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Climate and human evolution
Rick Potts is the director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Program. He has researched human origins since the 1980s, and oversees the National Museum of Natural History’s What Does It Mean To Be Human? exhibition, which…
Understanding local climate impacts for decision making
Understanding how climate impacts weather on the local level is an essential ability for any meteorologist or climatologist. That’s why the National Weather Service developed the Local Climate Analysis Tool (LCAT)—a Web-based tool that…
Atlantic sea-surface temperature variability: Ocean dynamics and atmospheric forcing
Sea-surface temperatures influence storms, droughts, and sea ice. Credit: Pixabay
A new study supported by the Climate Program Office’s Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP) Program investigates the…
Laura Briefer talks about preparing Salt Lake City’s water supply for a changing climate
Laura Briefer is the Water Resources Manager with the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities. She also co-authored a study with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Western Water…
2023 Arctic Report Card: image highlights
NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2023 Arctic Report Card documents new records showing that human-caused warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across the Arctic region, which is heating up faster than any other part of…
Finding Support for India During its COVID-19 Surge
The researchers used language classifiers to identify supportive or positive Pakistani tweets about India during the recent COVID-19 surge.India and Pakistan have fought four wars in the past few decades, but when India faced an oxygen…
Preparing for the Floods That Follow the Fires
A conversation with Guo Yu and Jeremy Giovando about their new research examining post-fire flood frequency
Assistant research professor of hydrometeorology, Guo Yu, Ph.D., published a new study examining the…
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL FOR GAO-24-106446: Strengthening Coordination and Monitoring of Autism…
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The National Institutes of Health helps coordinate federal agencies' activities that promote the health and well-being of people with autism. We reported that NIH has followed several practices to help…
The Application of Aluminium Powder as an Accumulation Medium of Mercury from Air
4.1. Al Matrix Treatment Prior to Application as a Hg Pollution MonitorAl possesses the ability to form a thin layer of inert and thermodynamically stable oxide, viz., aluminium oxide (Al2O3), which can serve as a protective barrier to…
Reducing Epistasis and Pleiotropy Can Avoid the Survival of the Flattest Tragedy
1. IntroductionEvolution optimizes the fitness of organisms within a population over time. We often think of this process as climbing to the peak of an imaginary fitness landscape, and while doing so, organisms move from simpler to more…
Superhydrophobic Materials from Waste: Innovative Approach
Clean Technol., Vol. 6, Pages 299-321: Superhydrophobic Materials from Waste: Innovative Approach
Clean Technologies doi: 10.3390/cleantechnol6010015
Authors:
Maria Cannio
Dino Norberto Boccaccini
Stefano Caporali
Rosa Taurino…
Safe Sowing Windows for Smallholder Farmers in West Africa in the Context of Climate Variability
4.1. Inter-Annual Variation of the Onset ApproachesWe explore the inter-annual yield response to varying sowing dates and evaluate the year-to-year changes of the onset to identify any particular features. Figure 3a shows the…
Research on Adaptive Droop Control Strategy for a Solar-Storage DC Microgrid
1. IntroductionWith the depletion of fossil fuels, the application of new energy is increasing day by day. As a clean and abundant energy source, the application of solar energy in photovoltaic power generation modules has increased…
Enhancing Gamma-Ray Burst Detection: Evaluation of Neural Network Background Estimator and…
1. IntroductionThe rapid identification of various transient types, such as Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), is crucial, especially when considering multiple observations related to multi-wavelength event analysis. For instance, it plays a key…
Metallogeny and Genesis of Fault-Filling Barite-Sulfide Veins (Ougnat, Morocco): Petrography, Fluid…
Author ContributionsConceptualization, S.S. and A.A.; methodology, S.S.; software, S.S., A.B., O.L. and A.A.; validation, A.B., B.M., L.B. and A.E.; formal analysis, S.S., A.A. and A.N.B.; resources, A.B.; data curation, S.S.;…
Mamestra brassicae Multiple Nucleopolyhedroviruses Prevents Pupation of Helicoverpa armigera by…
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The impact of MbMNPV infection in H. armigera larvae. The larval weight (A), pupation rate (B), emergence rate (C), larval mortality (D), fourth instar larval stage (E), and JH titer in hemolymph (He) (F) and fat body (FB)…
Modeling and Optimization of Interior Ballistics within Pneumatic Underwater Launchers
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) have been an increasingly important area of attention for underwater equipment development globally because of their compact size, low weight, extended operating range, and affordable use . UUVs with…
Analyzing Threats and Attacks in Edge Data Analytics within IoT Environments
Various industries, including healthcare, transportation, and smart cities, leverage edge data analytics to derive real-time insights and enhance operational efficiency . In healthcare, edge computing facilitates remote patient…
NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Selects Winners of the Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge – NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected its Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge winners, awarding three teams $100,000 for their diverse, innovative approaches to address the escalating effects of wildfires and climate change.
The challenge combined the expertise of…
The Importance of Bee-Ing Together
Bees come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. This diversity plays a critical role in the health of flowers and farms. Scientists call it the "insurance effect," a great variety of bees working together to pollinate specific…
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory at sunset on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Equipped…
The Importance of Bee-Ing Together
Bees come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. This diversity plays a critical role in the health of flowers and farms. Scientists call it the "insurance effect," a great variety of bees working together to pollinate specific…
I-Corps Hubs Q&A Webinar
NSF will host a webinar to answer questions about the Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) Hubs Program Solicitation (NSF 24-532) on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST.
