Your Guide to Surviving Extreme Weather
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power …
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Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account
Human wellbeing is connected to nature for food, climate regulation and culture, making the protection of nature a human rights matter. Added to that, recent developments in international human rights …
Iceland’s volcanic eruption slows as lava flows from second fissure
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said a new eruption had started on Thursday following a series of earthquakes. Icelandic authorities said Friday that a second fissure had formed on the southwestern …
New images reveal global air quality trends
The global concentrations of one of the main air pollutants known to affect human health have been graphically illustrated for the first time by a team of scientists. The Air …
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind
Credit: Price et al. (2024) Giant black holes in the centers of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars. This leads to a …
Scientists propose guidelines for solar geoengineering research
Scientists for several years have studied the theoretical effectiveness of injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to reflect heat from the Sun and offset Earth’s warming temperatures. But they also …
A rare orchid survives on a few tracts of prairie. Researchers want to learn its secrets
The western prairie fringed orchid is seen blooming on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota. The orchid has declined due to loss of its …
Never take health tips from world’s oldest people, say scientists | Ageing
The death of the world’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, at the age of 117 might cause many to ponder the secrets of an exceptionally long life, but scientists say …
Good sleep habits important for overweight adults
New research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals negative health consequences for people who are overweight and ignore their body’s signals to sleep at night, with specific differences between …
Researcher explores how you can stretch your mind to grasp quantum entanglement
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain My new article, “Quantum Entanglement of Optical Photons: The First Experiment, 1964–67,” is intended to convey the spirit of a small research project that reaches into …