Atmospheric rivers, a new kind of quantum interaction, and genetic insights on aging

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January 11, 2023

Weather Why California Is Being Deluged by Atmospheric Rivers California has been hit by repeated storms fueled by torrents of moisture called atmospheric rivers that will only intensify in a warming climate By Robin Meadows

Particle Physics Scientists See Quantum Interference between Different Kinds of Particles for First Time A newly discovered interaction related to quantum entanglement between dissimilar particles opens a new window into the nuclei of atoms By Stephanie Pappas

Genetics Aging Is Linked to More Activity in Short Genes Than in Long Genes A detailed examination of gene activity in various organisms, including humans, reveals a new hallmark of the aging process By Diana Kwon

Inequality The U.S. Could Help Solve Its Poverty Problem with a Universal Basic Income A universal basic income wouldn't lead to adults leaving their jobs and could lift millions of children into a brighter future By Michael W. Howard

Climate Change Will Global Emissions Plateau in 2023? Four Trends to Watch A slow economy, clean energy spending, electric vehicles and heat pumps could offset coal combustion to level carbon emissions By Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Conservation A New Map Tracks the World's Largest Glaciers A visualization compares the forms of Earth's largest flows of ice By Theo Nicitopoulos,Amanda Montañez

Astrophysics All the Gold in the Universe Was (Likely) Created This Way For a long time, no one knew how "heavy metals" formed—or showed up on Earth. Now some new evidence finally points the way to an answer. By Jason Drakeford,Clara Moskowitz,Jeffery DelViscio

FROM THE STORE Special Editions Volume 29, Issue 3s

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property More moisture in a warmer atmosphere is fueling intense hurricanes and flooding rains By Jennifer A. Francis | November 2021

QUOTE OF THE DAY "More intense days are coming, and these storms are just a preview." Katerina Gonzales, postdoctoral associate at the University of Minnesota.

WHAT WE'RE READING Great Salt Lake Set to Vanish In Five Years, Experts Warn Utah Lawmakers Utah has months to reverse the lake's decline before it's too late, according to a dire report. By Leia Larson | The Salt Lake Tribune | Jan 7, 2023

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