On some of the Galapagos Islands where human-introduced predators of Darwin’s finches were eradicated over a…
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TESS helps astronomers study red-giant stars, examine a too-close planet
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS Mission keeps giving astronomers new realities to examine and explain. Click…
Fly me (partway) to the moon
Last week, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Aeronautics and…
Demographic shifts, voter fears, and presidential voting
Did Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign benefit from voters’ fears of immigrants in communities experiencing greater…
NASA identifies new Atlantic Tropical Storm Sebastien
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an image of newly formed Tropical Storm Sebastien, located northeast of the…
NASA tracks Typhoon Kalmaegi affecting Northern Philippines
NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of Typhoon Kalmaegi as it moved into the Luzon Strait…
New danger for corals in warming oceans: Metal pollution
Metal copper from agricultural runoff and marine paint leaching from boat hulls poses an emerging threat…
New statistical model improves the predictive power of standardized test scores
A standout essay, high grade point average and stellar standardized test scores are sometimes not enough…
Endangered whales react to environmental changes
Some “canaries” are 50 feet long, weigh 70 tons, and are nowhere near a coal mine.…
New antenna tech to equip ceramic coatings with heat radiation control
The gas turbines powering aircraft engines rely on ceramic coatings that ensure structural stability at high…