During winter 2018 the sea ice in the Bering Sea reached record-low levels thanks to persistent warm southerly winds.
Unprecedented 2018 Bering Sea Ice Loss Repeated in 2019
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Data Assimilation Method Offers Improved Hurricane Forecasting
Operational models for severe weather forecasting predicted Hurricane Harvey would become a Category 1 hurricane in 2017, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Tissue Model Reveals Role of Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s
Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill neurons.
Warmer Winters Are Changing the Makeup of Water in Black Sea
Warmer winters are starting to alter the structure of the Black Sea, which could foreshadow how ocean compositions might shift from future climate change, according to new research.
Wits Green Chemists Find a Way to Turn Cashew Nut Shells into Sunscreen
A team of international scientists has found an environmentally friendly way of producing potential sunscreens by using cashew nut shells, a waste material.
Young Jupiter Was Smacked Head-On by Massive Newborn Planet
A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, could explain surprising readings from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, according to a study this week in the journal Nature.
