Researchers may have solved a long-running mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls by proposing that the Qumran sect really did use its distinctive 364-day calendar. Its perfectly ordered 52-week system kept holidays on the same weekdays, but it slowly drifted out of sync with the seasons because it was shorterContinue Reading
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In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7 percent of total carbon emissions. But how many of those materials were truly necessary to build houses, buildings, and bridges? A technique called topology optimization can design structures that reduce the amount of material used, in some casesContinue Reading
The nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions at little cost, an Inside Climate News analysis reveals. By Phil McKenna Read this article in Chinese 阅读本文中文版. Your browser does not support the video tag.Continue Reading
Cats may identify one another through a surprisingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in their urine. The compounds appear linked to mysterious fat droplets in the kidneys and may represent a scent-recognition system shared across the cat family., Read MoreContinue Reading
When a flood or hurricane destroys a home, it spreads bits of debris for miles. In coastal areas with strong waves and currents, it’s almost impossible to pick up all the pieces.Continue Reading
Italian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.Continue Reading
On this special edition of Inside Climate, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins co-host Jake Bolster to discuss how Democrats can make climate change a winning issue in the midterm elections. By Jake Bolster Welcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. Ahead of Climate Week NYC,Continue Reading
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.Continue Reading
“You are at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Prime Minister Mark Carney grimly observed after the recent collapse of trade negotiations with the United States. The Traitor’s tariff and trade antics have revealed the threats of Canada’s close entanglement with the U.S. This raises the question ofContinue Reading
Nearly three decades of Hurricane Hunter data reveal four features that can help a tilted tropical cyclone straighten its circulation and become capable of intensifying. The findings could give forecasters an earlier warning that a seemingly disorganized storm is becoming primed to strengthen., Read MoreContinue Reading
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