Findings offer innovative ways to improve weather forecasting, measure climate-change impacts.
Stress in the Strands: Hair Offers Clues to Children’s Mental Health
University of Waterloo study shows long-term stress levels may signal mental health risks in children with chronic physical illnesses and guide early intervention.
Climate Change is Altering Nitrogen Composition in Arctic Rivers
Research shows shifting composition threatens marine ecosystems and highlights water quality impacts of global warming.
Greenland Ice Sheet Gets a Refresh
Ice covers about 1.7 million square kilometers (656,000 square miles) of Greenland, forming the largest ice sheet on Earth outside of Antarctica.
U-M Scientists Discover Unique Brain Cell That May Hold Key to Alzheimer’s Disorientation
Losing your sense of direction is one of the earliest and most distressing signs of advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
Arctic-Bound Birds Can Still Keep Up With Climate Change – For Now
As climate change drives earlier spring conditions in the Arctic, birds species that travel there to breed there are under pressure to migrate faster.
Microscopes Can Now Watch Materials Go Quantum With Liquid Helium
Scientists can now reliably chill specimens near absolute zero for over 10 hours while taking images resolved to the level of individual atoms with an electron microscope.
Warming Climate Drives Surge in Dengue Fever Cases
Warmer weather across the globe is reshaping the landscape of human health.
Santa Monica’s Waves Will Run Pink During UCLA Water Quality Test
Visitors to Santa Monica Beach may notice the ocean waves turning pink September 15, 22–24 and 30 near the breakwater and pier because of a temporary, non-toxic dye used to study water quality.
Rising Heat Waves Tied to Fossil Fuel and Cement Production
According to ETH Zurich climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves.