294 articles from MONDAY 2.11.2020

Longer mud season, no snow could alter northeast rivers by year 2100

As temperatures begin to drop and fall transitions into winter, snow will soon blanket the northern regions of the United States. But researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that snow cover is on the decline in this area due to climate change and the shift from winter to spring, known as the vernal window, is getting longer. By the end of the century, the scientists say the...

Avoiding inflammatory foods can lower heart disease, stroke risk

Diets high in red and processed meat, refined grains and sugary beverages, which have been associated with increased inflammation in the body, can increase subsequent risk of heart disease and stroke compared to diets filled with anti-inflammatory foods. A separate study assessed the positive effects eating walnuts, an anti-inflammatory food, had on decreasing inflammation and heart disease risk.

A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts

Scientists developed an A.I. tool using real-world state and regional data from the U.S. and Japan, then tested its forecasts against historical flu data. By incorporating location data, the A.I. system is able to outperform other state-of-the-art forecasting methods, delivering up to an 11% increase in accuracy and predicting influenza outbreaks up to 15 weeks in advance.

Microfluidics helps engineers watch viral infection in real time

Watching a viral infection happen in real time is like a cross between a zombie horror film, paint drying, and a Bollywood epic on repeat. Over a 10-hour span, chemical engineers from Michigan Tech watched viral infections happen with precision inside a microfluidics device and can measure when the infection cycle gets interrupted by an antiviral compound.

What's Up - November 2020

Cool autumn evenings are a great time to look for the Pleiades star cluster. You'll also have a couple of great opportunities to observe the Moon with Jupiter and Saturn. Plus, check out the phenomenon known as Earthshine. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Monday, November 2, 2020 -...

Agriculture: A loan for lean season

For farmers in rural Zambia, payday comes just once a year, at harvest time. This fact impacts nearly every aspect of their lives, but until now researchers hadn't realized the true extent.

Longer mud season, no snow could alter northeast US rivers by 2100

Researchers have found that snow cover is on the decline in northeastern US due to climate change and by the end of century, the vernal window, sometimes referred to as mud season, could be two to four weeks longer which means significantly less melting snow that could be detrimental to key spring conditions in rivers and surrounding ecosystems.

First Scientific Instrument Installed on NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft

Portal origin URL: First Scientific Instrument Installed on NASA’s Lucy SpacecraftPortal origin nid: 465960Published: Monday, November 2, 2020 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The Lucy LOng Range Reconnaissance Imager was successfully integrated onto the Lucy spacecraft on October 30.Portal image: two people in protective suits work on a...

Treat artificial light like others forms of pollution, say scientists

Impact of human illumination has grown to point of systemic disruption, researchers findArtificial light should be treated like other forms of pollution because its impact on the natural world has widened to the point of systemic disruption, research says.Human illumination of the planet is growing in range and intensity by about 2% a year, creating a problem that can be compared to climate...

Team achieves first plasma on upgraded MAST, ready to test Super-X divertor

The team at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) in South East England has notified the press that testing of plasma has begun on an upgrade to the Mega AMP Spherical Tokamak (MAST)—a new approach to creating a working fusion reactor. In their announcement, the team at CCFE noted that the plasma test has come after seven years of work upgrading the original MAST which has cost approximately...

The consequences of glacier shrinkage

Researchers from the South Asia Institute and the Heidelberg Center for the Environment of Ruperto Carola investigated the causes of a glacial lake outburst with subsequent flooding in the Ladakh region of India. In order to frame the case study in a larger picture, the research team led by geographer Prof. Dr. Marcus Nüsser used satellite images to create a comprehensive survey of glacial lakes...