Caffeine and Mosquito Repellent Are Quietly Seeping Into India’s Rivers and Groundwater
A new review finds that caffeine and DEET, two ubiquitous everyday chemicals, are widely contaminating India's rivers and urban groundwater...
Satellites and Algorithms Race to Map the World’s Hidden Dryland Forests
A new study in Argentina's Monte desert shows that whether pixel-based or object-based satellite classification works best for detecting open...
Droughts in Iran Are Growing Wider and Longer, and Distant Oceans May Be Partly to Blame
A 65-year analysis of Iranian drought finds dry spells have grown more extensive since the late 1990s and shows statistical...
From Satellites to Smart Algorithms: How Four Decades of Flood Science Are Being Rewritten
A systematic review of 190 studies finds that integrated geospatial, meteorological, hydrological and AI-based approaches are transforming flood risk assessment,...
Invasive Water Hyacinth Turned Into Engine-Ready Bioethanol in New Study
Researchers in India converted invasive water hyacinth into bioethanol through optimized pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation, and showed that ethanol-gasoline...
Where Is Warming Speeding Up? New Maps Reveal Regional Hotspots of Acceleration
A changepoint analysis of five global temperature datasets reveals coherent regional systems of warming acceleration since 1970, concentrated at Northern...
How Water Flows Underground: Pumping Test Geometry Holds the Key to Mapping Hidden Aquifers
A new study shows that dipole pumping tests, which create directional flow fields, extract far more information about heterogeneous aquifers...
Lead Levels Soar in Farmland Soil Near Bangladesh Brick Kilns, Study Finds
A new study of farmland soil around three brick kilns in Natore, Bangladesh, finds lead exceeding regional reference values at...
Kolkata’s Unprecedented Night of Rain: Scientists Identify Warning Signs of Extreme Short-Deluge Events
A new case study shows that thermodynamic precursors from soundings, reanalysis and radar data can flag extreme short-duration rainfall events...
Water-Cooled Ferrochrome Slag Boosts Cement Strength and Cuts Emissions
Researchers in Oman have shown that rapidly water-quenched ferrochrome slag, ground into a fine powder, can replace up to 15...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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