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How heatwaves and drought combine to produce the perfect firestorm
Long heatwaves during entrenched drought often trigger fears of bushfire. It’s easy to imagine rolling days…
It's elemental: Ultra-trace detector tests gold purity
Unless radon gas is discovered in a home inspection, most people remain blissfully unaware that rocks…
Solvation-driven electrochemical actuation
In a new study led by Institute Professor Maurizio Porfiri at NYU Tandon, researchers showed a…
Constructing the first version of the Japanese reference genome
The Japanese now have their own reference genome thanks to researchers at Tohoku University who completed…
Ancient rivers reveal multiple Sahara Desert greenings
Large parts of the Sahara Desert were green thousands of years ago, evidenced by prehistoric engravings…
Study reveals new clues about Mt. Everest's deadliest avalanche
On the afternoon of April 15, 2015, an earthquake rocked the Himalayas, causing widespread death and…
Unfrozen water content affects thermal-hydro-mechanical characteristics of frozen soil
The content of unfrozen water in frozen soil affects the freeze-thaw cycle, hydrological cycle, water and…
Ecological mechanism behind dredging revealed to mitigate lake cyanobacterial blooms
Cyanobacterial blooms caused by water eutrophication have become a global environmental problem. Dredging, alternatively known as…
ExoMars orbiter's 20,000th image
The CaSSIS camera onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured its 20,000th image of Mars. …