Understanding whether lakes are fed predominantly by groundwater or rainwater is critical to managing our water resources in the face of droughts and shortages, new research has found. Summary New research highlights the importance of Read More
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Are you young, female, well-educated, in a job, and live in a big city in a rich EU country? If you answer yes to all these questions, you’re probably among people who are most Read More
Measuring individual radioactive decays enables faster detection method for nuclear
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for detecting and measuring the radioactivity of minuscule amounts of radioactive material. The innovative technique, known as cryogenic Read More
Quantum clocks deliver navigation accuracy far beyond current GPS systems
Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to outperform GPS navigation systems by many orders of magnitude. The clocks, which were put through their paces in naval exercises, were designed Read More
How do you catch an invasive fish that’s solitary and nocturnal? Summary Catching solitary, nocturnal invasive fish requires understanding their specific habits and exploiting their weaknesses. Start by identifying the species’ preferred habitat (depth, Read More
Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways
Golf course managers have much more insight into which fungicides to use to suppress turfgrass diseases, such as the common and costly dollar spot disease, without damaging the grass on their fairways, thanks to a Read More
Weather forecasting is not easy. The truth is that predicting future weather conditions over broad, or even narrow, swaths of Earth’s surface comes down to complex microphysical processes, and as College of Engineering Associate Read More
Astronomers investigate pulsar PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula
Using NuSTAR and XMM-Newton satellites, astronomers from New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi have observed a pulsar known as PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN). Results of the observational campaign, published in The Read More
Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency (and audible pitch) of non-flight wing vibrations, which could have Read More
A pointless fashion trend or something else? Chimpanzees wear blades
A team of researchers from Utrecht University, Durham University, and other institutions have observed something remarkable at a chimpanzee sanctuary in Zambia. Several chimpanzees from one particular group were seen dangling blades of grass from Read More