As climate change fuels sea level rise, younger people will migrate inland, leaving aging coastal populations — and a host of consequences — in their wake, a study by Florida State University researchers finds.
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New Soft Robots Roll Like Tires, Spin Like Tops and Orbit Like Moons
Researchers have developed a new soft robot design that engages in three simultaneous behaviors: rolling forward, spinning like a record,and following a path that orbits around a central point.
Building on CO2
The construction industry as a CO2 sink? Researchers at Empa's Concrete & Asphalt lab are working on this.
Colorful Swirls in the Gulf of Alaska
Sediment floating in the Gulf of Alaska lent contrasting color to this otherwise winter-white scene acquired by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite on December 29, 2023.
Climate Change Could Be Impacting Babies’ Birthweight for Gestational Age
Climate change could pose a big risk to Australians’ reproductive health with a new, large-scale Curtin University study revealing a possible link between extreme bioclimatic exposure during pregnancy and babies’ birthweights for gestational age.
Arctic Cold Snap Transforms into a Blessing
The recent cold spell has plunged the nation into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages.