New findings show that old-growth forests, a critical nesting habitat for threatened northern spotted owls, are less likely to experience high-severity fire than young-growth forests during wildfires.
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Adequate Intake of Milk and Dairy Products in Different Life Stages Helps Prevent Chronic Diseases
Ángel Gil, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Granada, has recently coordinated a study reviewing worldwide scientific literature on the role of dairy products in health and in the prevention of chronic diseases (cardiovascular, metabolic syndrome, colon or bladder cancer, and type 2 diabetes).
Picturing Access to Energy for All in Sub-Saharan Africa
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030.
How Extreme Heat Overwhelms Your Body and Becomes Deadly
The heat wave that scorched Europe last week felt like a red alert of climate change.
NASA Peers into Hurricane Barbara’s Heavy Rainfall
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the storm and measured the rate in which rain was falling throughout it.
Winter Monsoons Became Stronger During Geomagnetic Reversal
New evidence suggests that high-energy particles from space known as galactic cosmic rays affect the Earth's climate by increasing cloud cover, causing an "umbrella effect".