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Published Mathematical modeling suggests U.S. counties are still unprepared for COVID spikes - Mathematical Modeling Suggests U.S. Counties are Still Unprepared for COVID Spikes



America was unprepared for the magnitude of the pandemic, which overwhelmed many counties and filled...
Published This salty gel could harvest water from desert air - This Salty Gel Could Harvest Water from Desert Air



Engineers synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from th...
Published Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets - Earth and Venus: The Rambunctious Planets


Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing...
Published Giant friction experiment at Kilauea volcano - Giant Friction Experiment at Kilauea Volcano: Understanding the Dynamics of Earthquakes


A new analysis of the 2018 collapse of Kilauea volcano's caldera helps to confirm the reigning scien...
Published Lab earthquakes show how grains at fault boundaries lead to major quakes - Lab Earthquakes Show How Grains at Fault Boundaries Lead to Major Quakes


In a 'seismological wind tunnel,' engineers demonstrate the impact of rock gouge -- ground-up rock a...
Published Hidden microearthquakes illuminate large earthquake-hosting faults in Oklahoma and Kansas - Hidden Microearthquakes Illuminate Large Earthquake-Hosting Faults in Oklahoma and Kansas


Using machine learning to sift through a decade's worth of seismic data, researchers have identified...
Published How quickly does the climate recover? - How Quickly Does the Climate Recover?


It took the climate 20,000 to 50,000 years to stabilize after the rise in global temperatures of fiv...
Published Listening to nanoscale earthquakes - Unraveling the Mysteries of Nanoscale Earthquakes


A recent study presents an exciting new way to listen to 'the crackling' noise of atoms shifting at...
Published Earthquake lab experiments produce aftershock-like behavior - Earthquake Lab Experiments Produce Aftershock-Like Behavior


Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict, and so too are the usually less-severe aftershocks that...
Published Ridgecrest faults increasingly sensitive to solid Earth tides before earthquakes - Ridgecrest Faults Increasingly Sensitive to Solid Earth Tides Before Earthquakes



Faults in the Ridgecrest, California area were very sensitive to solid earth tidal stresses in the y...
Published January 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake provides valuable data for ground failure models - January 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquake Provides Valuable Data for Ground Failure Models


Field surveys conducted in the days after the 7 January 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake documented more...
Published Popular sport fish are behaviorally impaired from exposure to crude oil, study finds - Popular Sport Fish Impaired by Crude Oil Exposure: A Study


New research has confirmed that a popular sport fish exposed to sublethal levels of crude oil and re...
Published Tissue abnormalities found in oysters years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Tissue Abnormalities Found in Oysters Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill


Tissue abnormalities found in economically and ecologically important Eastern oysters along the Gulf...
Published Gulf Oil Spill's long-lasting legacy for dolphins - Gulf Oil Spill's Long-Lasting Legacy for Dolphins


Health impacts from a 2010 spill are found even in dolphins born years later. ABSTRACT: Gulf Oil Spi...
Published Planet Nine could spell doom for solar system - Planet Nine: A Threat to Our Solar System


The solar system could be thrown into disaster when the sun dies if the mysterious 'Planet Nine' exi ...
Published Stabilizing lithium-ion batteries with microbially synthesized electrolyte additive - Stabilizing Lithium-Ion Batteries with Microbially Synthesized Electrolyte Additive


Lithium-ion batteries with high-energy-density cathodes are necessary to meet the energy demands of...
Published Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan's next great earthquake - Deepest Scientific Ocean Drilling Sheds Light on Japan's Next Great Earthquake


Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the...
Published Whiskers help nectar-eating 'acro bats' hover like hummingbirds - Whiskers Help Nectar-Eating 'Acro Bats' Hover Like Hummingbirds


A new study found that nectar-feeding bats evolved extra-long whiskers unlike those of any other bat...
Published Robo-bug: A rechargeable, remote-control cyborg cockroach - Robo-bug: A Rechargeable, Remote-Control Cyborg Cockroach


Researchers have engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped wit...
Published New ultrafast water disinfection method is more environmentally friendly - New Ultrafast Water Disinfection Method is More Environmentally Friendly


Researchers have found a way to use small shocks of electricity to disinfect water, reducing energy...