The ICTA-UAB begins a scientific expedition in the Atlantic Ocean to collect dust and smoke samples from the fires of tropical Africa deposited in marine sediments.
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Magnolia Bark Compound Could Someday Help Treat Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
In patients with epilepsy, normal neurological activity becomes disrupted, causing debilitating seizures.
Crocs’ Better Parenting Skills Could Make Them More Resilient to Climate Change
The ability of crocodiles to survive mass extinctions could be in part due to their more hands-on approach to parenting, say scientists at the University of Bath’s Milner Centre for Evolution.
Natural Bayou Better When Floods Threaten Houston
One bayou meanders toward downtown Houston. The other runs in parallel to the south, much of it through a concrete channel.
The Amazon Rainforest Could Be Gone Within a Lifetime
Large ecosystems, such as the Amazon rainforest, will collapse and disappear alarmingly quickly, once a crucial tipping point is reached, according to calculations based on real-world data.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Catches Development of Tropical Storm 21S
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of newly formed Tropical Storm 21S.