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Predicting and preparing for the impact of approaching storms

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 08:07 AM PST

Climate experts and engineers have created a new model to predict the damage caused by adverse weather. This new framework for 'consequence forecasting' enables first responders to effectively target resources prior to an extreme weather event, such as Storm Eunice.

New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive 'chin'

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 07:07 AM PST

Two new species of fossil birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have ben discovered near the Great Wall of China. One of the new species had a sensitive, movable bony appendage at the tip of its lower jaw that it might have used to find food.

A possible paradigm shift within piezoelectricity

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 07:07 AM PST

Researchers have found a new method to induce the piezoelectric effect in materials that are otherwise not piezoelectric. It can pave the way for new uses and more environmentally friendly materials.

Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure

Posted: 18 Feb 2022 07:06 AM PST

Researchers show how major disturbances occur in the gut microbiome of patients suffering from heart disease. Given this latest evidence from microbiome research, researchers now call for stronger and more focused public health initiatives to prevent or delay these common diseases that are a leading cause of premature death worldwide through encouraging a plant-based and energy-controlled diet, avoidance of smoking and compliance with daily exercise.