Science

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Observational astrophysics, watershed ecology, clinical sleep research, and earth-system measurement.

Astronomers are mapping cloud decks and morning haze on temperate exoplanets

By splitting faint starlight into 100,000 wavelength channels as distant worlds cross their suns, ground-based spectrographs can distinguish silicate dust from water-ice clouds.

Dr. Elena Rostova · Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read

When old concrete weirs come down, wild rivers rebuild their own flood defenses

Across Alpine forelands, hydrologists dismantling nineteenth-century canal walls are watching braided gravel channels slow peak storm surges faster than raised levees.

Clara Vance · Oct 29, 2026 · 6 min read

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