To prep for future heat, sort out climate modeling

New research on two climate modeling methods indicates the need to use them properly to prep for future heat.

Teju Hari Krishna-U. Melbourne • futurity
Jan. 6, 2020 ~3 min

Ice on Earth’s rivers is in rapid decline

For every degree of increase in global temperature, there will be about 6 days less of ice per year on rivers that freeze, researchers say.

Keith Randall-Texas A&M • futurity
Jan. 3, 2020 ~3 min


Paper art inspires robots that go from 2D to 3D

Researchers have taken inspiration from the Japanese paper art of kirigami to make robotic devices that fold themselves into new shapes with a bit of heat.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 17, 2019 ~3 min

Big beaks help puffins keep their cool

Overheating can be a problem for puffins that have to fly long distances to find food to feed their chicks. An oversized beak helps them stay cool

Cynthia Lee-McGill • futurity
Dec. 16, 2019 ~4 min

Migratory birds are shrinking as the world heats up

As the world warms as a result of climate change, researchers have found that migratory birds are changing size.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2019 ~8 min

‘Spin waves’ could keep your phone from overheating

Researchers have a new way to make electronic devices faster, less power-hungry, and less liable to overheat.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Dec. 9, 2019 ~5 min

Something funky happens to metal melting point under pressure

The melting point of metals usually goes up under pressure, but it may actually go down with about 300,000 times the pressure of Earth's atmosphere.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Dec. 9, 2019 ~3 min

Frozen car batteries won’t blow up in transit

Flash freezing car batteries offers a way to transport them in a safer, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly way, researchers say.

Alice Scott-Warwick • futurity
Dec. 2, 2019 ~3 min


Corals show intense El Niño swings during Industrial Age

Stronger El Niño events are part of a strange climate pattern that appears unique to the Industrial Age, according to coral records spanning millennia.

Ben Brumfield-Georgia Tech • futurity
Nov. 26, 2019 ~6 min

Climate change will magnify weather ‘blocking events’

Stalled weather patterns, or "blocking events," have already produced some of the 21st century's deadliest heat waves.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Nov. 14, 2019 ~6 min

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