(Newswise)–New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact on the initial migration of humans from Asia to North America. The new international study […]
Researchers reveal switch used in plant defense against animal attack
(Newswise)–For decades, scientists have known that plants protect themselves from the devastation of hungry caterpillars and other plant-munching animals through sophisticated response systems, the product of millions of years of […]
Buzz kill: Ogre-faced spiders ‘hear’ airborne prey with their legs
(Newswise)–In the dark of night, ogre-faced spiders with dominating big eyes dangle from a silk frame to cast a web and capture their ground prey. But these spiders also can […]
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft successfully touches asteroid
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust […]
Studying the sun as a star to understand stellar flares and exoplanets
(Newswise)–New research shows that sunspots and other active regions can change the overall solar emissions. The sunspots cause some emissions to dim and others to brighten; the timing of the […]
Global survey using NASA data shows dramatic growth of glacial lakes
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since […]
Hubble uses Earth as a proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable planets around other stars
(Newswise)–Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth’s own brand of sunscreen – ozone – in our atmosphere. This method simulates how […]
A new idea on how Earth’s outer shell first broke into tectonic plates
(Newswise)–The activity of the solid Earth – for example, volcanoes in Java, earthquakes in Japan, etc.- is well understood within the context of the ~50-year-old theory of plate tectonics. This […]
NASA announces new James Webb Space Telescope target launch date
NASA is now targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as […]
Birch Aquarium O-Fish-Ally opens
LA JOLLA–After three days of member previews, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego officially reopened to the public. Those returning to the aquarium will notice a […]
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