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A severe storm over the Gulf of Mexico packs up gusty winds and flood risks across much of Florida and the Southeast this Friday evening, AccuWeather reports. Florida rain is expected to soak up regions which are typically dry in this month of the year, while threats of coastal hazards were issued to the Southeast

BOOK REVIEW 08 November 2021 Are mothers too easy to blame? A book critiques the evidence for epigenetic inheritance of trauma. Anna Nowogrodzki Anna Nowogrodzki View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share via E-Mail Share

Download PDF I pointed at the duck. “Look at that one right there. That’s not a duck,” I said. “Are you sure?” asked Rik, looking at the group of ducks. Someone had dumped a pile of bread crusts on the sidewalk, and half a dozen ducks had clustered around it. And then Rik’s inner-comedian comes

When a winter storm hits, a whole fleet is usually needed to clear 49,000 lane miles of road, yet job applications for snowplow drivers are down to around 50% when compared to usual. (Photo : Getty Images) Preparation For Winter Season The salt barns have been supplied, the trucks are ready, and all the pre-checks

NEWS 05 November 2021 Sponge cells hint at origins of nervous system Synapse genes help cells to communicate in sponge’s digestive chambers. Max Kozlov Max Kozlov View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share via E-Mail

Strategies for decarbonizing electricity infrastructure are hot as the globe watches the United Nations COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. On the other hand, Renewables detractors challenge the reliability of systems that rely on intermittent supplies. A recent study headed by the University of California, Irvine experts, confronts the issue of dependability head-on. (Photo :

A single gene can determine whether an ant is a worker or royalty, by triggering a cascade of brain changes that alter the insect’s behaviour1. Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to Journal Get full journal access for 1 year 199,00 € only 3,90 € per issue Subscribe Tax

Nature Video 05 November 2021 Whale-cams reveal how much they really eat Baleen whales consume twice as much krill as previously estimated. Sara Reardon 0 Sara Reardon Sara Reardon is a freelance writer in Bozeman, Montana. View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on

November gales may scream once more across areas of the country’s middle on the historic Edmund Fitzgerald wreck anniversary. Next week, a big storm will hit the Plains, Midwest, and western Great Lakes, bringing high winds, heavy snow, and severe thunderstorms. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons)Edmund Fitzgerald Lifeboat “Low pressure is expected to develop over the

NEWS 05 November 2021 Whales’ gigantic appetites, climate fears — the week in infographics Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research. Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share via E-Mail Share via E-Mail Climate scientists are sceptical The momentous COP26 climate summit now under

According to scientists, humans were to blame for a mystery brain-invading tropical fungal outbreak that killed more than 40 dolphins and porpoises in the Pacific Northwest. (Photo : REUTERS/Reuben Pillay) Dead Dolphins Scientists discovered 42 dead dolphins in the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington between 1997 and 2016. All had perished of an

When pushed by the wind, sand dunes can travel across the ground — potentially leading to buried infrastructure. Similarly, ocean currents can shift an underwater dune onto a sea-floor pipeline or cable. Experiments have now shown that the outcome of such encounters depends on the obstacle’s size and shape1. Access options Access through your institution

Galaxies like to group together. The Milky Way and its nearest neighbours, for example, are part of the Virgo Cluster, which has more than 1,000 member galaxies. Now, in a bit of astronomical time travel, researchers have had a peek at how the cluster’s core might have looked around 11 billion years ago1. Access options

According to the National Weather Service, more than 100 million US residents have been left under cold weather warnings, freeze or frost alerts. (Photo : Getty Images) First Freezing Temperatures of the Season Low temperatures have swept across a number of major cities, delivering the season’s first frosts and wind chills. The temperature drop hasn’t

BOOK REVIEW 05 November 2021 The power of poo, and what to expect from robots: Books in brief Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks. Andrew Robinson 0 Andrew Robinson Andrew Robinson’s many books include Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts and Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved

A new study finds that various ecosystems of life on Earth, especially in the tropics and polar regions, have become vulnerable to climate change, and here’s why. Researchers warn that if fossil fuel emissions remain high, the future of every single species and its habitats are in risk of transforming the Earth’s life zones ultimately.

NEWS AND VIEWS 04 November 2021 Fifty years of the brain’s sense of space Neurons in a brain region called the hippocampus were found to be selectively active when rats are in a specific spatial location during natural navigation. The discovery launched research efforts into how the brain supports spatial memory. Isabel I. C. Low

NEWS 04 November 2021 Carbon emissions see rapid rebound following COVID pandemic dip As major climate summit gets under way, the latest data underscore countries’ dangerous dependence on fossil fuels. Jeff Tollefson Jeff Tollefson View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Open University of Israel collaborated to carry out a study that has discovered that exposing male crickets to artificial light at night (ALAN) may disrupt their activity cycles. (Photo : Skyler Ewing) Why Should ALAN be Reduced ? According to the researchers, nocturnal chirping is a way males

NEWS 04 November 2021 Correction 04 November 2021 US astronomy’s 10-year plan is super-ambitious Its ‘decadal survey’ pitches big new space observatories, funding for large telescopes and a reckoning over social issues plaguing the field. Alexandra Witze Alexandra Witze View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed  Google Scholar Share on

Scientists monitoring the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were able to capture footage of one of the most amazing images ever recorded so far.   (Photo : Getty Images) Scientists Watch the Volcano Fire Molten Lava Bomb   In the last days of October, geochemist Harri Geiger was on the Spanish island of

Coating a person’s cancer cells with silica might one day yield personalized cancer treatments, according to a study in mice1. Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to Journal Get full journal access for 1 year 199,00 € only 3,90 € per issue Subscribe Tax calculation will be finalised during

During his travels through the Mongol empire in the 1250s, a Flemish friar described the capital, Karakorum, as an enclosed city with four gates. Now, researchers have fully mapped the city — and called the friar’s picture into question1. Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to Journal Get full

Life can be hard in Chile’s inhospitable Atacama Desert which is defined as a cruel, unfriendly environment recognized as the world’s extremely dry non-polar wilderness. Defied the circumstances, life persists in these arid badlands that provides an agricultural heritage century old. The World’s Oldest Desert (Photo : Photo by Alex Fuentes/Getty Images)COPIAPO, CHILE – OCTOBER

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