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43 articles from ScienceDaily
Scientists offer roadmap for studying link between climate and armed conflict
- ScienceDaily
- 20/7/7 22:01
Climate change -- from rising temperatures and more severe heavy rain, to drought -- is increasing risks for economies, human security, and conflict globally. Scientists are leading an effort to better assess the climate-conflict link to help societies manage the complex risks of increased violence from a changing climate.
Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey?
- ScienceDaily
- 20/7/7 22:01
Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years of this century, increasing the odds for fast-moving storms like 2008's Ike compared to slow-movers like 2017's Harvey, according to new research.
Boron nitride destroys PFAS 'forever' chemicals PFOA, GenX
- ScienceDaily
- 20/7/7 22:01
Chemical engineers have discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the 'forever' chemical PFOA in laboratory tests on polluted water. Researchers showed the boron nitride catalyst also destroys GenX, a PFOA replacement that's also an environmental problem.
Science behind traditional mezcal-making technique
- ScienceDaily
- 20/7/7 22:01
Researchers reveal for the first time why bubbles are a good gauge of alcohol content in mezcal, a traditional Mexican spirit.
Neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner
- ScienceDaily
- 20/7/7 22:01
A study shows a newfound diversity in how cells talk to the muscle they innervate, revealing that the subclasses of neurons have distinct propensities for change, or 'plasticity'.