NASA Scientists Seek to Improve Sea Ice Predictions
Aug 31, 2017, 3:20 pm By ENNSea ice in the Arctic Ocean is in a downward spiral, with summer minimum extents about 40 percent…Aerospace test at Sandia goes green with alternative to explosives
Aug 31, 2017, 3:20 pm By ENN
Sandia National Laboratories has successfully demonstrated a new, more environmentally friendly…More Evidence: Untreated Sleep Apnea Shown to Raise Metabolic and Cardiovascular Stress
Aug 31, 2017, 3:20 pm By ENN
Sleep apnea, left untreated for even a few days, can increase blood sugar and fat levels, stress…Robotic system monitors specific neurons
Aug 30, 2017, 5:47 pm By ENNRecording electrical signals from inside a neuron in the living brain can reveal a great deal of…GPM Satellite Sees Tropical Storm Irma Forming Near Cape Verde Islands
Aug 30, 2017, 5:41 pm By ENNThe National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded a low pressure area in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean…Volcanic Eruptions Drove Ancient Global Warming Event
Aug 30, 2017, 4:18 pm By ENN
Warming event that took place 56 million years ago led to significant ecological disruption and…Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promise
Aug 30, 2017, 4:14 pm By ENN
A computer science approach using machine learning can predict the time remaining before the fault…Researchers Raise Public Health Concerns About Off-Road Vehicles and Inhalation of Asbestos
Aug 30, 2017, 12:46 pm By ENNPreventing injuries may not be the only reason children shouldn’t use off-road vehicles (ORVs).In…NASA Shows How Harvey Saturated Areas in Texas
Aug 30, 2017, 12:09 pm By ENN
NASA analyzed the soil moisture in southeastern Texas before and after Harvey made landfall and…New osteoporosis treatment uses traditional Chinese herb to prevent bone loss
Aug 30, 2017, 9:35 am By ENN
An herb widely used in traditional Chinese medicine might hold the key to a new osteoporosis therapy…Tree's chemistry puts mountain pine beetle in sticky situation
Aug 30, 2017, 9:35 am By ENN
A University of Alberta forestry professor has cracked a key mystery surrounding the mountain pine…Researchers discover new immunotherapy combination effective at killing cancer cells
Aug 29, 2017, 3:59 pm By ENNImmunotherapy is an emerging field in the global fight against cancer, even though scientists and…Photosynthesis Discovery Could Lead to Design of More Efficient Artificial Solar Cells
Aug 29, 2017, 3:25 pm By ENN
A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient…Bahamian Songbirds Disappeared During Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition
Aug 29, 2017, 3:19 pm By ENN
Two species of songbirds that once made a home in the Bahamas likely became extinct on the islands…NASA Gets an Infrared View of Tropical Cyclone Sanvu
Aug 29, 2017, 3:14 pm By ENNNASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to gather cloud top temperature data from the newest…Algae Fortifies Coral Reefs in Past and Present
Aug 29, 2017, 2:51 pm By ENN
The Great Barrier Reef, and most other large reefs around the world, owe their bulk in large part to…NREL Analysis Identifies Where Commercial Customers Might Benefit from Battery Energy Storage
Aug 29, 2017, 12:39 pm By ENNCommercial electricity customers who are subject to high demand charges may be able to reduce…Potential Tropical Cyclone 10 Soaks Mid-Atlantic
Aug 29, 2017, 12:36 pm By ENN
NOAA's GOES East satellite provided an image of Potential Tropical Cyclone 10 as it continued moving…NASA Calculates Tropical Storm Harvey's Flooding Rainfall
Aug 29, 2017, 11:40 am By ENN
At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, an analysis of Hurricane Harvey's…Methane can naturally contaminate groundwater, researchers find
Aug 29, 2017, 9:19 am By ENN
A team of researchers from the University of Windsor and the University of Saskatchewan have…
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