The simple act of boiling water is one of humankind’s oldest inventions, and still central to many of today’s technologies, from coffee makers to nuclear power plants.
Getting to The Bottom of the “Boiling Crisis”
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Large Antarctic Ice Shelf, Home to a UK Research Station, Is About to Break Apart
Glaciology experts have issued evidence that a large section of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, which is home to the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station, is about break off.
Reflective Roofs Can Reduce Overheating in Cities and Save Lives During Heatwaves
A new modelling study from the University of Oxford and collaborators has estimated how changing the reflectivity of roofs can help keep cities cooler during heatwaves and reduce heat-rated mortality rates.
U of G Study Reveals Why Heart Failure Patients Suffer Depression, Impaired Thinking
Heart failure patients often have trouble with thinking and depression.
TTI Creates New Heat Map Showing Relationship between Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Childhood Asthma Across the United States
A team of air quality and health researchers led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has created a first-of-its-kind, county-by-county interactive heat map and city-by-city table detailing the distribution of childhood asthma due to traffic-related air pollution across the United States.
Warnings Up in Western Australia as Suomi NPP Satellite Views Tropical Cyclone 23S
Tropical Cyclone 23S has developed north of the Kimberley coast, and generated warnings.
