Destroyed Nord Stream pipelines spread methane across southern Baltic Sea, research reveals

Map over the maximum concentration of methane in the southern Baltic. Credit: Martin Mohrmann/VOTO Methane from the destroyed Nord Stream pipelines spread over a large part of the southern Baltic Sea and remained for several months. This is according to a study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg and …

Modeling the long and short of subduction zones

(a) The coseismic surface displacement, ux, along a profile perpendicular to the trench for cases with different rupture length scales L∼. (b) The coseismic slip U in the shear zone versus the depth z for the same cases. (c) Coseismic displacement near the trench in representative events with different values …

Lack of air conditioning elevates emergency visits amid wildfire smoke

Credit: Environmental Research: Health (2024). DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ad976d People who have limited access to air conditioning may be at higher risk of seeking emergency care for health problems following exposure to wildfire smoke, according to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Posted online ahead of …

AI-enabled technology is 98% accurate at spotting illegal contraband

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Trying to spot contraband is a tricky business. Not only is identifying items like narcotics and counterfeit merchandise difficult, but the current most used technology—X-rays—only gives a 2D view, and often a muddy one at that. “It’s not like X-raying a tooth, where you just have …

Estimating the impact of the EPA’s changing power plant greenhouse gas standards

Credit: Frans van Heerden from Pexels A large team of renewable energy researchers, natural resource analysts and energy specialists affiliated with a large number of institutions across the U.S. has attempted to assess the impact of the latest and final standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as …

Best Antivirus vs Windows Defender: What's the difference?

Windows Defender vs the best antivirus programs from Kaspersky and Bitdefender, what’s the difference in terms of features and … source

Warm seawater encroaches on major Antarctic ice shelf, raising sea level concerns

Overview map of the Filchner Trough region in the eastern part of the southern continental shelf in the Weddell Sea. Credit: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2023JC020700 The vast Antarctic Ice Sheet holds more than half of Earth’s freshwater. In several places around the continent, the ice extends …

Sam Altman on Q* | Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvqFAi7vkBc Please support this podcast by checking out … source

Risk perception and hurricane preparedness in Florida

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When I first delved into the study on hurricane preparedness among communities in Florida, I was struck by a paradox. Here we have a group of individuals living in one of the most hurricane-prone regions of the United States, yet their preparedness often leaves much to …

Co-management of protected areas by NGOs and African countries significantly reduces deforestation

Virunga National Park. Credit: INRAE—S. Desbureaux In order to better protect ecosystems and biodiversity, several African countries have set up innovative management models in which protected areas are co-managed by government bodies and international or national NGOs through partnerships that can span several decades. An international research team, led by …

Fuel aridity emerges as dominant driver of severity in recent Canadian wildfires

Spatial pattern of high–burn severity days and 2023 anomaly. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado1006 A team of forest management specialists affiliated with various institutions across Canada has found that fuel aridity has been the most influential driver of burn severity in wildfires in Canada over the past several decades. In …

Wildfire activity surged during Ice Age’s abrupt climate shifts, study suggests

Credit: Oregon State University A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age. The study, just published in the journal Nature, reveals increased wildfire activity as a potential feature …

New method estimates Atlantic freshwater transport across latitudes

Freshwater transport is relevant to the stability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Credit: Zheng Huayi Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xiamen University have developed an indirect method for estimating Atlantic meridional freshwater transport (AMFT) at various latitudes. The study was …

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Best Browser Extensions for Security everyone should have! The list includes the best password manager, the best ad blocker … source

Decoding haze sources and formation mechanisms with coal combustion experiments and sulfur isotopes

Sulfur isotope composition of pyrite in coal samples and sulfate produced by coal combustion. (Image from USTC). Credit: Yanan Shen et al. A research team led by Prof. Shen Yan’an from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has made significant progress in studying the sources and formation …

Lex Fridman and Vitalik Buterin speak Russian

Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW0QZmtbjvs Please support this podcast by checking out … source

Solar geoengineering could save 400,000 lives a year

Regional mortality rate impact with income growth and climate adaptation. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401801121 When it comes to finding solutions to climate change, there’s no shortage of technologies vying for attention, from renewable energy to electric vehicles to nuclear energy. One such contender, …

Ashes of Mankind and Intel Gaming to Introduce XeSS 2 Technology

Black Ice Studios, the developer of the tactical FPS Ashes of Mankind: Citadels, has announced a collaboration with Intel Gaming to integrate XeSS 2, Intel’s next-generation upscaling technology. This partnership positions the game as one of the first to adopt XeSS 2, which aims to enhance performance and image quality …

Researchers discover role of absorptive aerosols in wintertime haze formation

(A) Profile of average BC and POA concentrations with error shadow in FBASE and (B) vertical distribution of the temperature variation due to AARI as a function of near-surface [PM2.5] in the NCP from 05 December 2015 to 06 March 2016. The dashed line in B represents the PBLH in …

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