Imphal: Excessive rain in a short duration coupled with the soft geological features of the hill and human activities, including unsystematic land use, are the aggravating factors that caused the massive and fatal landslide in the Tupul area of Noney district in Manipur, experts have said .According to RAS Kushwahaa retired professor of the earth … Read more
Scientists, including several from NIEHS, gathered in Atlanta for ENDO2022, the first in-person annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in three years. The Endocrine Society is a global organization of researchers and physicians who work at the forefront of hormone science, medical breakthroughs, and public health. The meeting had a hybrid format, with several thousand … Read more
Home Travel Our top 5 Tropical North Queensland road trips By AG STAFF • June 22, 2022 Cape York Frontier drive Ancient geological links connect steamy rainforest to colorful reef in Queensland’s tropical north. The best way to explore it all is by hitting the road. Tully – Mission Beach Distance: 218km Time: 3–4 days … Read more
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very different images by manipulating the direction in which light travels through them. Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very different images by manipulating the direction in which light … Read more
It may look similar to the yellow brick road in The Wizard of Oz, or perhaps a hidden path to the mythical lost city of Atlantis. But deep-sea researchers who spotted the incredible rock formation say it is actually an example of ancient active volcanic geology on the ocean floor near Hawaii. The strange-looking feature, … Read more
Bouquets are placed under a street lamp in front of Rongjiang station square in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on June 5, 2022, in memory of Yang Yong, the hero driver, who died during the train derailment. Photo: VCG The Guizhou-Guangzhou Railway resumed operation on Sunday after a high-speed train … Read more
Children exposed to road traffic noise at school exhibit signs of relatively slower attention and working memory development, compared to those educated in a quieter environment. Attention and working memory are crucial for learning, and the research, publishing June 2nd in the open access journal PLOS Medicinecould have implications for environmental noise policies to protect … Read more
For most people, summer means vacation and traveling. As temperatures rise, 80 percent of Americans plan on changing their everyday scenery, and most of them will do so by taking a road trip. And it makes sense since driving is more flexible and cheaper than flying. The trunk of your car has a lot more … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated mind-numbing statistics over the past two years: half a billion cases, 6 million deaths, 1 million in the US alone. But another, less-publicized global scourge preceded it and is likely to outlast it: traffic deaths and injuries. Around 1.35 million people die each year on the world’s roads, and another … Read more
In a new study, MIT researchers demonstrate a machine-learning approach that can learn to control a fleet of autonomous vehicles as they approach and travel through a signalized intersection in a way that keeps traffic flowing smoothly. Credit: MIT