In just two hours on July 2, 2011, a torrential, once-in-a-millennium storm battered and flooded Copenhagen, pounding parts of Denmark’s capital with more than 5 inches of rain.
‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future
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More Intense El Niños May Be Driving Loss of Tropical Insects
Insects and spiders are declining in tropical forests around the world.
Large-scale DNA Study Maps 37,000 Years of Disease History
A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.
From Waste to Energy, Weeds as a Source of Biofuel
Several species of invasive weeds could become a source of renewable bioenergy, according to University of Queensland research.
Drought’s Limited Effect on Tropical-tree Growth—but Hotter Planet Threatens That Resilience
The top-line findings of a massive analysis of the growth rate of more than 20,000 tropical trees in over 30 countries may at first seem reassuring: that droughts over the past century have had a minimal effect on their growth.
An Emissary from Interstellar Space
A recently discovered extraterrestrial "visitor" is hurtling toward the inner solar system at 130,000 miles per hour and has quickly captured the attention of astronomers and space enthusiasts around the world, including here at the University of Arizona.
