Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionise the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study the ocean. This new approach, published in the journal Environmental Science […]
Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification From Space
NASA Science Leads New York City Climate Change 2015 Report
The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) 2015, co-chaired by a NASA researcher, published its latest report which details significant future increases in temperature, precipitation and sea level in the […]
The Strange Case Of The Missing Dwarf – New SPHERE Instrument Shows Its Power
Snow White hasn’t lost a dwarf, but science has, or rather, how new technology disproved a hypothesis. The new SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has been used to search for […]
School Recess Offers Benefits To Student Well-being
A Stanford study shows that recess is a profoundly important part of the school day. Well-organized recess programs engage students in meaningful play and prepare them to learn once back in the […]
When It Comes To An Opening Number, Sometimes The Best Bargaining Move Is To Offer Two
For decades, almost all negotiation scholars and teachers would have advised that making a range offer, such as asking for a “15 to 20%” discount rather than proposing a single number, would […]
An Italian Cemetery May Provide Clues On Cholera’s Evolution
A team of archaeologists and other researchers hope that an ancient graveyard in Italy can yield clues about the deadly bacterium that causes cholera. The researchers are excavating the graveyard surrounding the […]
A Gene That Shaped The Evolution Of Darwin’s Finches
by Princeton University Communications Researchers from Princeton University and Uppsala University in Sweden have identified a gene in the Galápagos finches studied by English naturalist Charles Darwin that influences beak shape and […]
MEND – New Global Initiative For Targeted Research Into Brain Diseases
Three leading research funders from the UK and North America have joined forces to launch a new global initiative called MEND or, MEchanisms of cellular death in NeuroDegeneration, with a fund of […]
Magnitude Of Plastic Waste Going Into Oceans Calculated
Magnitude of plastic waste going into the ocean calculated: 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans per year A plastic grocery bag cartwheels down the beach until a gust of […]
First-of-its-kind Blueprint For Sustainable Global Development
Since the polio vaccine was introduced in the 1950s, one of the most dreaded diseases in history has been all but eradicated. Are there other scientific breakthroughs that could have an equally […]
Learn Math Without Fear
Stanford Professor Jo Boaler says that students most effectively learn “math facts” working on problems that they enjoy, rather than through exercises and drills they fear. Speed pressure, timed testing and blind […]
ISIS Is Here To Stay (Column)
The Islamic State is here to stay. That is the conclusion of the book “ISIS. Inside the Army of Terror” by journalists Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan. This important book is the […]
Critical NASA Science Returns To Earth Aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind […]
2015 EE British Academy Film Awards Winners Announced
The winners of the EE British Academy Film Awards have been announced at the ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Opera House, London, on Sunday 8 February 2015. Boyhood wins Best […]
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