Summer storms are stronger and more frequent over urban areas
Summer storms are generally more frequent, intense and concentrated over cities than over rural areas, according to new, detailed observations of eight cities and their
Artificial muscles propel a robotic leg to walk and jump
Inventors and researchers have been developing robots for almost 70 years. To date, all the machines they have built — whether for factories or elsewhere
Molecular simulations, supercomputing lead to energy-saving biomaterials breakthrough
A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory identified and successfully demonstrated a new method to process a plant-based
Falling for financial scams? It may signal early Alzheimer’s disease
Older adults who are more vulnerable to financial scams may have brain changes linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a first-of-its-kind
‘Ice bucket challenge’ reveals that bacteria can anticipate the seasons
Bacteria use their internal 24-hour clocks to anticipate the arrival of new seasons, according to research carried out with the assistance of an ‘ice bucket
Gravitational waves unveil previously unseen properties of neutron stars
A better understanding of the inner workings of neutron stars will lead to a greater knowledge of the dynamics that underpin the workings of the
Researchers identify mechanism underlying allergic itching, and show it can be blocked
Why do some people feel itchy after a mosquito bite or exposure to an allergen like dust or pollen, while others do not? A new
Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of Solar System’s biggest moon
Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher realized that the Solar System’s biggest moon’s axis
Global South cities lack cooling green spaces
Cities in the Global South are more exposed to extreme heat because they lack cooling green spaces, new research shows. The study found that Global
Genomic dark matter solves butterfly evolutionary riddle
A team of international researchers has uncovered a surprising genetic mechanism that influences the vibrant and complex patterns on butterfly wings. In a study published