NSF I-Corps Hubs form the backbone of the National…
Space Foundation Selects United States Air Force Academy as Recipient of 2024 Athena Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 14, 2024 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983, offering information, education and collaboration for the global space ecosystem, today announced that United States. Air Force Academy has been…
Statement on the Successful Launch of Starship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 14, 2024 — Heather Pringle, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, issued the following statement today on the launch of SpaceX’s Starship.…
Electra: Decarbonizing Steelmaking Through Carbon-free Iron
Electra Steel is Sandeep Nijhawan’s brainchild to decarbonize the process of making steel by creating green iron ore. The incumbent steel industry is a big offender when it comes to greenhouse gases, emitting about 2 tonnes of…
How Investors Can Evaluate Reg A+ and Reg CF Private Offerings
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Newsroom | Columbia Business School
Shiva Rajgopal is the Kester and Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Columbia Business School. He has also been a faculty member at the Duke University, Emory University and the University of Washington. Professor Rajgopal’s…
Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS mission
Of the more than 5,000 planets known to exist beyond our solar system, most orbit their stars at surprisingly close range. More than 80 percent of confirmed exoplanets have orbits shorter than 50 days, placing…
Martin Wainwright named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Martin Wainwright, the Cecil H. Green Professor in MIT’s departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Mathematics, has been named the new director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and…
Scientists pinpoint where thousands of individual proteins are made in intact tissue and single…
The following press release was issued by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
For researchers studying how proteins can cause human disease, knowing precisely where proteins are made within cells and tissues…
Three honored with 2023 School of Science teaching prizes
The MIT School of Science has announced the winners of its 2023 Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education. The prizes are awarded to School of Science faculty members who demonstrate excellence in…
Newly discovered bacterial communication system aids antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have discovered a new stress signaling system that enables bacteria cells to adapt and protect themselves against the immune system and certain antibiotics.
An enzyme, RlmN, was observed to directly…
Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers can help electrify aviation
Aviation’s huge carbon footprint can shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts…
What’s Up – October 2018
What's Up for October? International Observe the Moon Night!Hello and welcome. I'm Jane Houston Jones from NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.This year's International Observe the Moon Night is on October 20th, when…
Cheers! NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
As several COMs, including those detected in the solid phase in this research, were previously detected in the warm gas phase, it is now believed that they originate from the sublimation of ices. Sublimation is to change directly from a…
Here Comes the Sun Series – NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
About NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Curious Universe Podcast
Come get curious with NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As an official NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won’t find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts,…
A single meteorite smashed into Mars and created 2 billion craters
The Martian surface is heavily crateredStocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy
When a single small meteorite struck Mars a few million years ago, it didn’t just create one crater. It ultimately created billions of them. The…
From Good to Great: What Makes a “Supercommunicator”
Across more than 130 episodes, Think Fast, Talk Smart has covered various aspects of what it takes to be a good communicator. But what about reaching that next level? What about becoming “super?”
“Supercommunicator” is a term used by…
Navigating the New Energy Geopolitics: Assessing Russia’s Power Play in Central Asia’s…
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The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia energy relationship. In…
Conversations with MIT Health
CambridgeMIT HealthBuilding E2325 Carleton StreetCambridge, MA 02142M–F 8 a.m.–5 p.m.617-253-4481LexingtonMIT Health Lincoln LaboratoryAnnex V244 Wood StreetLexington, MA 02421M–F 8 a.m.–5…
President M. Brian Blake Recognized by Georgia Senate – Georgia State University News –…
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Banged-up Marquette can’t repeat tournament title, falls 73-57 to No. 1 seed UConn
NEW YORK — The dream can not be replicated.
Not completed. Not realized. Not fulfilled.
Marquette men’s basketball lit New York ablaze in blue and gold last year after winning its first Big East Tournament…
Emory University Hospital expands heart and vascular facilities, enhancing patient access and care |…
ATLANTA, GA – Pioneering care and innovation come together in the expansion of Emory University Hospital’s new heart and vascular facilities, with a mission to better serve patients in Georgia and beyond. The state-of-the-art care spaces…
World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti aid update
To address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis affecting 1.3 million people in Bangladesh, UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday launched a $852.4 million appeal supporting refugees and the communities hosting them.
Elections Process & Timeline | Students Association Website
Election Information Meetings
There will be two optional informational sessions this year! The first one will be held after Spring Break on Monday, March 25th at 7:00 P.M. in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons (4th floor). You!-->…
OSHA Regulation of Low Exposure Carcinogens: A New Approach to Judicial Analysis of Scientific…
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The current OSHA method for quantifying harms from toxics does not work as well as it should. Much of the problem lies with a judiciary that fails in sceintific literacy governing risk, exposure, and harm. This article!-->…
OSHA Regulation of Low Exposure Carcinogens: A New Approach to Judicial Analysis of Scientific…
Abstract
The current OSHA method for quantifying harms from toxics does not work as well as it should. Much of the problem lies with a judiciary that fails in sceintific literacy governing risk, exposure, and harm. This article!-->…
One step back: Why the new Alzheimer’s plaque-attack drugs don’t work
On Jan. 31, aducanumab, a pricey drug approved for treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's disease, was withdrawn from the market. And in early March, the Food and Drug Administration delayed its decision regarding whether to approve…