Snowfall shortages are now destabilizing some of the world’s last resilient glaciers, as shown by a new study in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains. Using a monitoring station on Kyzylsu Glacier, researchers discovered that stability ended around 2018, when snowfall declined sharply and melt accelerated. The work sheds light on the Pamir-Karakoram...
EVs Reduce Climate Pollution, but by How Much? New U-M Research Has the Answer
Drivers can now compare the greenhouse gas emissions of different vehicles based on size, usage, powertrain type and even location.
The Brain’s Activity at Rest May Provide Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression, Diagnosis
Some regions of the brain in people with Alzheimer’s reorganize more often while at rest than in people without the disease––and in healthy people this frequent reshuffling sometimes predicts who will develop the condition later, according to a new study from the University of Michigan and Columbia University.
New Database Expands Understanding of Pacific Coral Reef Fish
Marine biologists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have released a new database of size parameters for 1,308 species of Pacific coral reef fishes, advancing scientists’ understanding of fish health and population dynamics in the region.
NASA Scientists Help Maryland County Plan to Beat Summer Heat Risks
Thousands of Americans are impacted each summer by excessive heat and humidity, some suffering from heat-related illnesses when the body can’t cool itself down.
More Than 11,000 Workers Filed for Unemployment Assistance Programs Because of Los Angeles Wildfires, New Report Shows
Unemployment claims increased between 12% and 17% due to the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires, according to a new report from the nonpartisan California Policy Lab.
Hundreds of Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs Leap Back Into the Wild
More than 350 Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs have been reintroduced into the wild in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains, marking one of the largest releases to date and a significant step in efforts to save this endangered species.
Mysterious bone disease ravaged Brazil’s giant dinosaurs
Fossilized bones in Brazil reveal that deadly infections plagued sauropods 80 million years ago. Researchers uncovered unhealed lesions consistent with osteomyelitis, pointing to pathogens spread through stagnant waters or insect bites.
NASA finds Titan’s alien lakes may be creating primitive cells
Saturn’s moon Titan may be more alive with possibilities than we thought. New NASA research suggests that in Titan’s freezing methane and ethane lakes, simple molecules could naturally arrange themselves into vesicles—tiny bubble-like structures that mimic the first steps toward life. These compartments, born from splashing droplets and complex chemistry...
Geologists got it wrong: Rivers didn’t need plants to meander
Stanford researchers reveal meandering rivers existed long before plants, overturning textbook geology. Their findings suggest carbon-rich floodplains shaped climate for billions of years.