Laurence Tognetti – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:06:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Asteroid Ryugu May Have Experienced Unexpected Heating Events https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/asteroid-ryugu-may-have-experienced-unexpected-heating-events https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/asteroid-ryugu-may-have-experienced-unexpected-heating-events#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:06:57 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/asteroid-ryugu-may-have-experienced-unexpected-heating-events

What minerals within the grain samples from asteroid Ryugu that returned to Earth can teach scientists about this intriguing asteroid and the rest of the s | Space

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Next-Gen Recycling: Turning Tire Waste into Industrial Raw Materials https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/next-gen-recycling-turning-tire-waste-into-industrial-raw-materials https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/next-gen-recycling-turning-tire-waste-into-industrial-raw-materials#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:06:57 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/next-gen-recycling-turning-tire-waste-into-industrial-raw-materials

How can improved methods for recycling tires help the environment? This is what a recent study published in Chem hopes to address as a team of researchers | Chemistry And Physics

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Astronomers Identify Promising Habitable Zone Candidates https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/astronomers-identify-promising-habitable-zone-candidates https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/astronomers-identify-promising-habitable-zone-candidates#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:06:43 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07/astronomers-identify-promising-habitable-zone-candidates

How many Earth-like exoplanets orbit M dwarf stars (Red dwarf stars), which are smaller and cooler than our Sun? This is what a recent study published in A | Space

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Simulating Shade: Researchers Model Tree Impact on Vegas Heat https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/simulating-shade-researchers-model-tree-impact-on-vegas-heat https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/simulating-shade-researchers-model-tree-impact-on-vegas-heat#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:14:17 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/simulating-shade-researchers-model-tree-impact-on-vegas-heat

How can trees provide relief from extreme heat in urban climates? This is what a recent study published in Environmental Research Climate hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated using urban street trees to provide shade relief from extreme temperatures, which continue to increase due to climate change. This study has the potential to help researchers, climate scientists, legislators, city planners, and the public better understand the benefits of trees for cooling urban spaces in the face of the increasing threat of climate change.

For the study, the researchers used a series of computer models between July and August 2022 to simulate how street tree planting in Las Vegas could provide relief from extreme heat and heat exposure. The goal of the study was to ascertain the overall effectiveness of planting non-native trees in an urban setting while estimating the amount of water they would need to survive and provide shade relief from extreme heat. In the end, the researchers found that desert environments are too hot for trees to adequately provide shade relief, primarily due to the trees’ water conservation efforts.

“Urban trees are not a silver bullet for cooling our cities, particularly for desert cities like Las Vegas,” said Dr. Juan Henao, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the Desert Research Institute and lead author of the study. “But they provide significant shade and of course other benefits. I know that I prefer to see trees, and they can help store carbon. We just need to remember that in order to cool the air, they need to release water vapor, and we need to give them enough water to do that. Any hot, dry city will need to consider these tradeoffs and really do their research to identify the right species for planting efforts.”

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Ancient Lunar Beads Reveal Explosive Volcanic Past https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/ancient-lunar-beads-reveal-explosive-volcanic-past https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/ancient-lunar-beads-reveal-explosive-volcanic-past#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:09:45 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/ancient-lunar-beads-reveal-explosive-volcanic-past

What can glass beads collected from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago teach scientists about the Moon’s volcanic history? This is what a recen | Space

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Europa Clipper to Scout Landing Sites for Future Missions https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/europa-clipper-to-scout-landing-sites-for-future-missions https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/europa-clipper-to-scout-landing-sites-for-future-missions#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:09:32 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/europa-clipper-to-scout-landing-sites-for-future-missions

What landing sites on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, would be the most ideal for searching for life on the small moon? This is what a recent study published | Space

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Mapping America’s Invisible Pollutants: A Landmark Study on PM1 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/mapping-americas-invisible-pollutants-a-landmark-study-on-pm1 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/mapping-americas-invisible-pollutants-a-landmark-study-on-pm1#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:09:01 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/mapping-americas-invisible-pollutants-a-landmark-study-on-pm1

What are the health implications between particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution and PM1 pollution, which are the diameter in microns? This is what a recent s | Earth And The Environment

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How Wet Ground Supercharges Floods on the U.S. West Coast https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/how-wet-ground-supercharges-floods-on-the-u-s-west-coast https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/how-wet-ground-supercharges-floods-on-the-u-s-west-coast#respond Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:09:23 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/how-wet-ground-supercharges-floods-on-the-u-s-west-coast

What other factors other than atmospheric rivers contribute to flood risks? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Hydrometeorology hopes | Earth And The Environment

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Rocky Worlds May Take Shape While Stars Are Still Forming https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/rocky-worlds-may-take-shape-while-stars-are-still-forming https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/rocky-worlds-may-take-shape-while-stars-are-still-forming#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:06:24 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/rocky-worlds-may-take-shape-while-stars-are-still-forming

What stage of a star’s life do planets start forming? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a pair of re | Space

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Solar Panels and Property Prices: Separating Stigma from Reality https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/solar-panels-and-property-prices-separating-stigma-from-reality https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/solar-panels-and-property-prices-separating-stigma-from-reality#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:06:11 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2025/06/solar-panels-and-property-prices-separating-stigma-from-reality

What connection do solar farms have on property values? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes | Technology

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