What causes pools below waterfalls to periodically fill with sediment?
Deep pools below waterfalls are popular recreational swimming spots, but sometimes they can be partially or completely filled with sediment. New research showed how and why pools at the base of waterfalls, known as plunge pools, go through natural cy.....»»
NSW is being hit by a one-two of east coast lows. But aren"t those a winter thing?
It was Western Sydney's turn for a drenching this week, as the region was hit by an east coast low—the infamous storm systems that periodically bring heavy rainfall to the New South Wales coast......»»
Developing a Freshwater Health Index
NASA Earth science satellites and other remote sensing techniques can fill in information gaps, but scientific data is just one piece of the larger puzzle when it comes to sustainable water resource management......»»
IC design houses competing for available 28nm process capacity
Despite growing concerns about oversupply, Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to vie for the available 28nm process capacity at foundries to fill orders through next year, according to industry sources......»»
Exponential power demand fueling India"s solar energy industry: Tata Power
India's emerging economy is "power-hungry," but the country struggles to meet the need through traditional sources. This has led to a tremendous demand for solar power, and major power companies are rushing to fill this market gap......»»
Dealers tap retail tech tools to fill used-car lots
At a time when car dealers are desperate to land more vehicles to sell, retail technology firms see an opportunity to bolster their inventory-sourcing offerings......»»
SeaWorld ramps up care for threatened Florida manatees
The SeaWorld theme park in Orlando is opening new pools to care for Florida manatees that are dying from starvation due to poor water quality in their normal habitat......»»
Sharp decline in reported severity of ocean acidification impacts on fish behaviour
As humans fill the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide, much of it gets absorbed by the oceans, acidifying them—a potential concern for marine life. According to a new study publishing February 3rd in PLOS Biology, however, previously high-profil.....»»
Helping trapped low-wage workers, employers struggling to fill spots
Forty-four percent of American workers are employed in some of the least appealing or most dangerous jobs available, typically for low wages with little prospect for advancement. The positions have high turnover, so many employers view these jobs as.....»»
Apple now allows unlisted apps on the App Store
It's not self-serve, though; you have to fill out a request form. Enlarge (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has added a new feature for app developers that should prove useful for internal tools and other kinds of applications that.....»»
Confirming liquid water beneath Martian south polar cap
A Southwest Research Institute scientist measured the properties of ice-brine mixtures as cold as -145 degrees Fahrenheit to help confirm that salty water likely exists between grains of ice or sediment under the ice cap at Mars' south pole. Laborato.....»»
New economic model finds wetlands provide billions in filtration value
Southern Ontario wetlands provide $4.2 billion worth of sediment filtration and phosphorus removal services each year, keeping our drinking water sources clean and helping to mitigate harmful and nuisance algal blooms in our lakes and rivers......»»
Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and since then has roamed Gale Crater taking samples and sending the results back home for researchers to interpret. Analysis of carbon isotopes in sediment samples taken from half a dozen expose.....»»
Hubble views a tranquil galaxy with an explosive past
The lazily winding spiral arms of the spectacular galaxy NGC 976 fill the frame of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies around 150 million light-years from the Milky Way in the constellation Aries. Despite it.....»»
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is sinking. Can sediment save it?
In Vietnam's Mekong Delta, home to about 17 million people, large areas of land have been poldered for the cultivation of crops such as rice and shrimp. At the moment, the delta is on average less than a meter above sea level. But due to accelerated.....»»
Report: Sony will use the PS4 to fill the PS5 supply gap
Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms it quietly discontinued the Xbox One in 2020. Enlarge / L-R: Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S. (credit: Sam Machkovech) With the PlayStation 5 still hard to find at retail amid worldwid.....»»
The Goldilocks effect: Adding the right amount of sediment to salt marshes keeps coastlines afloat
Adding just the right amount of sediment to the surface of a Connecticut salt marsh protects coastlines by promoting rapid plant growth, scientists from the University of Connecticut report in a new study published recently in Environmental Engineeri.....»»
Scientists build new atlas of ocean"s oxygen-starved waters
Life is teeming nearly everywhere in the oceans, except in certain pockets where oxygen naturally plummets and waters become unlivable for most aerobic organisms. These desolate pools are "oxygen-deficient zones," or ODZs. And though they make up les.....»»
Public Agencies Are Buying Up AI-Driven Hiring Tools and "Bossware"
Through public records requests, The Markup found more than 20 public agencies using the sometimes-controversial software. From the report: In 2020, the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) faced a daunting task: It needed to fill mor.....»»
Sneezes, rain clouds and ink jets: Improving the ability of optical microscopes to measure the volume of microdroplets
Sneezes, rain clouds, and ink jet printers: They all produce or contain liquid droplets so tiny it would take several billion of them to fill a liter bottle......»»
Researchers identify new meteorological phenomenon dubbed "atmospheric lakes"
A new meteorological phenomenon has been identified drifting slowly over the western Indian Ocean. Dubbed "atmospheric lakes," these compact pools of moisture originate over the Indo-Pacific and bring water to dry lowlands along East Africa's coastli.....»»