During a stifling heat wave in August 2021, 80 volunteers from Massachusetts communities along the Mystic River fixed sensors to their car windows and bicycles, traveling along 19 predetermined routes recording ambient temperature and humidity levels along the way. During a stifling heat wave in August 2021, 80 volunteers from Massachusetts communities along the Mystic River…
It may not look like much—just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig. It may not look like much—just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig. Archaeology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Powerful Hurricane Beryl churned toward Jamaica on Wednesday with dangerous winds and sea surge, as residents hunkered down against a storm that has killed seven people and caused destruction in the Caribbean. Powerful Hurricane Beryl churned toward Jamaica on Wednesday with dangerous winds and sea surge, as residents hunkered down against a storm that has killed…
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins. To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious…
Google’s Sycamore quantum computer was the first to demonstrate quantum supremacy – solving calculations that would be unfeasible on a classical computer – but now ordinary machines have pulled ahead again Google’s Sycamore quantum computer was the first to demonstrate quantum supremacy – solving calculations that would be unfeasible on a classical computer – but now…
Many Australians live in areas increasingly exposed to climate change and associated extreme weather such as floods, fires, coastal erosion, cyclones and extreme heat. If we wait for disasters to happen, hundreds of thousands of people could be forced to flee. Many Australians live in areas increasingly exposed to climate change and associated extreme weather such…
Gathering data from directly inside the storm can help emergency managers prepare for what’s to come. Gathering data from directly inside the storm can help emergency managers prepare for what’s to come. Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Wind, Caribbean Area, Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Hunter, Airlines and Airplanes, Jamaica (West Indies), Grenada NYT > Science
Understanding how transport networks, such as river systems, form and evolve is crucial to optimizing their stability and resilience. It turns out that networks are not all alike. Tree-like structures are adequate for transport, while networks containing loops are more damage-resistant. What conditions favor the formation of loops? Understanding how transport networks, such as river systems,…
A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling New Scientist – News
Thousands of bones found in a Tibetan cave have been analysed to learn how mysterious ancient humans known as Denisovans lived Thousands of bones found in a Tibetan cave have been analysed to learn how mysterious ancient humans known as Denisovans lived New Scientist – News