The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah.
Scientists Develop New AI Method to Forecast Cyclone Rapid Intensification
Rapid Intensification (RI) of a tropical cyclone (TC), defined as a maximum sustained wind increase of at least 13 m/s within 24 hours, remains one of the most challenging weather phenomena to forecast because of its unpredictable and destructive nature.
Grass Surfaces Drastically Reduce Drone Noise Making the Way for Soundless City Skies
Porous land such as foliage significantly lowers noise made by drones and air taxis which could reduce disturbances for urban communities as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) grows.
A Green Fuels Breakthrough: Bio-Engineering Bacteria to Become ‘Hydrogen Nanoreactors’
Researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science have made major advances towards realising green hydrogen – the production of hydrogen by splitting water, powered by renewable energy.
Warmer, Greener Arctic Becoming a Source of Heat-Trapping Gas
As the northern latitudes warm, ice is melting and vegetation is growing more abundant.
‘Buzz me in:’ Bees Wearing Itty Bitty QR Codes Reveal Hive Secrets
Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs.
Robots Should Be Repurposed Rather Than Recycled to Combat Rising Scale of E-waste, Scientists Warn
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised.
Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland ‘Across a Tipping Point,’ Study Finds
West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Meltwater Ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf
Toward the end of 2024, less than halfway through the melt season in Antarctica, the icy continent had already seen bouts of widespread melting along its coastal areas.
UO’s Earthquake Scientists Help Prep for the Next ‘Big One’
It's been 325 years since the last huge Cascadia shock, and researchers are getting ready for another with an array of new tools.