Tijuana River pollution doesn’t stay put-it can travel seven times farther than expected
Waste dumped into the Tijuana River can travel seven times farther than expected before becoming airborne and affecting San Diego’s air, at least 20 miles (32 kilometers) from its source, according to new UC Riverside research.Go to story
Six measures could save 1.6 million lives a year: WHO
Implementing a few climate and health measures could save nearly 1.6 million lives a year and generate trillions of dollars for the economy, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.Go to story
Study calls for a rethink on how we manage the threats posed by hazardous species
While human well-being depends on the health of our ecosystems, there are also countless aspects of the natural world that pose serious threats to people. Every year, over 700,000 people die from diseases transmitted by animals, snakebites kill up to…
Toxic air pollution surges in Indian capital
Toxic air pollution in India’s capital, New Delhi, surged on Wednesday to more than 30 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily limit, data from air monitors showed.Go to story
Finding the fingerprints of noisy distributions in random quantum systems
Imagine shuffling a deck of cards where some of the cards are fading just because of the way they interact with the external environment as you shuffle them. Your job is to figure out the interplay between the shuffling, or “imposed…
Disillusion runs deep among young Americans, poll reveals
The kids are not all right on the future. For the first time in the 26-year history of the Harvard Youth Poll, more respondents expect to be worse off financially than their parents (27%) than better off (25%).Go to story
Tiny fossils show brittle stars gathered around a dead whale 9.5 million years ago
Tiny skeletal plates recovered beside fossil whale bones in southern Denmark offer a rare glimpse of life around a whale carcass approximately 9.5 million years ago. Researchers have identified a new species of brittle star, Ophiura huebnerjenseni, from…
Asymmetric atomic structure improves sodium-sulfur battery performance
Chinese researchers have developed a new way to improve sodium-sulfur battery performance by changing the atomic structure of a catalyst. Led by professors Wang Hui and Zheng Fangcai from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory at the Hefei Institutes of…
Southern Ocean waters reveal distinct nutrient recycling pathways during decades-long journeys north
The Southern Ocean may seem far removed from the North Pacific or the Gulf of Maine, but its waters are linked to all the world’s major ocean basins through a vast circulation system.Go to story
Using vibrations to reveal what lies beneath other planets’ surfaces
Modern space exploration hasn’t quite reached “Star Trek” levels of boldly going where no one has gone before. But if, like the denizens of the USS Enterprise, astronauts one day want to land on an uncharted planet, they’d first…