A blizzard, multiple rainstorms, and melting winter ice swelled rivers out of their banks and across a flat floodplain in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba.
Red River Flooding is Worst in a Decade
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What We’re Still Learning About How Trees Grow
The key takeaway is that vegetation models, which use mathematical equations and plant characteristics to estimate future forest growth, may need to be updated.
Illinois Astronomers Help Capture First Image of Milky Way’s Black Hole
A team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers led by physics and astronomy professor Charles Gammie is part of a large international collaboration that unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Effectively Removing Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through.
Exploring the Ocean’s Thin Skin
The microlayer between ocean and atmosphere is at the center of a new research group led by Oldenburg scientists.
Towards More Efficient, Non-toxic, and Flexible Thin-film Solar Cells
Researchers from Japan pave the way for a clean energy economy with low-cost, cadmium-free, thin-film solar cells.
