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What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Jan. 31, 2022

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey drove flooding of inland and coastal areas in and around Houston, Texas. 

Mon, 31 Jan 2022
When water is coming from all sides

Researchers develop 3D compound inland-coastal flooding guidance system

When Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Florence hit in 2017 and 2018, it was not solely the storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean that led to flooding. Inland sources, like rain-swollen rivers, lakes and suburban culverts, also contributed significantly. These …

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Color contrasts visible to a male jumping spider, left, compared to birds and people, right.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022
Meet a colorful but colorblind spider

One jumping spider can’t appreciate its own brilliant reds, researchers say

Jumping spiders, the flamboyant dandies of the eight-legged set, have names inspired by peacocks, cardinals and other colorful icons.

But University of …

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