Pasadena, CA–NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by mission navigators that it is on course to dive into the planet’s atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 15. Cassini is ending its 13-year tour of the Saturn system with an intentional plunge into the planet to ensure Saturn’s moons – in particular Enceladus, […]
Ocean Exploration Uncovers One Of Cuba’s Hidden Natural Treasures
Newswise–A research mission led by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has uncovered details of one of Cuba’s hidden natural treasures. After nearly two years of planning, a team of scientists from the United States and Cuba has explored never-before-studied mesophotic coral reefs during a month-long circumnavigation of the entire coast of Cuba, which […]
UC San Diego Launches Scripps Center For Marine Archaeology
(Newswise)–Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Department of Anthropology have recently joined efforts within the University of California San Diego to launch the Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology (SCMA). Researchers with the Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology will conduct fieldwork at key underwater and coastal archaeological sites around the world, studying the influence of marine […]
New Training Aims To Improve Operational Security At U.S. Border
(Newswise)–Drug smugglers, human traffickers, illegal immigrants, and even potential terrorists crossing the United States border do their best to, literally, cover their tracks. It is the responsibility of the United States Border Patrol (USBP) to pursue and apprehend these individuals. Without proper training, tracking people who do not want to be found is a nearly […]
Strange Silk: Why Rappelling Spiders Don’t Spin Out Of Control
(Newswise)–The last time you watched a spider drop from the ceiling on a line of silk, it likely descended gracefully on its dragline instead of spiraling uncontrollably, because spider silk has an unusual ability to resist twisting forces. In a new paper appearing this week in Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing, researchers from China […]
Hubble Pushed Beyond Limits To Spot Clumps of New Stars In Distant Galaxy
(Newswise)–When it comes to the distant universe, even the keen vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope can only go so far. Teasing out finer details requires clever thinking and a little help from a cosmic alignment with a gravitational lens. By applying a new computational analysis to a galaxy magnified by a gravitational lens, astronomers […]
Is This The Amazon Century?
Columbus, OH–(PRNewswire–First it sold books. Next it sold toys and electronics. Then it acquired Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion deal. Now it’s on the fast track to dominate just about every other industry. Who knew the 1994, once-online bookshop would write a story of it’s own—a story that everyday consumers may have no choice […]
Lucid Air Prototype Achieves 235 MPH, Shattering Previous Recorded Speed
Menlo Park, CA–(PRNewswire)–Lucid Motors announced today that the company’s Lucid Air Alpha Speed Car had completed its second high-speed test run and achieved a top speed of 235 mph. The test was conducted at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in Ohio. Lucid fitted one of its Lucid Air Alpha prototypes with a roll cage in […]
Ancient Fossils Suggest Whales Used Teeth To Filter Out Prey
(Newswise)–How did baleen whales, which include the largest vertebrates to ever live, evolve to feed today almost entirely on tiny saltwater crustaceans, such as krill? Scientists have posed this question for years, but researchers at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) have provided fossil evidence that may solve the prehistoric mystery. Instead […]
3D-Printed Robot Is Hard At Heart, Soft On The Outside
LA JOLLA–Engineers at Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego, have created the first robot with a 3D-printed body that transitions from a rigid core to a soft exterior. The robot is capable of more than 30 untethered jumps and is powered by a mix of butane and oxygen. Researchers describe the robot’s […]