Eruption of Alaska's Okmok volcano linked to period of extreme cold in ancient Rome

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Vanuatu Special Event will Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Independence

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Fiber Optic Sensing System Readied for Space Use

An enhanced system that can take thousands of measurements along a fiber optic wire about the…

Young giant planet offers clues to formation of exotic worlds

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Simple interventions can help people spot false headlines

The avalanche of online content available to people around the world has outpaced humans’ ability to…

Microbubbles controlled by acoustical tweezers for highly localized drug release

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Eruption of Alaska's Okmok volcano linked to period of extreme cold in ancient Rome

An international team of scientists and historians has found evidence connecting an unexplained period of extreme…

PIA23915: Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany

           Target: Earth Mission:  Terra Instrument:  ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…