System developed by Rice University researchers taught itself to accurately predict extreme weather events up to five days in advance using minimal information
Currently, toilet flushing accounts for about 30 percent of the world's total domestic water demand, with an average human flushing a whopping 50 liters per day
A recent study focusing on one of the worlds' three largest genera of flowering plants suggests its success is linked to Earth's relatively cold climate during the last 10 million years