Team models climate on each Trappist-1 exoplanet

"This is a whole sequence of planets that can give us insight into the evolution of planets... It's just a gold mine."

Peter Kelley-U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 6, 2019 ~7 min

Fact check: Do hurricanes really cause early labor?

An OB-GYN addresses a common myth, that barometric pressure during a hurricane causes early labor, and shares how pregnant women should prepare for big storms.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Sept. 6, 2019 ~5 min


Invasive mosquitoes use ‘time-capsule’ eggs to move north

Asian tiger mosquitoes are pushing their geographical limits by laying eggs that don't hatch right away.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 26, 2019 ~6 min

To improve weather forecasts, AI finds the tricky spots

Artificial intelligence could give us more accurate short-term weather forecasts while using less computing power than current methods.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
Aug. 23, 2019 ~5 min

Hurricanes need water, right? Not necessarily

"We wanted to know if hurricanes really need water. And we've shown that they don't—but in a very different world."

Kayla Zacharias-Purdue • futurity
July 24, 2019 ~4 min

Team cracks mystery of missing jumbo squid

The collapse of a major jumbo squid fishery in Mexico was a mystery, but new research may have cracked the case—and serves as a warning for the future.

Michelle Horton-Stanford • futurity
July 19, 2019 ~6 min

Opioid overdoses spike after cold snaps

After cold weather, deadly opioid overdoses go up, researchers report. There may be both biological and psychological reasons why.

Mollie Rappe-Brown • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~5 min

Experts: Here’s what to expect from 2019 fire season

"In California, we face the real risk that every fire season will be among the most destructive, or even the most destructive, on record."

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
June 18, 2019 ~2 min


Map: Heat-related deaths climate action could prevent

Rising temperatures in major US cities will lead to more heat-related deaths, experts warn. See the map.

U. Washington • futurity
June 17, 2019 ~4 min

How tropical thunderstorms threaten West Antarctica

Understanding how changes in the tropics affect West Antarctica could help predict the future state of the ice sheet and sea level rise.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
June 17, 2019 ~3 min

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