Credit: Deep Rajwar from Pexels Around 9,000 people have been evacuated in northeastern Canada because of raging wildfires, officials said Saturday. Residents of the towns of Labrador City and Wabush in Newfoundland and Labrador province were ordered to leave their homes, said provincial fire duty officer Jeff Motty. “We are seeing extreme fire behavior out … Read more
A feasibility study recommends widening a key motorway in Germany to 10 lanes. A proposal to create Germany’s biggest motorway has sparked a backlash, with critics fearful the “monstrosity” will increase climate-damaging emissions, worsen noise pollution and harm biodiverse habitats. The recommendation suggests widening a section of the A5 outside the western city of Frankfurt … Read more
While many residents are still yet to return, morning joggers are allowed on the city’s newly built roads. Credit: Dahlia Simangan/Hiroshima University Wars and conflicts leave devastating destruction in their wake. With so many conflicts now taking place in urban environments, scientists are studying how post-conflict peacebuilding happens in these urban settings. Dahlia Simangan, an … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Middle managers play an important role in an organization undergoing structural change. They are the ones who must implement the changes, but conversely, as employees, they will be subject to the very changes they put in place. This can often put them in a place of conflicting demands, where they must … Read more
A 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin was excavated intact from permafrost in Siberia, as seen in this handout photo taken on September 5, 2018, courtesy of Stockholm University. About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place. … Read more
by KeAi Communications Co. Tree growth is affected by the interaction of complex physiological processes among various organs, and resource availability is the key factor. Credit: Shi, Han, et al. A recent study from China has shed light on the profound impacts of extreme droughts on forest ecosystems, particularly in water-limited regions. The findings revealed … Read more
Credit: Vladyslav Dukhin from Pexels In a revelation that highlights the fragile balance of our planet’s atmosphere, scientists from China, Germany, and the U.S. have uncovered an unexpected link between massive wildfire events and the chemistry of the ozone layer. Published in Science Advances, this study reveals how wildfires, such as the catastrophic 2019/20 Australian … Read more
B–T phase diagram of quantum Griffiths singularity in a three-dimensional anisotropic superconductor. Credit: Science China Press Exploration of exotic quantum phase transitions has always been a focus in condensed matter physics. Critical phenomena in a phase transition are entirely determined by the universality class, which is controlled by the spatial and/or order-parameters and is independent … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What happens when online investment trading platforms start to resemble games that keep people playing for hours, with badges and exploding confetti to reward investors for their engagement? For those who know what they’re doing, it won’t make much of a difference. New research from the University of Toronto engaging nearly … Read more
ORNL scientists study the complex processes going on in coastal ecosystems such as the Atchafalaya Basin, depicted here, to better represent these valuable environments in the nation’s predictive land models. Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers In the wet, muddy places where America’s rivers and lands meet the sea, scientists from the Department of Energy’s … Read more
