The same La Niña conditions that helped usher in an exceptionally hot and dry summer are also setting the stage for increased hurricane activity — but those storms won’t bring the kind of rain Texans have been hoping for.
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Study Achieves Longest Continuous Tracking of Migrating Insects
Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, and the University of Exeter in the UK.
Today’s Heat Waves Feel a Lot Hotter Than Heat Index Implies
If you looked at the heat index during this summer’s sticky heat waves and thought, “It sure feels hotter!,” you may be right.
Colorful Solar Panels Could Make the Technology More Attractive
Solar panels aren’t just for rooftops anymore – some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades.
How Scientists Used Acoustic Soundscapes and NASA Satellite Data to Assess the Health of the Amazon Rainforest
From space, parts of the Amazon rainforest that have previously been logged or burned may look fully recovered with a healthy, lush, and green canopy.
Underwater Snow Gives Clues About Europa’s Icy Shell
Below Europa’s thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines.