To manage Voyager 2’s dwindling power supply, engineers recently shut off one instrument’s primary…
Instability in Antarctic ice projected to make sea level rise rapidly
Images of vanishing Arctic ice and mountain glaciers are jarring, but their potential contributions to sea…
Rising tundra temperatures create worrying changes in microbial communities
Rising temperatures in the tundra of the Earth’s northern latitudes could affect microbial communities in ways…
Academic conferences lack tools to prevent sexual misconduct, discrimination
A new study has found that over three-quarters of biology conferences do not have codes of…
Lead pollution in Arctic ice show economic impact of wars and plagues for past 1,500 years
How did events like the Black Death plague impact the economy of Medieval Europe? Particles of…
Researchers discover that the rate of telomere shortening predicts species lifespan
A flamingo lives 40 years and a human being lives 90 years; a mouse lives two…
CAS-7B to launch July 25
CAS-7B / BP-1B satellite schematic diagram Alan BA1DU reports the Amateur Radio satellite CAS-7B (BP-1B) is…
CAS-7B to launch July 22
CAS-7B / BP-1B satellite schematic diagram Alan BA1DU reports the Amateur Radio satellite CAS-7B (BP-1B) is…
Looking at how the brain reacts to boredom could help people cope
New WSU research shows people can be taught coping mechanisms to avoid negative responses to boring…
Highway medians are a source of food for wildlife
Vegetated highway medians are a proverbial buffet for small mammals, according to biologists. Animals such as…