[ad_1] An international team of coastal scientists has rejected proposals that half of the world’s beaches could go extinct in the 21st century. The statement was published by European researchers in an in Nature climate change in March 2020 (sandy coasts threatened by the erosion of Vousdoukas et al). See …
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[ad_1] The search for planet nine – a hypothetical ninth planet in our solar system – could boil down to locating the faintest orbits in an incredibly dark corner of space. This is exactly what Yale astronomers Malena Rice and Gregory Laughlin are trying to do with a technique that …
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[ad_1] Electron microscope image of Caulobacter crescentus showing the two different daughter cells during cell division. Only one of the daughter cells hosts a flagellum (top right). Photo credit: UNIGE / VIOLLIER To build the machinery that bacteria can swim with, over 50 proteins must be put together in a …
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[ad_1] The discovery of the extraordinary exoplanet LTT 9779b was announced a month ago, just 260 light-years away, and was quickly identified as a prime candidate for continuing to study its exotic atmosphere. LTT 9779b is slightly larger than Neptune and orbits a Sun-like star. However, it appears to be …
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[ad_1] Star watchers this week will love seeing a comet and Uranus facing each other (there are two celestial bodies facing each other), along with a “blue moon” on Halloween. Both the full moon and Uranus will be easy to spot with the naked eye, but astronomers will need binoculars …
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[ad_1] As you drive down the road to the Jodrell Bank Observatory, a sign will instruct visitors to turn off their cell phones. The Lovell telescope is so powerful that it can detect a telephone signal on Mars. Radio telescopes are incredibly sensitive. To quote the legendary astronomer Carl Sagan: …
Read More »[ad_2][ad_1] The word order on many people's lips is currently blockchain and what this technology can do for every industry. The media industry is no different, with interesting potential forecasts for the use of this technology. A new report by the World Association of newspapers and newspaper publishers (WAN-IFRA), published …
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