The Antarctica Factor: model uncertainties reveal upcoming sea level risk – SciTechDaily
Sea level rise due to ice loss in Antarctica could become a major risk for coastal protection even in the near term, scientists say. “The ‘Antarctica Factor’ turns out to be the greatest risk, and also the greatest uncertainty, for sea-levels around the globe…
Ancient Antarctic Ice Melt Increased Sea Levels by Over 3 Meters — and We’re Headed There Again – SciTechDaily
Rising ocean temperatures drove the melting of Antarctic ice sheets and caused extreme sea level rise more than 100,000 years ago, a new international study led by UNSW Sydney shows — and the scientists say we’re headed in that direction again. Mass melting o…
Massive Iceberg 5 Times Larger Than Manhattan Shatters Into Pieces – Satellite Video – SciTechDaily
The Pine Island Glacier recently spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km that very quickly shattered into pieces. This almost cloud-free image, captured on February 11, 2020, by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, shows the freshly broken bergs in detail. https://yo…
New Antibiotics Discovered With Unique Way to Kill Bacteria – SciTechDaily
A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. A new group of antibiotics with a unique approach to attacking bacteria has been discovered, making it a promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. …
Cracking the Code for Hookworm Infestation – Providing New Hope for a Vaccine – SciTechDaily
Hookworms infect nearly around 700 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor, and people often walk barefoot. The body’s immune system is critical to attacking the hookworm, but these parasites are masters of escape and individ…
ESA Planetary Defence Catches Final Glimpse of Solar Orbiter – SciTechDaily
Last night, ESA’s Planetary Defence team observed the rare moment in which an object escaped our planet’s gravity, in contrast to their normal objects of study – potentially hazardous rocks that could strike it. At 19:15 UTC (20:15 CET) on February 10, just o…
NASA’s New Deep Space Network Dish Will Communicate With Robotic Spacecraft Using Radio Waves and Lasers – SciTechDaily
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network Surrounded by California desert, NASA officials broke ground Tuesday, February 11, 2020, on a new antenna for communicating with the agency’s farthest-flung robotic spacecraft. Part o…
Warming Climate May Threaten Small Marsupials in Australia – SciTechDaily
Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to adequately respond physiologically to prolonged heat waves. Numerous questions remain unanswered as to how the planet’s species will respond to climate change. A new paper in the journ…
Breakthrough in Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers Could Lead to Data Rates 1,000x Fast Ethernet – SciTechDaily
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the control of terahertz quantum cascade lasers, which could lead to the transmission of data at the rate of 100 gigabits per second — around one thousand times quicker than a fast Ethernet operating at 100 megabits a s…
Fascinating Experiment Shows Orb-Weaver Spiders’ Distinct Yellow/Black Pattern Essential for Luring Prey – SciTechDaily
Researchers from Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the UK placed cardboard cut-out models of the golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes, onto real webs in the field. Testing different combinations of colors and patterns they discovered that both the yellow color …