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Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
This is low flow in a stream. Non-extreme rainfall is essential for maintaining ecosystem functions.
Credit: Praveen Kumar
Extreme floods and droughts receive a lot of...
Tiny electrically pumped micro-lasers epitaxially grown on industry standard silicon substrates
Schematic of the electrically pumped quantum dot micro-ring laser.
Credit: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST
Decades ago, the Moore's law predicted that the number...
Surprising discovery: How the African tsetse fly really drinks your blood
This is a close-up of a tsetse fly.
Credit: University of Bristol
Researchers at the University of Bristol have been taking a close-up look at the...
Study finds link between handedness, mathematical skills
This study found there is a moderate, yet significant, correlation between handedness and mathematical skill, report researchers.
Credit: © Julija Sapic / Fotolia
A link between...
Engineers design a robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris
Close up of the robotic gripper made by the Cutkosky lab at Stanford University. The gripper is designed to grab objects in zero gravity...
Human-caused warming likely led to recent streak of record-breaking temperatures
Global warming.
Credit: © Francesco Scatena / Fotolia
It is "extremely unlikely" 2014, 2015 and 2016 would have been the warmest consecutive years on record without...
Dancing electrons lose the race
Electron (green) emitted from a tungsten atom in the second atomic layer of the semiconductor tungsten diselenide (WSe2). The electron starts its trajectory with...
Detecting cosmic rays from a galaxy far, far away
At the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina, cosmic rays have been detected from far off galaxies.
Credit: Pierre Auger Observatory
In an article published today in...
One in four girls is depressed at age 14
Depression.
Credit: © stokkete / Fotolia
New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14.
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Florida flood risk study identifies priorities for property buyouts
Concentrations of repetitive loss properties in Florida are shown in this map. Researchers identified sites where government buyouts and remediation projects can achieve social,...
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction
Coral bleaching.
Credit: © Richard Carey / Fotolia
In the past 540 million years, the Earth has endured five mass extinction events, each involving processes that...
