Earth Science
Tamil Nadu’s Two Monsoons Hide a Stark Asymmetry in Extreme Rainfall Risk
A 124-year Bayesian extreme value analysis of Tamil Nadu rainfall reveals that the northeast monsoon produces one-day extremes up to...
Hidden Hormone Disruptors Linger in Sediments of a Brazilian Coastal Lagoon
Sediments from Brazil's Maricá Lagoon harbor a persistent and spatially patchy mix of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including bisphenol A, alkylphenols, steroid...
Vanishing Sea Ice and Parched Soils Supercharge Siberia’s Fire Weather, Study Finds
A new study shows that melting Laptev Sea ice triggers circulation and soil-drying feedbacks that amplify vapor pressure deficit and...
Health Spending Cuts Emissions While Foreign Investment Pollutes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Finds
A new econometric study of 28 Sub-Saharan African countries finds that health expenditure lowers carbon emissions while foreign direct investment...
USDA Affiliation Dispute Triggers Expression of Concern Over Silicon-Cadmium Maize Study
The journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research has issued an Editorial Expression of Concern over a 2023 study on silicon-mediated...
Dhaka’s Heat Island Explodes as City Triples Its Built-Up Footprint Since 1990
A 34-year satellite analysis shows Dhaka's built-up area nearly tripling as vegetation and water vanished, driving 70 percent of the...
Fishing for Dinner: Great Lakes Study Reveals the Hidden Food and Culture Behind Recreational Angling
A survey of 443 shore anglers across ten Great Lakes cities shows that food provisioning and cultural values, long treated...
Satellites and Machine Learning Forecast Pollution Plumes Around Indonesian Coal Plants
Indonesian researchers used a decade of Himawari-8 satellite data, machine learning, and a modified Monte Carlo method to project fine...
Polar Ocean Algae Blooms Are Growing Lopsided, Satellite Records Reveal
A sixteen-year fusion of satellite LiDAR and ocean-color data shows that high-latitude phytoplankton blooms are becoming asymmetric, with decline phases...
Jet Streams, Not Just Heat, Drive Thunderstorms in Eastern Iraq, 30-Year Study Finds
A 30-year analysis of thunderstorms over Khanaqin, Iraq, shows that jet stream dynamics and upper-level troughs, rather than convective energy...
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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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