Ice Is Disappearing Across the Planet at Record Rate
The rate of global ice loss is speeding up, according to new research. And the findings also reveal that the Earth lost 28 trillion tonnes…
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Critical Temperature for Tropical Tree Lifespan Revealed – “These Results Are a Warning Sign”
For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a critical temperature threshold. Findings published in the journal PNAS…
The Burning Question of Bonfire Night Pollution
Bonfire Night celebrations contaminate our air with hugely elevated amounts of soot, scientists have found. Researchers from the University of Leeds were monitoring air quality to determine…
Scientists Create First Ever Biomimetic Tongue Surface Using 3D Printing – Here’s Why
Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing, opening new possibilities for testing oral processing properties of…
Extreme Magnetic Fields and Temperature Variation of Distant Magnetars
New research is helping to explain one of the big questions that has perplexed astrophysicists for the past 30 years — what causes the changing…
Researchers Warn: Meltwater Lakes Are Accelerating Glacier Ice Loss
Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a…
Global Analysis Reveals for the First Time: Trees Living Fast Die Young
A global analysis reveals for the first time that across almost all tree species, fast-growing trees have shorter lifespans. This international study further calls into…
New Zealand’s Southern Alps Glacier Melt Has Doubled – Up to 77% of Little Ice Age Glacier Volume Already Lost
Glaciers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand have lost more ice mass since pre-industrial times than remains today, according to a new study. Research…
Earth’s Magnetic Field Can Change 10 Times Faster Than Previously Thought
A new study by the University of Leeds and University of California at San Diego reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic…
Existing Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease Could Reverse Blood Vessel Damage in Diabetes
Drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent — or even reverse — the damage done to the blood vessels…
New Insight Into the Great Dying – Earth’s Most Deadly Mass Extinction Event Disrupted Ocean Chemistry
A new study shows for the first time that the collapse of terrestrial ecosystems during Earth’s most deadly mass extinction event was directly responsible for…
Unlocking Clues to the Origins of the Stars and Planets With Artificial Intelligence
An artificial intelligence (AI) system analyzing data from the Gaia space telescope has identified more than 2,000 large protostars, young stars that are still forming…
Unexpected Paradox: Increased Energy Use Not Needed for Longer Lives
Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries. New research,…
How to Wash Your Clothes So They Last Longer? Scientists Find Answers
First research into impact of wash cycle times shows benefits of shorter, cooler washes. Those nice new clothes you got might just last longer, thanks…
Tickling an Atom to Investigate Atomic Impurities in Nanomaterials
Scientists working at the frontier of nanotechnology face huge challenges. The position of a single atom in a material can change the fundamental properties of…
Tropical Forests’ Carbon Sink Is Rapidly Weakening – Crucial for Stabilizing Earth’s Climate
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years,…
Breakthrough in Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers Could Lead to Data Rates 1,000x Fast Ethernet
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the control of terahertz quantum cascade lasers, which could lead to the transmission of data at the rate of…
Greenland Losing Ice 7 Times Faster Than in 1990s – Lost 3.8 Trillion Metric Tons of Ice Since 1992
Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s high-end climate warming scenario, which…