S. W. Lawrence, MDDamaging HailAAAS: “More damaging than tornadoes, hail may finally get the scientific attention it deserves.” Victor Gensini, a meteorologist at…9h ago9h ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDCoal-Free UKCanary Media: “Chart: The UK is about to stop using coal to produce electricity.” The first-ever coal-fired power plant in the world opened…1d ago1d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDSquid Fishing ShutdownAAAS: “Squid Fishing Shutdown.” The fishery that supplies half the calamari consumed in Europe is located off the coast of Argentina near…2d ago2d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDEarthquakes Help Create Gold NuggetsAAAS: “Shake, rattle, and gold: Earthquakes may spark gold formation.” Civilizations have risen + fallen by their lust for the magical…4d ago4d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDBuses = BatteriesCanary Media: “The country’s biggest electric school bus fleet will also feed the grid.” Ritu Narayan, CEO and co-founder of Zum, noted…5d ago5d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDBacterial Anti-Phage ImmunityAAAS: “Bacteria use ‘crazy molecular mechanism’ to fight viruses.” I’m pretty visually oriented in learning new material, + the beauty of…6d ago6d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDBlossom-Biting Bumble BeesAAAS: “Head-banging bumble bees bite flowers to shake loose more pollen.” Interesting report this month in Current Biology, which shows…Sep 1Sep 1
S. W. Lawrence, MDViruses on IceAAAS: “Ice core yields ancient viruses.” A research team drilled a 310-meter [1,007 feet] ice core at a site on the Tibetan Plateau called…Aug 30Aug 30
S. W. Lawrence, MDBumbling Bumble BeesAAAS: “Bumble bees lose their sense of smell after heat waves.” In a just-released study ‘in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B…Aug 29Aug 29
S. W. Lawrence, MDAlaskan Snow CrabsAAAS: “Alaskan snow crab fishery, walloped by climate change, may never fully recover.” Snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) named after the…Aug 28Aug 28