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Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a new technique to improve water-infrastructure design and flood modeling on a local scale. Credit: Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The risk of flooding in the continental United States peaks every spring. Experts point to deep snowpack, late winter storms, and rapid melting.…
Stunning New JWST Anniversary Image Shows Baby Stars Sparking to Life : ScienceAlert
A glittering treasure trove of baby stars hidden in the thick dust of their nursery is revealed in a stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.To celebrate its first successful year of operations, the JWST has turned its honeycomb eye to the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex some 390 light-years away, peering through the thick shroud to the bright star formation occurring therein.It's one of the things at which the telescope truly excels, its infrared vision detecting the long wavelengths of light that can travel…
The Remarkable Vision Evolution of Sea Snakes
In a remarkable evolutionary development, a team of international scientists has discovered that sea snakes have enhanced their color vision due to their transition to brighter and more colorful marine habitats.Scientists have discovered that sea snakes have enhanced their color vision due to living in vibrant marine environments.An international team of scientists examining the genetic history of sea snakes has found that the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…
Mandatory EU financial disclosure increases frequency and quality of M&A deals, says study
Mandated Reporting variability. The figure plots Mandated Reporting in four industries (SIC 27 Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industries, SIC 34 Fabricated Metal Products, except Machinery and Transportation Equipment, SIC 50 Wholesale trade, and SIC 80 Health Services) and across four countries (Germany (DE), France (FR), Belgium (BE) and the UK). Mandated Reporting is the number of private firms mandated to disclose extended financial reports,…
The Sound of Silence? Johns Hopkins Researchers Prove People Hear It
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have utilized auditory illusions to examine how moments of silence can distort people’s perception of time, addressing the long-standing philosophical question of whether silence can be perceived as more than the absence of sound.A team of psychologists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University have used auditory illusions to demonstrate that silence distorts people’s perception of time similarly to sound. Their findings suggest that we “hear” silence just as we do sound,…
Harvard Scientists Uncover Long-Missing Piece in Breast Cancer Puzzle
Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that may account for up to one-third of breast cancer cases, showing estrogen not only fuels cancer growth, but directly alters cell DNA, leading to cancer-causing genomic rearrangements. This finding, while not immediately applicable to therapy, could influence the design of tests to monitor treatment response and cancer recurrence.New research unveils a new mechanism responsible for certain types of breast cancer.In what may turn out to be a…
Study shows why decentralized platforms backslide
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For decentralized platforms to stay autonomous, such as cryptocurrencies, creators and proponents must overcome a range of specific challenges, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Research group deciphers enigmatic ancient ‘unknown Kushan script’
Where the bilingual inscription was discovered in Tajikistan. Credit: Bobomullo Bobomulloev
The Kushan Empire in Central Asia was one of the most influential states of the ancient world. A research team at the University of Cologne's Department of Linguistics has now deciphered a writing system that sheds new light on its history.
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Citizen scientists observe gamma-ray glows that may reveal origin of lightning
Simplified illustration of gamma rays from thunderstorms. Credit: KyotoU/HiggsTan
A research group led by Kyoto University, in cooperation with a network of citizen supporters, has collected data from gamma-ray glows—a phenomenon where high-energy photons crash to the ground from rolling thunderclouds—that may illuminate lightning's origins.
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Deforestation and warming lock rainforest in dry and damaged grassland state
Conceptual experimental design for testing the influence of fire on the Amazon regrowth potential. After bringing climate and vegetation into equilibrium over 1,500 years under historical atmospheric CO2 concentrations (spin-up phase), for two model set-ups (with and without fire), all trees in the Amazon region are removed and only grass can grow for 250 simulation years (grassland phase). It is followed by another 250 simulation years where trees are…