Articles by Krystal Kasal
Phys.org / Soil runoff from logged forests releases more reactive carbon, undermining climate mitigation efforts
The global demand for wood-based products is constantly increasing, creating a challenge for the logging industry. In an attempt to keep up in a sustainable manner, the industry replaces logged areas with tree farms and nurseries ...
Tech Xplore / Can Microsoft's analog optical computer be the answer to more energy-efficient AI and optimization tasks?
The constant scaling of AI applications and other digital technologies across industries is beginning to tax the energy grid due to its intensive energy consumption. Digital computing's energy and latency demands will likely ...
Phys.org / Physics-based indicator predicts tipping point for collapse of Atlantic current system in next 50 years
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an enormous loop of ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that carries warmer waters north and colder waters south, helping to regulate the climate in many regions. ...
Phys.org / Iberian harvester ant queens are cloning different species to produce hybrid workers
Worker ants perform important tasks like gathering food, taking care of eggs and larvae and nest building. However, some species of ants cannot produce workers through reproductive means with their own species. Eggs fertilized ...
Phys.org / New modeling indicates 100-year-old geological theory on the Himalayas may have been wrong all along
For the last century, Émile Argand's theory on the formation and geological support system of the massive Himalayan mountain range has remained the predominant explanation widely accepted among geologists. This theory states ...
Phys.org / Novel hollow-core optical fiber transmits data 45% faster with record low loss
Despite the modern world relying heavily on digital optical communication, there has not been a significant improvement in the minimum attenuation—a measure of the loss of optical power per kilometer traveled—of optical fibers ...
Phys.org / Rare oceanic plate delamination may explain Portugal's mysterious earthquakes
One of the worst earthquakes in European history ripped through Portugal in 1755, causing a tsunami, fires and shaking that killed tens of thousands of people and caused widespread destruction. Another less well-documented ...
Phys.org / Mammoth DNA from Mexico reveals a divergent lineage
Long before the construction of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, which lies northeast of Mexico City, the area was home to the former Lake Xaltocan and inhabited by a rich ecosystem of prehistoric animals. Eons later, ...
Phys.org / Mapping out France's 'Great Fear of 1789' shows how misinformation spreads like a virus
Since the rise of the internet and social media, society has become well-acquainted with the idea of "virality" as the rapid spread of ideas and information (or misinformation). The relatively recent COVID-19 pandemic also ...
Phys.org / Tasmanian tiger extinction may have been facilitated by ancestral gene loss
The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, roamed the Australian mainland, Tasmania and New Guinea for millions of years, up until the last one died in Tasmania in 1936. Despite the names, the thylacine ...
Phys.org / Parked cars are heating up cities by significantly contributing to urban heat island effect—especially darker cars
The urban heat island effect describes the way urban areas get significantly warmer than the surrounding rural or suburban areas. There are a number of reasons why this occurs, although it can mostly be boiled down to the ...
Medical Xpress / Wearable sweat sensor can detect responses to physical, emotional and pharmacological stress
Most people are well aware of the effects of chronic stress in the modern world. While some stress can be a good thing, like the type of stress your body feels during an intense workout, prolonged or chronic stress can lead ...
Medical Xpress / Rare bone disorder traced to deficiency of an 'enzyme-rescue metabolite' in new study
Living cells contain a world of complex parts, which are constantly in motion. Many functions of these parts are still not fully understood, but likely harbor answers to many of our questions about how diseases work and how ...
Phys.org / DNA from rainwater provides a window into tropical canopy biodiversity
Tropical rainforests still represent a treasure trove of undiscovered species. While many species of plants, animals, and insects have been identified over the years, some parts of these tropical ecosystems are difficult ...
Phys.org / Evidence from Neolithic burial pits reveals gruesome war practices
The Neolithic period, considered to be the last part of the Stone Age, may have been a brutal time to be alive for many people in Europe. Archaeological studies have found evidence of massacres involving entire communities, ...
