First measurement of spin-orbit alignment on planet Beta Pictoris b (Study)
IMAGE: To derive the stellar rotation axis of Beta Pictoris the team used...
Precise measurement of liquid iron density under extreme conditions (Study)
IMAGE: Our planet has a layered structure of silicate mantle and metallic core....
Soft coral garden discovered in Greenland’s deep sea (Study)
A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using...
Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery (Study)
IMAGE: Initial forest loss at a gold mining site at Mahdia, Guyana 2016.
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Atmospheric: Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics
Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests.
The study, by the University of the West of England and...
New solar forecasting model performs best (Study)
IMAGE: Varied cloud cover, such as here outside the Angstrom Laboratory at Uppsala...
Report: Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic Worlds
Jupiter-size
planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant
planets form. Finding young members of this planet class could help answer key
questions.
For...
Report: How NASA’s Mars Helicopter Will Reach the Red Planet’s Surface
The small craft will seek to prove that powered, controlled flight is possible on another planet. But just getting it onto the surface of...
Atmospheric: Steep NYC traffic toll would reduce gridlock, pollution
ITHACA, N.Y. - New research by Cornell University and the City College of New York (CCNY), shows that by enforcing a $20 toll for...
Atmospheric: Global pollution estimates reveal surprises, opportunity
IMAGE: Calculated trends in geophysical PM2.5 values from 1998-2018. Warm colors indicate positive...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
