Climate
The Lancet Public Health: Climate change and ageing populations to drive greater disparities in deaths from hot and cold temperatures across Europe, modelling study suggests
Deaths from heat could triple in Europe by 2100 under current climate policies, mostly among people living in southern parts...
University of Kansas awarded $26 million for new Engineering Research Center from National Science Foundation
LAWRENCE — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research...
Using AI to link heat waves to global warming
Researchers at Stanford and Colorado State University have developed a rapid, low-cost approach for studying how individual extreme weather events...
uOttawa researcher and partners design AI approach to drought zoning
How will climate change impact Canada, home to the largest number of lakes in the world?Credit: University of Ottawa How...
Hydropower generation projected to rise, but climate change brings uncertain future
RICHLAND, Wash.—In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show...
New books on key global issues published open access through collaborative funding pilot
Twenty-six new books are being published open access (OA) at the end of the first year of Taylor & Francis’...
Forest loss intensifies climate change by increasing temperatures and cloud level, which leads to decrease of water
Montane forests are often cloudy, wet, cold, and occur on isolated mountains in Africa. They are rich in biodiversity and...
Will climate change lead to the extinction of a newly discovered tarantula species?
A new species of tarantula spider, Aphonopelma jacobii, has been discovered from the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona. This small,...
Kelvin K. Droegemeier on ‘Working Toward a Computational Framework to Support Earth System Science and Climate Projection’
Editor’s note: NCSA is cohosting an International Summit on a Computational System for Frontier Earth System Science and Climate Simulation &...
UC Irvine team says urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 19, 2024 — Cities around the globe are experiencing increased flooding due to the compounding effects of...
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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