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Tahoe avalanches: What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse?
What causes avalanches?
The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all the...
Because of their flexible fur, otters, beavers, and other semiaquatic mammals maintain their cleanliness underwater.
Underwater surfaces can get grimy as they accumulate dirt, algae and bacteria, a process scientists call “fouling.” But furry mammals like beavers and otters...
The solar system’s asteroids may contain unidentified superheavy elements.
For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific disciplines. Understanding an atom’s structure and the development of nuclear...
Students in engineering course create performing arts with their brainwaves.
Title of course:
“Arts and Geometry”
What prompted the idea for the course?
After a serious injury in 2016, I started drawing and painting during my recovery...
Glass: This common but complex substance still astounds scientists because it is neither a solid nor a liquid.
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both ancient and modern, strong yet delicate, and able to adopt almost any shape or color.
