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New model developed to predict landslides along wildfire burn scars

A wildfire followed by an intense rainstorm is often a recipe for disaster. Without vegetation to cushion rainfall, water runoff can turn into a fast…
August 16, 2022
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Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer's disease and dementia?

It takes a lot of time — and money — to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians must…
August 2, 2022
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Coastal glacier retreat linked to climate change

More of the world's coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what's triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin…
August 1, 2022
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Engineers use electrolyte to create high-capacity batteries that operate in extreme temperatures

Engineers at the University of California San Diego supported by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation have developed a reliable lithium…
July 26, 2022
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Ancient southwestern desert people ate more, larger, fish than previously thought

There is a common misconception that Ancestral Pueblo people rarely ate fish. The remains of fish that were eaten by these people are indeed rare at…
July 25, 2022
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Researchers study early stages of infant word learning

Researchers at Indiana University, supported by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, have published the results of their research on how…
July 13, 2022
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High vaccination rates blunted delta variant surge in some U.S. states

U.S. states with low vaccination rates bore the brunt of the COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant during the summer of 2021, according to a…
July 12, 2022
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New hybrid machine learning forecasts lake ecosystem responses to climate change

Through the middle of the 20th century, phosphorus inputs from detergents and fertilizers degraded the water quality of Switzerland's Lake Geneva…
July 11, 2022
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Discovery pushes back the earliest record of wildfire by 10 million years

While wildfires in recent years have raged across much of the Western United States and pose significant hazards to wildlife and human populations…
July 11, 2022
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'Green islands' help forests regenerate after fire

Study shows that 'green islands' help forests regenerate after fire

Thanks to trends like mountain snowpack loss, drier summers and longer fire seasons, high-elevation forests in the Cascade Range of the Pacific…
July 6, 2022