Fences Beat Full Maps: Why Urban Topography Decides Where Mudflows Go in Quito
A physics-based simulation of Quito's deadly 2022 La Gasca mudflow reveals that selectively reintroducing fences and buildings into elevation models ...
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Seaweed Sprays Boost Chlorophyll in Young Cacao Plants, Ecuadorian Study Finds
Ecuadorian researchers found that dilute Ulva seaweed extracts significantly raised chlorophyll content in young cacao plantlets, though some treatments proved ...
Desert Mantis Reveals Hidden Secrets of Color-Changing Survival in South America
The first comprehensive study of the Pacific desert mantis Musonia margheritae reveals striking female color polymorphism, sex-biased lifespans, and a ...
Super El Niño and Rising Black-Market Trade Push Galapagos Marine Iguanas Toward Crisis
Scientists warn that a Super El Niño is destroying the algae that Galapagos marine iguanas eat just as trafficking networks ...
Most Ecuadorian Teens Score Low on Math Reasoning Test Across 21 Schools
A diagnostic study of 843 secondary students across 21 Ecuadorian schools found that over 93 percent showed low or regular ...
Journalists on the Brink: Study Maps Social Dysfunction Among Latin American Media Workers
A survey of 314 media workers in Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela found that nearly one in five was at risk ...
New Buoyancy Index Explains Why Some El Niño Years Bring Floods and Others Stay Dry
A new Buoyancy Work Rate index couples atmospheric instability with vertical motion to explain why some El Niño years flood ...
Hidden Fault Network Reveals How Ecuador and Colombia Share the Strain
Satellite radar, high-resolution terrain models, and field dating reveal that the northern boundary of Ecuador's Quito-Latacunga microblock is a 70-kilometer-wide ...
Talking It Through: How Deliberation Helps Ecuadorian Cocoa Farmers Agree on Sustainable Futures
Structured deliberation workshops helped Ecuadorian cocoa farmer groups converge on shared sustainability visions, with measurable shifts in reasoning and consensus ...
Hidden Winds Aloft: Higher ERA5 Levels Unlock Mountain Wind Power Secrets
Researchers in Ecuador found that using wind speeds from upper atmospheric levels of the ERA5 reanalysis, rather than conventional near-ground ...
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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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