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Figure 1: NASA’s Artemis program has the goal of putting the next man and first woman on the moon. A team of researchers believe they have come up with definitive proof that there could be much more water and ice on the moon than was earlier speculated. Source: Wikimedia Commons The moon has been an object …
To Infinity and Beyond: Signs of Water on the Moon May Heat up Lunar Exploration Read More »
Figure 1: Aerial view of the 1.1 billion gallons of fly ash slurry spilled outside the Kingston Fossil Plant in Kingston, Tennessee. With geopolymer cement rising in popularity, spills like this will be preventable as fly ash is a promising geopolymer precursor, taking them out of quarries and into industry. Source: Wikimedia Commons When you …
Figure 1: A climber traverses the Marmolada glacier’s dangerous slopes, high in the Dolomite mountains of Northern Source: Wikimedia Commons The Marmolada glacier is known by locals as the “Queen of the Dolomites.” Resting high in northern Italy’s Dolomite range, the glacier is larger than any other in the region and adorns the range’s highest peak: …
Figure 1: A blue whale’s fluke (tail fin) sticks out of the water as the whale dives, likely foraging. Stanford researchers now believe that studying blue whale songs can contribute to research on whale foraging and migration patterns. Source: Wikimedia Commons Blue whales make annual migrations from foraging grounds in polar waters to warmer breeding …
According to New Research, Blue Whale Migrations Can Be Studied Through Song Read More »
Figure 1: A Northwestern Crow near Whittier, Alaska. Corvids, along with parrots, have experimentally demonstrated cognition comparable to that of great apes—a family of primates including gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans (Olkowicz et al., 2016). When asked to name the smartest animal, most people would name an elephant, a dolphin, a primate, or – most likely …
Contradicting the Disparity Between Primate and Avian Brains Read More »
Figure 1: Shown by the red line, the sharp increase in the number of permits issued for nuclear reactors stopped completely after the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor in the Three Mile Island accident of 1979. Consequently, the operational units of nuclear energy, shown by the blue line, saw a continued rise due to …
New-clear Reactors: Newly approved nuclear reactor designs seek to improve on old ones Read More »
Figure 1: This is the flag of Angola, the model country in the research study discussed Source: Wikimedia Commons Researchers often discuss the economic and political impacts of civil war, and for good reason. From an economic perspective, countries undergoing civil wars see immediate spikes in labor and transport costs, causing GDP and trade to …
Figure 1: Blue Whale Surfacing off the Coast of Oregon Source: Wikimedia Commons Both toothed and baleen whales are some of the largest animals to ever exist – Orcinus orca, or the killer whale, clocks in around 11 feet. Its larger and deeper-dwelling toothed cousin, the sperm whale measures up to a massive 20 meters …
Whale Size Correlates with Feeding Pattern Efficiency Read More »
The pliability and low-cost of synthetic thermoplastics have rendered them nearly irreplaceable in the modern world. The discovery of polymeric materials was an incredible feat for humankind. But in spite of their many favorable properties, one thing has become abundantly and alarmingly clear: they are incapable of degradation. The rate at which we discard these …
Bio-renewable Alternative to Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Read More »
Figure 1: Insect microbiomes offer a promising source for the discovery of antimicrobial compounds. Depicted is a leaf-cutter ant coated in a white sheen made up of bacteria of the genus Pseudonocardia. The bacteria protect the fungus consumed by the ants from parasitic invasion, and the chemical compounds they secrete to impede parasitic growth hold …