Using machine learning and radar to better understand storm surge risk
The types of land around us play an important role in how major storms will unfold -- flood waters may travel differently over rural versus...
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Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ imperiled along California’s streams
Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forests A study of woodland ecosystems that provide habitat for rare and endangered species...
Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting with each other and our bodies. It supports our...
$7 million to advance cardiovascular research
Despite advances in prevention and therapy, cardiovascular diseases are still one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Scientists have only recently begun to understand...
Data from community science is underutilized; new study aims to change that
New paper provides framework for how scientists can leverage community-generated data to monitor global biodiversity change SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 11, 2021) -- In recent...
Rearing cicadas
What does it take to discover a new species of cicada? The 17-year cicadas emerging dramatically by the billions in 15 U.S. states from Georgia...
A quarter of global harvests at risk if agriculture does not adapt to climate change
Shifts in weather patterns induced by climate change will increase extreme heat and reduce rainfall across major crop growing regions, with impacts on agricultural production....
Mary Jane West Eberhard receives Linnean Medal for Zoology
Mary Jane West Eberhard, staff scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, has just received the 2021 Linnean Medal for Zoology,...
Rice lab peers inside 2D crystal synthesis
Simulations could help molecular engineers enhance creation of semiconducting nanomaterials HOUSTON - (June 11, 2021) - Scientific studies describing the most basic processes often have...
Gaps to fill: Income, education may impact inequalities in seeking dental care
University of Tsukuba study finds urgent and substantial dental care have small regional inequalities in Japan, while periodontal care and outreach services are largest; income,...
Researchers discover a key cause of energy loss in spintronic materials
Study could help engineers build more efficient magnetic materials for computers A study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers uncovered a property of...
Near-field routing of hyperbolic metamaterials
Flexible control of the propagating direction of near-field light can be realized with hyperbolic metamaterials, using an all-electric metasource Near-field light is invisible light at...
High genetic running capacity promotes efficient metabolism with aging
Adipose tissue may have a key role in healthy aging High running capacity is associated with health and longevity. However, whether high genetic running capacity...
How electrons behave in quantum critical ferromagnets?
At a classical second-order phase transition, condensed matter systems acquire long-range order upon cooling below the transition temperature, and the properties near the transition are...
Many prolonged sick leaves for COVID-19
Nearly 12,000 people in Sweden received sickness benefit from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. The median...