Science

Projected area-weighted subregional changes in seasonal precipitation (2070–2099 relative to 1985–2014). Credit: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41612-024-00761-8 Most Americans can expect wetter winters in the future due to global warming, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois Chicago scientist. Using climate models to investigate how winter precipitation in … Read more

Warming causes melting in the active layer, which expands deeper into the permafrost. Meltwater then enters the salty cryopeg through osmosis, causing the expansion of the cryopeg, which cracks the overlying permafrost. When those cracks reach the surface, the rapid decrease in pressure in the cryopeg damages the methane hydrates below and triggers a rapid … Read more

The Topographic Map illustrates the landing sites of the Chang’E Missions, Apollo Missions, and Luna Missions. Credit: NAOC A team of Chinese scientists has studied the first lunar farside samples brought back by the Chang’e-6 mission. The findings mark a significant milestone in lunar exploration science and technical exploration capability. The study was published in … Read more

Fusiform rust disease causes deformities, as seen here, that cause the loblolly pine’s wood to be unusable, and severely damaged trees are often culled. Credit: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org New models developed by University of Georgia researchers may help guide the fight against rust disease, according to a new study. The paper … Read more

Credit: Diva Plavalaguna from Pexels Conflict in families can negatively affect individuals’ well-being and relationships. But what exactly do families today fight about, and is conflict in the home generally more severe between couples or between parents and children? A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores these topics, shedding light on important … Read more

Hurricane Irma. Credit: NOAA More than 600 cellphone towers were inoperable. Close to 900,000 Florida Power and Light customers were left without electricity. Flooding in portions of Coconut Grove and Matheson Hammock Park reached 6 feet. And agricultural damages totaled $245 million. Hurricane Irma dealt a devastating blow to Miami-Dade County when it struck Florida … Read more

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The eight known wolves still roaming Colorado’s mountains stayed in the state’s north-central ranges in September, a monthly tracking map released Wednesday shows. The wolves did not enter watersheds immediately surrounding Walden and Steamboat Springs—two areas wolves previously had frequented. The wolves primarily stayed in watersheds in Jackson, Routt, Grand, Summit … Read more

Complete radial velocity time series for HD 86728. The NEID data are shown as light (Run 1) and dark (Run 2) blue circles. Credit: Gupta et al., 2024. An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new extrasolar world orbiting a nearby star known as HD 86728. This is the first exoplanet detection … Read more