officials released Feb. 28......»»
Step aside, internal tides: Supercomputer modeling improves satellite altimetry precision
Waves don't take place just on the ocean's surface. Underneath the crests and troughs that we can see from above are internal tides, which form when tidal flows collide with seamounts, continental slopes, and ridges on the seafloor......»»
New study describes how chemical composition of US air pollution has changed over time
A new study published in Atmospheric Environment by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has analyzed space and time trends for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the continental United States to track the progress of regula.....»»
Continental to cut 7,150 jobs in savings push at auto unit
Continental has also started reviewing possible divestments, joint ventures and partnerships at the auto unit that has fallen behind peers......»»
Eight colourful renovations that use vibrant shades to transform the home
From a bold blue apartment in Paris to an all-lilac kitchen in Stockholm, this lookbook rounds up renovations that cleverly use bright colours to update and refresh home interiors. Read more From a bold blue apartment in Paris to an all-lila.....»»
Standard Architecture refreshes interiors of pink Paul Smith store in LA
British fashion label Paul Smith's iconic pink store in Los Angeles has received an interior makeover from Standard Architecture. Read more British fashion label Paul Smith's iconic pink store in Los Angeles has received an interior makeover.....»»
UAW says it won organizing vote at Antolin interiors plant in Mich.
The vote was 238-42 in favor of the UAW. The plant produces instrument and door panels for the Detroit 3 and Paccar......»»
Continental eyes more innovation amid EV, software transition
Continental sees significant growth potential in its offerings for software-defined vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems and infotainment displays amid rocky EV transition......»»
Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
A study led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has shown that the Rio Grande Rise (RGR), a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of seamounts now submerged in the South Atlantic Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast.....»»
UN confirms Europe hit record high temperature in 2021
The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit), and warned that new extremes were expected......»»
Continental uses unseen cameras for facial recognition features
The technology allows authorized users to unlock doors, start the ignition and even make purchases......»»
Aurora-Continental team move closer to launching autonomous trucking commercialization
Putting self-driving vehicles on the road in small-scale pilots is one thing. At widespread scale? Self-driving tech company Aurora and supplier Continental are outlining fresh details on how they'll manufacture self-driving systems at scale......»»
When you sit down to build a sandcastle, take a look around you: The beach is already sculpting
Arenicola, or lugworms, make some of the most beautiful structures on the beach. Little piles of wet sand are cast in a swirl from their rear end as part of their feeding cycle......»»
Sodium"s high-pressure transformation can tell us about the interiors of stars, planets
Travel deep enough below Earth's surface or inside the center of the sun, and matter changes on an atomic level......»»
Researchers find natural spa water in central Japan is long-trapped lithospheric water
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the origins of non-meteoric water in natural spa waters located in central Japan. Based on numerical modeling, their results suggest that this water has been conf.....»»
People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia—and it had an inland sea
For much of the 65,000 years of Australia's human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometers, an area one-and-a-half time.....»»
America"s native population arises from a single wave of Asian migration, suggest dental anthropologists
For more than 50 years, dental anthropologists have studied variation in the shape of human teeth to study the patterns of migration that people took as they populated the world. The last major continental migration event took place about 16,000 year.....»»
E3 memory lane: Ars’ favorite moments from the show’s over-the-top past
The people, scenery, and oddities that made E3 part trade show, part theme park. Enlarge / This photo is exactly what it was like to be on the E3 show floor. Exactly. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Today's news t.....»»
Metamorphic evolution of the East Tethys tectonic domain and its tectonic implications
A synthesis study published in Science China Earth Sciences is led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China. It focuses on the thermal and tectonic evolution of regional metamorphism at convergent continental margins b.....»»
Godzilla without Godzilla? Stop turning blockbusters into streaming soap operas
Why do the small-screen adaptations The Last of Us, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and John Wick: The Continental all fail to live up to their source material?.....»»