Discovery

2022 - 3 - 29

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Surprising Discovery Reveals Sand Dunes 'Breathe' Water Vapor (ScienceAlert)

Desert landscapes are not as lifeless as they look. Vast seas of sand dunes can not only grow, move, and interact with one another, a recent study suggests ...

Interestingly, at the surface of the dune, the probe measured less evaporation than scientists were predicting. As a result, " evanescent waves of humidity" from the atmosphere above flow downward. So the sand is breathing, like an organism breathes," explains mechanical engineer Michel Louge from Cornell University. Vast seas of sand dunes can not only grow, move, and interact with one another, a recent study suggests they can also 'breathe'. For such a hyper-arid region, the leaching of moisture from the sand dune to the atmosphere was a relatively slow chemical process. "The wind flows over the dune and as a result creates imbalances in the local pressure, which literally forces air to go into the sand and out of the sand.

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2021 Land Rover Discovery S R-Dynamic Review: This Is A Luxury ... (Forbes)

The Discovery spearheaded the return of the Land Rover brand into the US, sporting surprisingly strong off-roading performance packed into a rather upscale ...

The new Land Rover Discovery S R-Dynamic comes with a flowing silhouette, ditching the box-shaped body of the original Discovery. Even with tamed edges and curved lines, the SUV still stands tall at 74.3 inches. Unless you’re directly heading for the swamp, the Land Rover Discovery should be able to take you out of most decent off-road situations. As such, the standard Land Rover Discovery S R-Dynamic comes available with a 2-liter 4-cylinder engine good for 296hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Swimming against the current, Land Rover leads the way in further development of internal combustion engines, hoping to keep them viable for as long as possible. The Discovery spearheaded the return of the Land Rover brand into the US, sporting surprisingly strong off-roading performance packed into a rather upscale SUV. Still, now in its fourth iteration, Land Rover Discovery took the brand´s family carrier role. Thanks to this change, Discovery S R-Dynamic lost plenty of pounds and quite a few extra aluminum parts.

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