With its zinc roofs and minimal tree cover, Paris was not built to handle the new era of extreme heat.
Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat
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Search Engines and Social Media Can Forecast Disease Outbreaks
Internet search engine queries and social media data can be early warning signals, creating a real-time surveillance system for disease forecasting, says a recent University of Waterloo study.
EPFL Launched a Pioneering Project to Detect Pollen, Dust and Smoke
Since the start of this year, a suite of instruments has been hard at work detecting a broad spectrum of aerosols at the MeteoSwiss weather station in Payerne, in Vaud Canton.
Addressing the Future Challenges of Global Surface Water Quality
As the world's population continues to grow, ensuring access to clean and safe water has become an increasingly important concern, yet little is known about how surface water quality will change in the future.
Poetic Birdsong, Precisely Tuned
Nightingales are well known for their exceptional singing abilities.
In Florida, Endangered Coral Finds a Way to Blossom
In a new study, researchers have found that the restoration efforts of the critically endangered species elkhorn coral depend largely on the animal’s location, microbiome, and the right conditions to provide an abundance of food.
