Earth Science
Under examination: Buckling – when structures suddenly collapse
Last summer when the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion on its way to take passengers to see the Titanic...
How the plant world shapes the climate cycle
Over the course of hundreds of millions of years, Earth has lived through a series of climatic shifts, shaping the...
Abrupt permafrost thaw intensifies warming effects on soil CO2 emission
According to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have found that soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are more...
The double-fanged adolescence of saber-toothed cats
The fearsome, saber-like teeth of Smilodon fatalis — California's state fossil — are familiar to anyone who has ever visited...
How did the early Great Barrier Reef manage rapid environmental change?
As the modern Great Barrier Reef emerged after the last ice age, it had to cope with multiple environmental stresses...
Location, location, location
Riverside, Calif. -- In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare...
Could fishponds help with Hawaiʻi’s food sustainability?
Indigenous aquaculture systems in Hawaiʻi, known as loko iʻa or fishponds, can increase the amount of fish and fisheries harvested...
Three HKU professors elected as 2023 AAAS Fellows
The prestigious life-time honour recognises the scholars’ extraordinary contributions to the scientific community, highlights the strength of HKU's faculty and...
Erosion-induced recovery CO2 sink offset the horizontal soil organic carbon removal at the basin scale
Water erosion is the most active process controlling soil formation and evolution, which can affect the redistribution of carbon between...
Towards novel promising perovskite-type ferroelectric materials: high-pressure synthesis of rubidium niobate
Capacitors are crucial components in electronic devices such as smartphones and computers. They are made of dielectric materials that polarize...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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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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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies
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