Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change

A new collaborative study led by researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, the University…

SpaceX to send TU Dresden satellite into space

TU Dresden’s SOMP2b satellite will be lifted into orbit by SpaceX on January 22, 2021. It…

Navigating uncertainty: Why we need decision theory during a pandemic

During a pandemic, decisions have to be made under time pressure and amid scientific uncertainty, with…

Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal

The Ganges River—with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers—could be responsible for up…

Do promotions make consumers more generous?

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and University of Hong Kong published…

Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have detected the first Jupiter-like planet…

Study highlights factors that predict success for treating canine behavioral disorders

There is a saying that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks. When it comes to…

Bringing atoms to a standstill: Researchers miniaturize laser cooling

It’s cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have…

Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk

When drought caused devastating crop losses in Malawi in 2015-2016, farmers in the southeastern African nation…

Researchers prove fish-friendly detection method more sensitive than electrofishing

Delivering a minor electric shock into a stream to reveal any fish lurking nearby may be…