In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region—an…
Month: May 2017
Some—but not all—corals adapting to warming climate
A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters -…
Asteroid 2017 JA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD
A newly discovered asteroid 2017 JA flew past Earth at a distance of 0.26 LD (~99…
Feeding strategies in competing hummingbird species observed in a small area in Brazil
Being the vertebrates with the highest metabolic rate thanks to their rapid wing flaps, the hummingbirds…
Bacteria take a deadly risk to survive
Bacteria need mutations—changes in their DNA code—to survive under difficult circumstances. When necessary, they can even…
MMS Observations of Electron-Scale Filamentary Currents in the Reconnection Exhaust and Near the X Line
Abstract: We report Magnetospheric Multiscale observations of macroscopic and electron-scale current layers in asymmetric reconnection. By…
Ecology team finds leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures
The time it takes for a leaf to decompose might be the key to understanding how…
Deep learning helps scientists keep track of cell’s inner parts
Donnelly Centre researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm that can track proteins, to help reveal…
Long lost monitor lizard ‘re-discovered’ on Papua New Guinean island
Scientists have recently found and re-described a monitor lizard species from the island of New Ireland…
The courting cephalopods of the East China Sea
William Shakespeare wrote with a quill, Helen Keller liked her typewriter, and the oval squid prefers…