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- Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algae July 8, 2020Global warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States because of an increase in algae blooms "without historical precedent", researchers reported on Tuesday.
- NASA adds more safety fixes for Boeing's crew capsule July 8, 2020NASA has added more safety fixes for Boeing's space capsule before it can fly astronauts following a pair of close calls during last year's test flight.
- Climate warming increases Asian carp threat to Lake Michigan by offsetting quagga mussel 'ecological July 8, 2020The ongoing warming of Lake Michigan increases its susceptibility to Asian carp, in part by reducing the capacity of quagga mussels to act as an ecological barrier against the voracious algae-eating fish, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.
- New study reveals people more likely to donate when reminded of own mortality July 8, 2020New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own mortality.
- Algae species discovered infesting NW Hawaiian waters has been identified July 8, 2020A newly-identified, fast-growing species of algae poses a major threat to coral reefs and the ocean ecosystem. It was previously discovered in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument by a team of researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi, Western Australian Herbarium, College of Charleston and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- New study detects ringing of the global atmosphere July 8, 2020A ringing bell vibrates simultaneously at a low-pitched fundamental tone and at many higher-pitched overtones, producing a pleasant musical sound. A recent study, just published in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences by scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, shows that the Earth's entire atmosphere vibrates in an analogous manner, in a […]
- Does early access to pension funds improve health? July 8, 2020In a recent study from Singapore, early access to pension wealth was associated with improved health status. The findings are published in Economic Inquiry.
- Animals who try to sound 'bigger' are good at learning sounds July 7, 2020Some animals fake their body size by sounding bigger than they actually are. Maxime Garcia from the University of Zurich and Andrea Ravignani from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics studied 164 different mammals and found that animals that lower their voices to sound bigger are often skilled vocalists. Both strategies—sounding bigger and learning sounds—are […]
- How long to play dead in order to stay alive? July 7, 2020Many animals remain motionless or play dead after being attacked by a predator in the hope that it will give up and move onto some other unfortunate prey.
- Clean energy grids and electric vehicles key to beating climate change and air pollution July 7, 2020Any uptake in electric vehicle use must be mirrored by the development of clean energy grids to mitigate both climate change and air pollution.