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A New Method to Evaluate Rivers’ Likelihood to Produce Severe Floods

A New Method to Evaluate Rivers’ Likelihood to Produce Severe Floods

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ has four hydrologists and geoscientists who have created a novel method to evaluate a river’s likelihood to produce catastrophic…
Pararealgar: Properties and Occurrences

Pararealgar: Properties and Occurrences

Pararealgar is a mineral that contains arsenic sulfide and has the chemical formula As4S4, also known as AsS. When exposed to light, it gradually forms…
Paramelaconite: Properties and Occurrences

Paramelaconite: Properties and Occurrences

Paramelaconite is a black copper(I,II) oxide mineral with the formula CuI2 CuII2O3 (or Cu4O3). It is a tetragonal mineral composed of cupric and cuprous oxides…
Deep Ocean Currents Near Antarctica are on the Verge of Collapse, Research Reveals

Deep Ocean Currents Near Antarctica are on the Verge of Collapse, Research Reveals

“The deep ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse,” say scientists. The stagnation of the ocean floor caused by this loss…
Prototype Screens for Prediabetes Using Sensor Capabilities of Any Smartphone

Prototype Screens for Prediabetes Using Sensor Capabilities of Any Smartphone

One out of every three persons in the country, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, has prediabetes, a disease characterized by high blood…
Researchers Create a Novel Method to Improve Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Researchers Create a Novel Method to Improve Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Pediatric brain tumors are tumors that originate in the brain or spinal cord of children, typically under the age of 18. These tumors can be…
Environmental DNA is Collected from Trees using a Special Drone

Environmental DNA is Collected from Trees using a Special Drone

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is DNA that is shed from organisms into the environment, such as soil, water, or air. It can provide valuable information about…
Long-Term Susceptibility or Resilience to Traumatic Events may be Explained by Molecular Alterations in the Brain after the Event

Long-Term Susceptibility or Resilience to Traumatic Events may be Explained by Molecular Alterations in the Brain after the Event

Social withdrawal is a classic sign of PTSD, and researchers trying to understand why have found laboratory evidence that while stress hormone levels rise steadily…
A New in-home AI Tool Monitors the Health of Senior Citizens

A New in-home AI Tool Monitors the Health of Senior Citizens

Engineers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and wireless technology to monitor elderly people in their homes and detect emerging health problems early on. The new…
The Greenland Ice Sheet is approaching the Point of no Return for Melting

The Greenland Ice Sheet is approaching the Point of no Return for Melting

The Greenland Ice Sheet is one of the largest ice sheets in the world and contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by about…
According to a Study, Ambient Warming and Soil Moisture Feedback Will Increase the Effectiveness of Heat Domes

According to a Study, Ambient Warming and Soil Moisture Feedback Will Increase the Effectiveness of Heat Domes

A heat dome refers to a prolonged period of hot weather that is characterized by high atmospheric pressure and stagnant air. During a heat dome,…
Tor Joins With a VPN Company to Develop a New Browser for Improved Privacy

Tor Joins With a VPN Company to Develop a New Browser for Improved Privacy

Just signing on poses risks to your privacy, whether you want to share information about a shady company practice anonymously or you just want to…
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