China’s sinking cities raise alarm for globe
Updated: 2024-04-19 15:52:45
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search China’s sinking cities raise alarm for globe April 19, 2024 Virginia Tech Sinking land , also known as subsidence , is a growing concern in urban areas globally , according to scientists from Virginia Tech and the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom . In an invited perspective article for the journal Science , the researchers highlight the importance of recent studies analyzing how and why land is sinking , including a study focusing on Chinese . cities Nearly Half of Chinese Cities Analyzed Are Sinking The accompanying research study revealed that of the 82 Chinese cities analyzed , 45 percent are sinking , potentially affecting nearly 270 million urban residents . Hard-hit
: Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Lemurâ s lament : when one vulnerable species stalks another April 19, 2024 Washington University in St . Louis In a rare and troubling observation , researchers from Washington University in St . Louis and the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar witnessed attacks on critically endangered diademed sifaka lemurs by another vulnerable species , the fosa , at Betampona Strict Nature Reserve . The study , published in Ecology Evolution , highlights the complex dynamics between threatened species in isolated or poor-quality . habitats Rare Sighting of Fosa Predation on Adult Lemurs We were conducting our daily behavioral observations when we came across a very unusual sight â a
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Scientists Take a Step Closer to Solving the Mystery of Neutrino Masses April 19, 2024 Max Planck Institute An extremely precise atomic balance : PENTATRAP consists of five Penning traps arranged one above the other yellow tower in the middle In these identically constructed traps , ions in the excited quantum state and in the ground state can be measured in comparison . In order to minimize uncertainties , the ions are also moved back and forth between different traps for comparative measurements . Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg have made a significant breakthrough in the quest to determine the rest mass of neutrinos , elusive particles that
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Eight Ohio State scientists named AAAS Fellows April 18, 2024 Ohio State University Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science  (AAAS . Fellows The AAAS Fellowship recognizing scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications , is one of the most prestigious honors a U.S . scientist can receive . Fellows are elected by their academic peers. âOhio Stateâ s newly elected Fellows represent a breadth of expertise in subjects ranging from cardiac disorders and marine life to STEM education and exoplanets,â said Peter Mohler , executive vice president
: Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Revolutionizing Lunar Construction : Innovations in Regolith Solidification Techniques Unveiled April 18, 2024 Tsinghua University Press Based on the technical mechanisms of bonding and cohesion between particles , regolith solidification and formation technologies can be categorized into four groups : reaction solidification RS sintering melting SM bonding solidification BS and confinement formation CF methods . As lunar exploration missions shift from exploration to construction and utilization , in situ lunar construction becomes a critical requirement . The core of this process lies in regolith solidification and formation , which aims to maximize local resource utilization while
: Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Congolese Oil Discovery : A Blessing or a Curse for the Newly Independent Nation April 18, 2024 University of Chicago In 1969, the Republic of Congo discovered a huge oil field off its coast , presenting both an opportunity and a threat to the newly independent nation . The revenue from oil extraction could either lead to a stable socialist society or subject the country to exploitation similar to what it experienced under French colonialism , according to a new paper in Critical Historical Studies , titled Enclosed Futures : Oil Extraction in the Republic of Congo . 8221 The article , written anonymously due to concerns about future research in Congo , traces the nation’s history under
Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Massive Prehistoric Marine Reptile Jawbones Discovered on UK Beach April 18, 2024 University of Manchester A giant pair of swimming Ichthyotitan severnensis . Credit : Gabriel Ugueto A father and daughter from Devon , UK , have discovered the fossilized remains of a gigantic jawbone measuring over two meters long on a beach in Somerset . Justin and Ruby Reynolds found the first pieces of the jawbone in May 2020 while searching for fossils at Blue Anchor beach . Ruby , then 11 years old , found the first chunk of the bone before they searched together for additional . pieces Experts Identify New Species of Ichthyosaur The bones have been identified as belonging to the jaws of a new species