[ad_1] Stanford researchers used millimeter-sized crystals from the 1959 eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano to test models that offer insights into flow conditions before and during an eruption. By Danielle Torrent Tucker Scientists trying to figure out how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the processes …
Read More »Caltech-led Lunar Trailblazer mission approved to begin final design and build
[ad_1] After a year of preliminary design and several revisions, NASA confirmed the Caltech-led Lunar Trailblazer mission to proceed with final design and construction. Selected in June 2019 with delivery of the flight system scheduled in October 2022, the Lunar Trailblazer mission aims at one of the most surprising discoveries …
Read More »Using ancient minerals from the depths of the earth’s crust to measure cosmic radiation
[ad_1] If you want to understand a part of Earth’s galactic history, such as whether it passed close to a supernova on its way around our galaxy, you may be able to find the answer in the crystalline structure of a rock, according to the University of Michigan. she studies. …
Read More »Fast-moving gas flowing away from the young star’s asteroid belt may be caused by the vaporization of an icy comet
[ad_1] Astronomers have detected fast-moving carbon monoxide gas flowing away from a young, low-mass star – a unique stage in the evolution of the planetary system that can provide insight into how our solar system has evolved and suggests that the way where systems are developed could be more complicated …
Read More »Borland: How my district of Oklahoma uses blockchain to store student transcripts and make it easier to share what they have learned
[ad_2][ad_1] T.The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented upheaval in our society. Millions of people are out of work and nearly all students have been forced to drop out of their classes and learn from home this spring. Since then, some families have been forced to relocate and others are looking …
Read More »Michael Rowland on his dilated pupil after ABC News Breakfast viewers expressed concern
[ad_1] As a TV presenter, I’m used to getting all kinds of feedback from viewers. A lot amounts to references to free characters, particularly after political interviews. I’ve found that a certain blue dress I’m wearing polarizes the audience, as does my tempting humor (sorry, I’m respecting both of them). …
Read More »Michael Rowland on his dilated pupil after ABC News Breakfast viewers expressed concern
[ad_1] As a TV presenter, I’m used to getting all kinds of feedback from viewers. A lot amounts to references to free characters, particularly after political interviews. I’ve found that a certain blue dress I’m wearing polarizes the audience, as does my tempting humor (sorry, I’m respecting both of them). …
Read More »Imaging method reveals a “symphony of cellular activity”
[ad_1] Within a single cell, thousands of molecules, such as proteins, ions and other signaling molecules, work together to carry out all types of functions: to absorb nutrients, storing memories and differentiate into specific tissues, among many others. Deciphering these molecules and all their interactions is a monumental task. Over …
Read More »Bacteria direct Hawaiian squid to create a more inviting home
[ad_1] University of Hawaii Squid’s light organ and symbiotes (green) inside the crypt where they reside. (Photo credit: Moriano-Gutierrez) Bacteria living symbiotically within the Hawaiian bobtail squid can direct the host squid to change its normal gene expression schedule to create a more inviting home, according to a study published …
Read More »Iron in binary stars reflects the chemical evolution of the Galaxy
[ad_1] Binary stars are systems containing two stars that orbit each other due to their mutual gravitational attraction. There is a range of different varieties of binary stars. A new study by researchers from Lund University, among others, studied binary stars made up partly of a normal star like our …
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