The majority of Svalbard’s marine-terminating glaciers are retreating, with a couple of exceptions. Credit: Dr. Tian Li On February 20, a dedicated team of researchers presented a new high-resolution calving front dataset from 149 glaciers in Svalbard, spanning from 1985 to 2023. This innovative dataset, featured in Earth System Science Data, offers an important tool...
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Former Disney TV star Bridgit Mendler co-founds satellite ‘data highway’ startup
CEO of Northwood, Bridgit Mendler (center), with CTO Griffin Cleverly (left) and Head of Software Shaurya Luthra (right). (Image credit: Northwood) On Tuesday (Feb. 20), after a relatively long hiatus from the public eye, Bridgit Mendler announced the launch of her new satellite data startup, Northwood. Beyond introducing quite an interesting company — one that...
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Scientists create method to bond hydrogels and other polymeric materials using chitosan
This illustration highlights how two hydrogels (shown in blue) can be bonded in different ways by thin chitosan films (shown in orange). The bonds that form are extraordinarily strong and can resist high tensions. Credit: Peter Allen, Ryan Allen and James C. Weaver. Hydrogels are versatile biomaterials conquering an increasing number of biomedical areas. Consisting...
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DNA hypomethylation ameliorates erosive inflammatory arthritis by modulating interferon regulatory factor-8
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 7, February 2024. Read whole article here
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What’s that lurking in the mist? Inside the eerie science of bogs
Published February 16, 2024 Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception. The phantom lights of the will o’ the wisp; the devil-dog Black Shuck lurking in the mist; strange rings where fairies dance, witchcraft rules, and only fools trespass—tales of the area are fraught with supernatural peril....
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Earthquake fatality measure offers new way to estimate impact on countries
Credit: Franklin Peña Gutierrez from Pexels A new measure that compares earthquake-related fatalities to a country’s population size concludes that Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal have experienced the greatest impact from fatalities in the past five centuries. The new impact measure, introduced in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) by...
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Climate indices and precipitation anomalies reveal stark implications for the Middle East
Monthly Dipole Mode Index (DMI) correlations with total precipitation over the Middle East. Significant correlations are shown in color using a student t-test at the 5% significant level. The correlation is most notable in October. Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53677-x A new study led by Dr. Assaf Hochman from the Institute of Earth Sciences...
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For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition
With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during parts of the summer. A new study looking at Hudson Bay polar bears tries to figure out if they can keep up their roly-poly figure, which is what’s needed…Read whole article here
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Discover how award-winning director Tommy Joyce films in remote locations
Published February 12, 2024 Filmmaker and director Tommy Joyce is no stranger to the extremes of nature. His work has taken him across the world to camp alone 6,700m up a mountain in Nepal, chart the frozen wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula and negotiate the dust clouds and intense 49C heat of the Sahara Desert....
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The ultimate guide to Kansai by rail
Published February 11, 2024 Home to the country’s first capital, many of Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrines and a hinterland adorned with holy mountains, the region of Kansai not only marks the geographical centre of Japan but also stands as a cultural and historical heartland for the nation. Among its greatest treasures is Kyoto, which...