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“#Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algae” The concentration of algae in two remote mountain lakes more than doubled in the past 70 years Global warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States because of an increase in algae blooms “without historical precedent”, researchers reported on Tuesday. The concentration of algae…
“#NASA adds more safety fixes for Boeing’s crew capsule” In this Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 photo made available by NASA, Boeing, NASA, and U.S. Army personnel work around the Boeing Starliner spacecraft shortly after it landed in White Sands, N.M. On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, NASA officials said they have identified 80 corrective actions for…
“#Climate warming increases Asian carp threat to Lake Michigan by offsetting quagga mussel ‘ecological” The four maps show how levels of the nutrient phosphorus and the presence or absence of quagga mussels in Lake Michigan affect annual weight change for bighead and silver carp. The maps compare conditions in the lake in the 1970s and…
“#New study reveals people more likely to donate when reminded of own mortality” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own mortality. The study examines how people respond to “mortality salience”—that is,…
“#Algae species discovered infesting NW Hawaiian waters has been identified” The new species of algae at Pearl and Hermes Atoll. Credit: NOAA/National Marine Sanctuaries A newly-identified, fast-growing species of algae poses a major threat to coral reefs and the ocean ecosystem. It was previously discovered in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument by a team of researchers…
“#New study detects ringing of the global atmosphere” A checkerboard pattern of low (blue) and high (red) pressure areas moving eastward through time, generated by just two of the ringing vibrations of the global atmosphere (periods = 32.4 hrs and 9.4 hrs). Credit: Sakazaki and Hamilton (2020) A ringing bell vibrates simultaneously at a low-pitched…
“#Does early access to pension funds improve health?” Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a recent study from Singapore, early access to pension wealth was associated with improved health status. The findings are published in Economic Inquiry. Singapore has a unique policy that allows individuals to withdraw a proportion of their pension savings after their 55th…
“#Animals who try to sound ‘bigger’ are good at learning sounds” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Some animals fake their body size by sounding bigger than they actually are. Maxime Garcia from the University of Zurich and Andrea Ravignani from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics studied 164 different mammals and found that animals that lower…
“#How long to play dead in order to stay alive?” A belly-up antlion larva remaining motionless for an unpredictable period testing to destruction the patience of potential predators. Credit: Professor Nigel R. Franks, University of Bristol Many animals remain motionless or play dead after being attacked by a predator in the hope that it will…
“#Clean energy grids and electric vehicles key to beating climate change and air pollution” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Any uptake in electric vehicle use must be mirrored by the development of clean energy grids to mitigate both climate change and air pollution. That is the key finding of a new study by researchers at the…