Discover a new way to find and share stories you'll love… Learn about Reading Desk

Post Profile



Resurfacing urban areas to offset 150 billion tons of CO2

Imagine a world where the rooftops and pavements of every urban area are resurfaced to increase the reflection of the Sun's light rays. Well, this is exactly what a group of Canadian researchers have done in an attempt to measure the potential effects against global warming. read more
read more

share

Seismic gap outside of Istanbul: Is this where the expected Marmara earthquake will originate from?

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (6 hours ago)

Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong earthquake. The group of seismolo... Read Post

Slime mold mimics Canadian highway network

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (last year)

A researcher placed rolled oats on a map of Canada, covering the major urban areas. One urban area held the slime mold. The slime mold reached out for the food, creating thin tubes that eventually formed a network mirroring the Cana... Read Post

Urban Trees Enhance Water Infiltration

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (5 years ago)

The management of stormwater in urban areas is often focused on restoring the hydrologic cycle disrupted by extensive pavement and compacted urban soils, but now a group of researchers have been investigating innovative ways to maxi... Read Post


Copyright © 2011 Regator, LLC