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Toxic Metals Found in Maui Residents Months After 2023 Wildfires, UH Study Finds
The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires that burn through towns and cities may extend far beyond the period when flames are extinguished and smoke disappears, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES).
Alaska’s Orange Rivers More Metallic Than Acid Mine Drainage
The bright orange plumes of water scientists first noticed billowing across a river in Alaska’s Brooks Range in 2018 were even more acidic and metallic than water leached from metal mines, despite their pristine surroundings.
Tiny Robot Developed at the UW Can Precisely Control Its Jump Height
As our skies increasingly crowd with buzzing, hovering, flitting drones, spare a thought for the humble hopping robot.
Sheep Grazing May Pose Greater Threat to Scotland’s Wild Pollinators Than Honey Bees
The research, published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology, has found that grazing in spring can remove much of the nectar emerging bumblebees need, while commercial honey bee hives introduced during the summer heather flowering period have a much smaller impact.
What Stalagmites Reveal About the Climate
Dominik Fleitmann, how did you come to study the climate using stalagmites?




