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High resolution climate models can improve predictions of extreme rainfall events. An international study involving CMCC scientists presents the first multi-model ensemble of high-resolution regional climate models and offers a promising prospect for studies on climate and climate change at local and regional scales.

A team of Griffith University AI researchers will train cameras to use 'facial recognition' technology at koala crossing locations across South East...

Together with stakeholders in Kenya and Ethiopia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), PBL (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency), the...

May 28—A pilot study led by a University of Toledo researcher published recently indicates emotional support animals offer measurable benefits for people with serious mental illness. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, a social work professor who studies the human-animal bond, said the study completed in 2019 is the first of its kind to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. While there has been much ...

UNSW A UNSW pilot study will use Apple Watch and iPhone to provide new insights into self-perceptions around age and gender. The pilot project will follow 140 adults aged 18-85 years for eight weeks. Each participant will use a purpose-built Labs Without Walls research app on an iPhone paired with an Apple Watch. Participants in the project will be asked to respond to short surveys, complete short game-like cognitive and sensory tasks, and provide passive health and environmental data collected...

Life can be stressful, and it is natural to feel sad, stressed, confused, scared or angry in moments of uncertainty. Learning how to manage stress through regular exercise and getting a good night’s sleep is important for our overall health and well-being. According to the 2014 book, “Atlas of Clinical Sleep Medicine,” edited by Kryger, “more than half of older adults in America experience some form of sleep disturbances and disorders.” With sleep quality often reduced ...

  A team of Tulane University researchers has launched a study to better understand how children are affected by skin and hair-type discrimination as they develop into adulthood. Researchers from the Tulane School of Social Work and the Department of Psychology in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering are conducting an anonymous online survey asking adults to recall childhood experiences of acceptance or rejection based on their skin tone and hair type. Marva Lewis, an associate profes...

Martha McCoy Share: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan, and the tsunami that subsequently struck Japan caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. This natural disaster resulted in approximately 16,000 deaths, hundreds of thousands of evacuees, and vast devastation to buildings and infrastructure. In addition to this human loss and suffering, the tsunami substantially exacerbated a global pollution problem that threatens wildlife, the environment...

Date Time When Volcanoes Go Metal What would a volcano – and its lava flows – look like on a planetary body made primarily of metal? A pilot study from North Carolina State University offers insights into ferrovolcanism that could help scientists interpret landscape features on other worlds. Volcanoes form when magma, which consists of the partially molten solids beneath a planet’s surface, erupts. On Earth, that magma is mostly molten rock, composed largely of silica. But not every plane...

A pilot study being conducted at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine is investigating a controversial topic – how cannabis, medicinal or...