Whoa! Let's slow down talk of a fifth fundamental force of nature
What holds together the cosmos... and us too? We might not have the whole picture. ESA/Hubble & NASA This week in science and physics nerd circles, facial muscles have been at an increased risk for sprains. That's thanks to the eyebrow-raising over headlines declaring scientists have "confirmed the possibility" a fifth fundamental force of nature exists. If true, it would require rewriting an awful lot of textboo..>> view originalSatellite images of Earth help us predict poverty better than ever
The newest way to accurately predict poverty comes from satellite images and machine learning. This imaging technique could make it easier for aid organizations to know where and how to spend their money; it may also help governments develop better policy. We already know that the more lit up an area is at night, the richer and more developed it is. Researchers use this method to estimate poverty in places where we don’t have exact data. But “night light” estimates are rough and don’t tell us m..>> view originalSea snails could save Great Barrier Reef from starfish
Image copyright Mike Hall/Australian Institute of Marine Science Image caption Pacific triton sea snails are partial to eating the crown-of-thorns starfish despite its poisonous barbs A giant sea snail could be the answer to getting rid of coral-eating starfish from the Great Barrier Reef, Myles Gough reports. Australian researchers are investigating whether the scent of a natural predator can help repel millions of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) fro..>> view originalHow Otzi the Iceman outfitted himself: Fur from brown bears and leather from roe deer
What does the 5,300-year-old man wear?Brown bear hats, goat leather leggings, roe deer quivers and striped jackets made from an assortment of sheep hides, according to a study published Wednesday in Scientific Reports. The new work presents the most detailed analysis yet of the many garments of Ötzi the Iceman, who was 45 years old when he died of an arrow wound in the Italian Alps more than 5,000 years ago.Ötzi got his nickname because he was discovered in the Ötztal Alps. He is the oldest kn..>> view originalUS Air Force Launches 2 Military Surveillance Satellites
Two satellites for the U.S. Air Force's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program lift off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket on Aug. 19, 2016. Credit: ULA The U.S. Air Force has launched two more satellites designed to help keep some of the nation's most valuable military space assets safe and secure. The third and fourth satellites in the military's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) lifted off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium..>> view originalUS astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port
With more private spaceship traffic expected at the International Space Station in the coming years, two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for them. Americans Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins will step ...>> view originalAs people flee disasters, is this what climate change looks like?
In San Bernardino County, California, 82,000 people were ordered to leave their homes Wednesday as an explosive wildfire “hit with an intensity that we hadn’t seen before,” as one fire official said, and surged across 30,000 acres.It followed dramatic flooding in Louisiana that the Red Cross termed our “worst natural disaster” in this country since Hurricane Sandy four years ago. Thirteen have been killed and 40,000 homes damaged — and those numbers could get worse.The same week as the Louisian..>> view originalThreatened By Rising Seas, Alaska Village Decides To Relocate
An abandoned house at the west end of Shishmaref, Alaska, sits on the beach after sliding off during a fall storm in 2005. Diana Haecker/AP hide caption toggle caption Diana Haecker/AP An abandoned house at the west end of Shishmaref, Alaska, sits on the beach after sliding off during a fall storm in 2005. Diana Haecker/AP ..>> view originalRare Tyrannosaurus rex skull arrives at Seattle museum
Paleontologists with Seattle's Burke Museum have unearthed the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived more than 66 million years ago, including a rare nearly complete 4-foot long skull.The remarkable discovery includes the dinosaur's vertebrae, ribs, hips and lower jaw bones, and represents about 20 percent of the meat-eating predator.Several dozen scientists, volunteers, students and others worked over the summer to excavate the bones in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, a site well known ..>> view original
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Whoa! Let's slow down talk of a fifth fundamental force of nature and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment