Lake

Approximately 190,000 people live in areas that are at a risk of being flooded due to outbursts from the glacial lakes in the Third Pole region of the Earth. In the above map, the yellow sections in pie charts indicate the percentage of glacial lakes posing very high and high risks. The box plots illustrate the distance between glacial lakes and the nearest downstream human settlements exposed to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and the basic early…

NASA’s Perseverance rover, on its 1,000th Martian day, has collected important samples in Jezero Crater, uncovering evidence of a past lake and conditions potentially suitable for life. These findings contribute to the understanding of Mars’ geological history and the search for ancient life. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way. Marking its 1,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, NASA’s…

The original Doom recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, making me feel quite old. As well as being an early blueprint for the FPS genre, id Software’s iconic shooter is also a popular modding playground. Sometimes, these mods harken back to even older gaming days. Modders Gokuma and Kontra Kommando have crafted a love letter to an absolute classic ’80s slasher film. Specifically, they’ve turned Doom into Friday the 13th. More specifically still, they’ve based it on the NES adaptation, turning the 1989 side-scrolling…

Back in October, Intel introduced the 14th-gen Core desktop processor series, code-named Raptor Lake Refresh. The primary beneficiary of this refresh is the new Core i7-14700K which continues the trend of its predecessors, receiving a significant CPU core count boost with each generation. For context, the i7-11700K featured eight cores and 16 threads, followed by the i7-12700K with 8P+4E (12 cores/20 threads), and the i7-13700K with 8P+8E (16 cores/24 threads). The newest Core i7-14700K takes a leap again, offering more…

Ann Patchett has once again demonstrated her exceptional writing skills in her ninth novel, which explores the complexities of family dynamics and relationships. Her calm and graceful literary approach draws the reader in without resorting to manipulative techniques. Tom Lake takes us to a cherry farm in America where a mother imparts her life history to her grown-up daughters, revealing the path that led her to her current situation. Cherry orchards near Woods Bay, Montana, USA. (Shutterstock) During the…

Sam Lake is one of the creative powerhouses behind the eclectic masterpieces released by Remedy. If you’re trying to make sense of the Finnish artist’s incredible imagination, it would be a great idea to start by having a look at his recommended reading list, which he has recently shared. Lake reveals that these were the books he grabbed off his bookshelf when a friend asked for recommendations. In case you’re having trouble seeing all the books, here’s the list: As She Climbed Across the Table – Jonathan Lethem…

California’s infamous Salton Sea has been a known hotbed of lithium for years, but no one has known how much “white gold” was found there. Now a new study quantifies that, and it’s impressive: The huge underground reserve of scorching hot brine located underneath the lakebed contains enough lithium to build batteries for 375 million electric vehicle batteries, making it one of the largest lithium brine deposits in the world. A new study from the US Department of Energy released this week is the…

The sulfate poor waters of Lake Superior could provide insights on the biochemistry of Earth's early ocean. Credit: Alexandra Phillips Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is a vital macronutrient, and she's trying to understand how it cycles through the environment. Specifically, she's curious about the sulfur cycle in Earth's ancient ocean, some 3 billion years ago.…

In an interview with Game Developer, Remedy’s Sam Lake and Kyle Rowley spoke at length about Saga Anderson, her importance in the story, and how the team went about creating this intriguing character. Though Alan Wake 2 still tracks the story of the fictional famous writer who finds himself up against supernatural forces, the inclusion of Saga Anderson allows players to switch between two realities and experience the narrative from different perspectives. It was a bold move, especially considering how long fans have…

To learn more about methane emissions from lakes, researchers equipped Lake Ljusvattentjärn, in Sweden, with temperature and oxygen loggers, floating chambers, and an aeration system installed above the deepest point of the lake. Credit: David Seekell Lakes around the world emit methane to the atmosphere, accounting for up to 19% of total global emissions of this potent greenhouse gas. Most of the methane in lakes comes from…