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The World’s Greatest Forest Ecosystem is Becoming a Net Emitter of Carbon Because of Extreme Wildfires
Environment

The World’s Greatest Forest Ecosystem is Becoming a Net Emitter of Carbon Because of Extreme Wildfires

The Northern Hemisphere’s immense boreal forests extend from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska, and Canada. They occupy a tenth of the planet’s area but store one-third…
Personality and Happiness are linked throughout the Adult Lifespan
Psychology

Personality and Happiness are linked throughout the Adult Lifespan

Personality refers to the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguish individuals from one another. Studies have found that certain personality traits are…
Minor Modeling Errors Add Up Quickly When Evaluating Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
Physics

Minor Modeling Errors Add Up Quickly When Evaluating Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

When physicists combine various gravitational wave events (such colliding black holes) to test Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, small modeling errors may compound more…
The Most Confident Individual people Don’t Do These 13 Things
Psychology

The Most Confident Individual people Don’t Do These 13 Things

Confident can be defined as a feeling or state of being certain, assured, or self-assured about one’s abilities, qualities, or judgment. Confident people are individuals…
How to Prevent Anxiety from Becoming Unmanageable
Psychology

How to Prevent Anxiety from Becoming Unmanageable

Anxiety is a feeling of unease, worry, or fear that can be mild or severe. It is a normal reaction to stress or danger, but…
Uncovering a Novel Process for Producing Spinning Thermal Radiation
Physics

Uncovering a Novel Process for Producing Spinning Thermal Radiation

Thermal radiation refers to the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a substance due to its temperature. All objects with a temperature above absolute zero emit thermal…
Geobotanists Claim that Statistics on the Global Climate do not Adequately Explain the Diversity of the Local Plant Species
Plants and Animals

Geobotanists Claim that Statistics on the Global Climate do not Adequately Explain the Diversity of the Local Plant Species

Although not equally in all ecosystems, regional plant development is influenced by the global climate. By examining more than 300,000 European vegetation plots, geobotanists at…
This Sun-Driven Gel, Modeled like Loofahs, Might Purify All the Water You’ll Need in a Day
Chemistry

This Sun-Driven Gel, Modeled like Loofahs, Might Purify All the Water You’ll Need in a Day

As the population of humans grows and contamination affects freshwater sources, access to clean water is becoming more and more difficult. The amount of water…
News Reports Emphasize Some Concerns to Deer Conservation, But they can Present Inaccurate or Incomplete Information
Plants and Animals

News Reports Emphasize Some Concerns to Deer Conservation, But they can Present Inaccurate or Incomplete Information

In order to determine whether news of threats to Brazilian deer species (Cervidae) accurately reflected the probability of extinction for these animals, a team of…
According to a Study, Honeybees Learn How to Fly and Find their Vector Source by the Following Dance
Plants and Animals

According to a Study, Honeybees Learn How to Fly and Find their Vector Source by the Following Dance

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Freie Universität Berlin, and Rutgers University demonstrated in a study published in PNAS…
Under Freeze-Thaw Cycles, Different Coarse-Grained Contents have an Impact on the Mechanical Properties of Frozen Soil
Geography

Under Freeze-Thaw Cycles, Different Coarse-Grained Contents have an Impact on the Mechanical Properties of Frozen Soil

In nature, frozen soil is a multiphase composite geomaterial made up of porous air, ice crystals, mineral solid particles, and unfrozen water. When exposed to…
Data from Platform Holly Show How Natural Gas Seeps are Impacted by Petroleum Extraction
Environment

Data from Platform Holly Show How Natural Gas Seeps are Impacted by Petroleum Extraction

Petroleum is evident all over the Santa Barbara Channel, from oil rigs to tar leaks. And because UC Santa Barbara is nearby, researchers have been…
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