Glacial flooding threatens millions globally
Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just four countries — India, Pakistan, China and Peru — accounting for more than half of those exposed.
Optimal layout for a hospital isolation room to contain COVID-19 includes ceiling vent
Researchers recently modeled the transmission of COVID-19 within an isolation room at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K. Their goal was to explore the optimal room layout to reduce the risk of infection for health care staff.
Can pigeons match wits with artificial intelligence?
Can a pigeon match wits with artificial intelligence? Researchers tested pigeons’ learning abilities and concluded the birds employ the same basic process, called associative learning, as the most advanced AI technologies.
A faster, more accurate 3D modelling tool recreates a landscape’s digital twin down to the pixel level
Researchers have developed a new technique that can help create high-quality, accurate 3D models of large-scale landscapes — essentially, digital replicas of the real world. The framework reconstructs the geometry, structure and appearance of an area using highly detailed images taken by aircraft typically flying higher than 30,000 feet. These large-scale aerial images — usually …
Devastating cost of future coastal flooding for many developing nations predicted in new study
New global modelling predicts the devastating socioeconomic impacts of future extreme coastal flooding for developing nations caused by climate change, with Asia, West Africa and Egypt facing severe costs in the coming decades.
Surprises in sea turtle genes could help them adapt to a rapidly changing world
Around 100 million years ago, a group of land-dwelling turtles took to the oceans, eventually evolving into the sea turtles that we know today. However, the genetic foundations that have enabled them to thrive in oceans throughout the world have remained largely unknown.
Study reveals salps play outsize role in damping global warming
Humans continue to amplify global warming by emitting billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year. A new study reveals that an ocean animal called a salp plays an outsize role in damping the impacts of this greenhouse gas by pumping large amounts of carbon from the ocean surface to the deep …
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How species partnerships evolve
Biologists explored how symbiotic relationships between species evolve to become specific or general, cooperative or antagonistic.Biologists explored how symbiotic relationships between species evolve to become specific or general, cooperative or antagonistic.
Dirty laundry: How much microfiber do we emit with our washing?
The UK’s laundry releases microfibers weighing the equivalent of up to 1,500 double-decker buses in microfibers every year, according to new research.The UK’s laundry releases microfibers weighing the equivalent of up to 1,500 double-decker buses in microfibers every year, according to new research.
Pacific Northwest heat dome tree damage more about temperature than drought, scientists say
Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought conditions, researchers say.Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable …