Firefighters on Wednesday faced a grueling uphill battle against wildfires in Canada’s Nova Scotia province, including…
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Triple-whammy of cyclones, a 1-in-200-year event, drove Italy's deadly flooding, scientists say
A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this…
AI crop predictor aids Africa's crisis planning
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural…
NASA researchers detect tsunamis by their rumble in the atmosphere
New hazard-monitoring technology uses GPS signals to go wave-hunting in the Pacific Ring of Fire. GUARDIAN’s…
Phenomenal phytoplankton: Scientists uncover cellular process behind oxygen production
Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen…
Understanding the tantalizing benefits of tantalum for improved quantum processors
Whether it’s baking a cake, building a house, or developing a quantum device, the quality of…
Researchers solve colorful Kuiper Belt puzzle
The Kuiper Belt is a massive disk of icy bodies, including Pluto, that is located just…
Neanderthal and human fire-making methods suggest different origins, shared intelligence
Professor Marlize Lombard, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, who has a research focus in stone age…
As water levels drop, the risk of arsenic rises
When John Mestas’ ancestors moved to Colorado over 100 years ago to raise sheep in the…
'Lab-on-a-chip' can tell the difference between COVID and the flu
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate testing remains a challenge, even more so as the…