Polar Bears That Persist
A new subpopulation of Greenland polar bears offers insights into how this species might hang on as Arctic ice disappears......»»
Wet and wild: There"s lots of water in the world"s most explosive volcano
There isn't much in Kamchatka, a remote peninsula in northeastern Russia just across the Bering Sea from Alaska, besides an impressive population of brown bears and the most explosive volcano in the world......»»
Tight chip supplies could persist for as long as a decade
China’s rising demand for electric vehicles, a lack of domestic technical knowhow and sustained geopolitical tensions will emerge as much more serious threats to the supply of automotive microchips, which are mostly imported......»»
COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a Stutter
The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Chip shortage dents VW output
VW says it hopes the global shortage, affecting tens of thousands of vehicles assembled in China, will end by March but warned it may persist into the second quarter......»»
A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
Indiana Jones and Lara Croft have a lot to answer for. Public perceptions of archaeology are often thoroughly outdated, and these characterisations do little to help. Archaeology as practiced today bears virtually no resemblance to the tomb raiding p.....»»
To predict the future of polar ice, environmental scientists are looking to the past
Over the past century, global sea level has been rising at an increasingly rapid pace. That means the damage done by storm surges will be more severe, coastal erosion will accelerate and flooding will become more frequent and more expensive......»»
This is the remnant of a star that exploded 1,700 years ago
When a supernova explodes, it creates a remnant which can persist for thousands of years. Hubble scientists have estimated the age of one such remnant......»»
Northern lakes at risk of losing ice cover permanently, impacting drinking water
Close to 5,700 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere may permanently lose ice cover this century, 179 of them in the next decade, at current greenhouse gas emissions, despite a possible polar vortex this year, researchers at York University have found......»»
Climate Change May Have Caused a "Wandering" Polar Vortex and a Colder Winter
Space.com reports: High above the North Pole, the polar vortex, a fast-spinning whirl of frigid air, is doing a weird shimmy that may soon bring cold and snowy weather to the Eastern U.S., Northern Europe and East Asia for weeks on end, meteorologist.....»»
HDI PCB makers see strong shipments to Chinese handset vendors
Taiwan's major HDI board makers have seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese handset vendors since fourth-quarter 2020, with the momentum expected to persist through at least the end of February, according to industry sources......»»
Layers upon layers of rock in Candor Chasma on Mars
In many ways, Mars is the planet that is most similar to the Earth. The red world has polar ice caps, a nearly 24-hour rotation period (about 24 hours and 37 minutes), mountains, plains, dust storms, volcanoes, a population of robots, many of which a.....»»
Study sheds new light on polar explorer’s final hours, 100+ years later
Black smudge in Jørgen Brønlund's diary showed he desperately tried to light a fire. Enlarge / Danish explorer Jørgen Brønlund's petroleum burner was found in 1973. Brønlund and two compatriots died in 1907 during an expedition to Greenland.....»»
MEMS sensor supply falling short
The supply of MEMS sensors has fallen short of demand, which will likely persist through at least first-quarter 2021, according to industry sources......»»
Monkeys, like humans, persist at tasks they"ve already invested in—even when they don"t succeed
If you've ever stayed in a relationship too long or stuck with a project that was going nowhere, you're not alone. Humans are generally reluctant to give up on something they've already committed time and effort to. It's called the "sunk costs" pheno.....»»
DRAM spot prices to start rising later in December
DRAM spot prices will start rising in the second half of December, with the rally set to persist through January 2021, according to industry sources......»»
Racial stereotypes drive students of color away from STEM, but many persist
Dominique, a Black electrical engineering doctoral student, found herself in an awkward situation in the lounge of a hotel where she had been attending a conference on science......»»