Rain or shine? How rainfall impacts size of sea turtle hatchlings
2024年8月28日 · Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand and then return to the ocean, leaving them to develop and hatch on their own. From nest predators to rising temperatures, odds of survival are bleak.
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of …
2024年7月31日 · The mapping showed that the base is not smooth, but there is a peak and valley ice-scape with plateaus and formations resembling sand dunes. The researchers hypothesize that these may have been formed by flowing water under the influence of Earth’s rotation.
Previous evidence of water on mars now identified as grainflows
2017年11月20日 · Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/USGS Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dus..
Keeping drivers safe with a road that can melt snow, ice on its own
2023年2月16日 · Slipping and sliding on snowy or icy roads is dangerous. Salt and sand help melt ice or provide traction, but excessive use is bad for the environment. And sometimes, a surprise storm can blow through before these materials can be applied. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Omega have filled microcapsules with a
Social rank may determine if animals live fast, die young - Science
2024年8月7日 · Anyone who has picnicked on the beach has experienced the unpleasant crunch of a sandwich with a surprise helping of sand. But for primates, the tolerance for sand may depend on whether their energy is better spent reproducing and fighting rivals or on protecting their teeth from a mouthful of grit, according to a new
New Prosthetic Material Shows Promise in Reducing Infections …
4 天之前 · The team’s research culminated in the formulation of Ecoflex-based replicas that closely simulate human skin properties, including texture, elasticity, and moisture levels. These characteristics are essential for accurately replicating the conditions under which bacterial infections typically arise.
New Jersey salt marsh sediments offer evidence of hurricanes back …
2024年7月18日 · A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led research team employing an emerging technique to detect signs of past hurricanes in coastal sediments has found evidence of storms dating back more than 400 years. In doing so, they have confirmed an approach that could give them a better understanding of how the frequency of
Scientists develop 3D printed vacuum system that aims to trap …
2024年6月17日 · Lucia Hackermueller, Associate Professor in the School of Physics has led the design of the laboratory experiment, she explains, “The 3D printed vessels we are using as the vacuum chamber have been constructed using theoretical calculations of Dark Walls, this has created what we believed to be the ideal shape, structure and texture to trap ...
Canadian researchers create new form of cultivated meat
2021年1月19日 · Layered sheets of cells stack up to slabs of lab-made meatCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Jan. 19, 2021 -- McMaster researchers have developed a new form of cultivated meat using a method that promises more natural flavour and texture than other alternatives to traditional meat from animals.
Searching for ‘ground truth’: Planetary geologist to lead next …
2022年3月21日 · Launched in 2011, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover arrived on Mars in 2012 to explore the Gale Crater, acquiring rock, soil and air samples to help scientists characterize the geology of Mars and understand what the planet’s crust is made of. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Launched in 2011,