A new machine learning model can predict traffic activity in different zones of cities. To do so, a researcher used data from a main car-sharing company in Italy as a proxy for overall city traffic. Understanding how different urban zones interact can help avoid traffic jams, for example, and enable...
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One is bad enough: climate change raises the threat of back-to-back hurricanes
Driven by a combination of rising sea levels and climate change, destructive hurricanes and tropical storms could become far more likely to hit coastal areas in quick succession, researchers found. In some areas such double hits could occur as frequently as once every 3 years.
Climate trends in the west, today and 11,000 years ago
What we think of as the classic West Coast climate began just about 4,000 years ago, finds a study on climate trends of the Holocene era.
Mysteries of the Earth: Researchers predict how fast ancient magma ocean solidified
Previous research estimated that it took hundreds of million years for the ancient Earth's magma ocean to solidify, but new research narrows these large uncertainties down to less than just a couple of million years.
Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish?
What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-old scientific controversy revolved around the question of which group, the 'bony-tongues' or the 'eels', was the oldest. A study has just put an end to the debate by showing through genomic analysis that...
Tiny new climbing robot was inspired by geckos and inchworms
A tiny robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible gripping ability of geckos and the efficient locomotion of inchworms.
Sea Stars Able to Consume Kelp-Eating Urchins Fast Enough to Protect Kelp Forests, Research Shows
A research team including a scientist from Oregon State University has provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star protects kelp forests along North America’s Pacific Coast by preying on substantial numbers of kelp-eating urchins.
Look on the Bright Side of Earth
When looking at the Earth from space, its hemispheres – northern and southern – appear equally bright.
Rising River Temperatures Hold Important Clues About Climate and Other Human Impacts
An improved global understanding of river temperature could provide an important barometer for climate change and other human activities.
Bird Flu Spillover to Mammals a Cause for Concern
The WHO recently warning that bird flu spillover to mammals needs to be monitored closely and that countries need to be prepared for a potential outbreak affecting humans. University of Waterloo biologist Dr. Christine Dupont says Canada should heed that advice.