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Accounting for daily weather variability may give more realistic estimation of glacier melt: Study

A recent study emphasises the significance of daily weather in estimating glacier melt rates and ice loss. Researchers enhanced the Global Glacier Evolution Model to analyse over 12,500 glaciers worldwide at a daily resolution. This new model predicts a faster retreat of glaciers and greater contributions to sea-level rise compared…

The Economic Times · Oct 20

The Amazon Is Being Deliberately Torched — 540 Fires in 48 Hours and the Damage Runs Far Deeper Than the Flames

540 fire hotspots erupted in Amazonas in 48 hours. A new study reveals the damage to the Amazon's carbon cycle runs far deeper than anyone counted.

Latin Times · Oct 14

If Earth was built close to the young Sun, where did its water come from? New isotope analysis rewrites part of Earth’s origin story and gives scientists a new mystery to solve

New analysis suggests Earth formed solely from inner Solar System material. This challenges previous theories about outer Solar System contributions to our planet. Researchers examined isotopic signatures across ten different isotope systems. Jupiter's gravity may have separated inner and outer Solar System reservoirs. The origin of Earth's water now presents…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

Researchers invent 'new type of pixel' that could create displays that double as cameras — and the internet's first thought is 'what could go wrong?'

ETH Zurich researchers have found a way to both emit and analyze light from the same surface.

TechRadar · Jun 27

Physicists achieve 'perfect randomness' for the first time ever

Physicists used quantum bits to achieve "perfect randomness" in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems.

LiveScience · Jun 2

Researchers attack AMD's Infinity Fabric to bypass hardware security protections with 'Fabricked' — flaw lets malicious cloud hosts silently read confidential VM memory and forge attestation reports

ETH Zurich researchers disclosed “Fabricked,” a software-only attack that manipulates AMD Infinity Fabric routing during boot to undermine SEV-SNP protections on EPYC systems, enabling malicious cloud hosts to read confidential VM memory and forge attestation reports

Tom’s Hardware · May 19

The hidden role of export credit in the energy transition

For most policymakers, export credit agencies (ECAs) are financial tools that boost national companies’ business endeavours abroad. But a recent research project conducted by Philipp Censkowsky, Paul Waidelich, Igor Shishlov, and Bjarne Steffen reveals the profound impact they have on the energy transition. Our study analysed 921 energy-finance deals backed…

The Conversation · May 13

Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

LiveScience · Mar 20

‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer

Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

Euronews · Mar 14

'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.

LiveScience · Mar 12