A study from the University of Toronto Mississauga reveals new clues about an earthquake that rocked Argentina’s San Juan province in the 1950s.
Fault Lines: Research Could Protect Cities In Active Earthquake Zones
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Researchers Examine Prairie Twister Outbreak
Two campgrounds in ruins. Houses lifted and shifted on their foundations. Thousands of trees felled as if by a giant meteorological axe.
Heat Transport Through Single Molecules
Combining novel theoretical and experimental approaches, researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), Kookmin University (South Korea), the University of Konstanz (Germany) and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (Japan) have successfully measured and described the thermal conductance of single-molecule junctions – a key quantity in nanoscale transport phenomena that has so far eluded direct experimental determination.
UNB Research Lab Receives Federal Funding For Spruce Budworm Study
A research lab at the University of New Brunswick has received federal funding for a study into the impact of spruce budworm outbreaks on the environment and climate change.
NASA Finds One Burst of Energy in Weakening Depression Dalila
Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite found just a small area of cold clouds in thunderstorms within weakening Tropical Depression Dalila, enough to maintain it as a tropical cyclone.
Q&A: How Do We Design Buildings That Enable Occupants to Thrive?
Americans spend 87% of their time indoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
