Researchers from the University of Iowa have published a new study in Science on how ozone pollution is worsening over the continental United States due to wildfires and the long-distance transport of unhealthy air.
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How Big Cities are Creating their own Weather: Asphalt and Pollution are Causing more Violent Storms
A new study found that urban areas are influencing thunderstorms. Certain types of storms can strengthen over cities and produce more rain. The researchers analyzed over 40,000 storms over a 22-year span in Texas.
The Asian tiger mosquito is spreading across Europe – and with it, the Chikungunya virus. Central Europe is therefore becoming a potential transmission area for a disease that has until now been mainly confined to tropical and subtropical regions.
Researchers have created a particle that blends light with matter and can perform computing operations using almost no energy, which could matter a lot for AI's growing power problem
Most people don't associate the Mediterranean with tsunamis, but UNESCO has said there's a certain chance of one hitting the basin within the next 30 years, and Nice is already drawing up evacuation plans
A team in Japan has worked out how to measure a type of quantum entanglement that nobody had been able to detect before, and it could be important for the future of communication
Scientists have identified a newly discovered hamster-sized mammal species from 75 million years ago, offering rare clues about how small, adaptable ancestors may have survived the extinction that doomed the dinosaurs.
Hurricane forecasts have greatly improved in recent years thanks to improvements. However, due to recent federal budget cuts and staff shortages, the accuracy and reliability of forecasts are at risk.
Researchers have uncovered a giant new dinosaur species in Thailand, believed to be the largest ever found in Southeast Asia, shedding new light on the region’s prehistoric past and ancient wildlife.
Scientists have worked out why the surface of the open ocean keeps releasing methane even though it shouldn't, and what it means for a warming planet is not reassuring
Scientists discovered fossils showing ancient octopuses were enormous, intelligent apex predators with powerful bites. The finding reshapes ideas about prehistoric oceans and reveals that octopuses evolved complex behaviour far earlier than expected.
A team of Chinese scientists succeeded in producing gradusol, a natural compound found in fish and marine organisms, using genetically modified bacteria. The breakthrough opens the door to new, more sustainable sunscreens with antioxidant properties.