Academics at UCL have identified 18 reasons why megaprojects such as HS2 and Crossrail often fail,…
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Satellite image data reveals rapid decline of China's intertidal wetlands
Using archives of satellite imaging data, a study in Frontiers in Earth Science has conducted the…
The Antarctica Factor: Model uncertainties reveal upcoming sea level risk
Within this century already, due to Antarctica alone, global sea level might rise up to three…
Argentine researchers find distant Tyrannosaurus relative
The remains of a 90-million-year-old carnivorous dinosaur distantly related to Tyrannosaurus rex has been discovered in…
Last month was hottest January on record, US scientists say
Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880, U.S. government…
How a tiny and strange marine animal produces unlimited eggs and sperm over its lifetime
A little-known ocean-dwelling creature most commonly found growing on dead hermit crab shells may sound like…
As groundwater depletes, arid American West is moving east
Even under modest climate warming scenarios, the continental United States faces a significant loss of groundwater—about…
High-tech imaging under UV light shows which parts go where when millipedes mate
Scientists have a pretty good handle on how the birds and the bees work, but it…
Study uncovers new electronic state of matter
A research team led by professors from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics and Astronomy…
Biomedical engineers create 'smart' bandages to heal chronic wounds
Chronic and non-healing wounds—one of the most devastating complications of diabetes and the leading cause of…