An encyclopedia of geology that’s less a reference than a journey
Rocks are not nouns but verbs, says Marcia Bjornerud in her new book. Enlarge / An amethyst may make a good metaphor for geology as a whole. (credit: Getty Images) To outsiders, geology can seem as dull as a rock, with a lexic.....»»
Kickstart your crafting with these 3D printer Black Friday sales
There's never been a better time to dive into the world of 3D printing. Kickstart your creative journey with these big 3D printer sales that have already started this holiday season.Best 3D Printer dealsGetting into 3D printing opens up a world of cr.....»»
Juice burns hard toward first-ever Earth–moon flyby
On 17 November 2023, ESA's Juice spacecraft carried out one of the largest and most important maneuvers in its eight-year journey to Jupiter......»»
Level up your desk with these uniquely useful accessories from JRNY! [Video]
I am always on the lookout for tech accessories that are different, unique and serve multiple purposes. Recognizing this, JOURNEY has introduced two new products that redefine the concept of convenience and style in our tech-driven lives: the ALTI UL.....»»
Bridging gaps in the European plant-based protein value chain
The journey toward a transformed European food system through the development of new plant-based value chains faces numerous challenges, as highlighted by researchers and industry experts from Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Serbia......»»
Study sheds light on how Earth cycles its fossil carbon
As the primary element of life on our planet, carbon is constantly journeying from living creatures down into the Earth's crust and back up into the atmosphere, but until recently, quantifying this journey was virtually impossible......»»
Astronomers find dozens of massive stars fleeing the Milky Way
The Milky Way can't hold onto all of its stars. Some of them get ejected into intergalactic space and spend their lives on an uncertain journey. A team of astronomers took a closer look at the most massive of these runaway stars to see what they coul.....»»
Gently down the stream: Carbon"s journey from land to sea and beyond
Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs occupy just 1% of Earth's surface, but they provide a route for large amounts of terrestrial carbon to reach the ocean. Along the journey, carbon dioxide is also released into the atmosphere in a process known a.....»»
Daily Telescope: Snapshot of a brilliant green comet before it left forever
"My goal was to highlight the comet's journey." Enlarge / A view of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) taken earlier this year. (credit: Maarten Butter) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this.....»»
Mars hides a core of molten iron deep inside
A layer of molten rock above the core led to confusing seismic signals. Enlarge / Image showing a dust storm over the northern hemisphere of Mars. (credit: ISRO) If the explorers from Journey to the Center of the Earth w.....»»
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren"t the most expensive materials used in science
After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft brought back a sample from the asteroid Bennu......»»
The first Miocene fossils from coastal woodlands in the southern East African Rift
An international team, with participation by the Geochronology and Geology Program of the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has published a paper in the journal iScience on the first Miocene mammal fossils found i.....»»
El Niño"s changing patterns: Human influence on natural variability
Two recent scientific studies led by Dr. Paul Wilcox from the Department of Geology at the University of Innsbruck provide new insights into Earth's climate dynamics, with a particular focus on the El Niño phenomenon. The results show how El Niño r.....»»
NASA"s Psyche asteroid mission: A 3.6 billion kilometer "journey to the center of the Earth"
Psyche was the Greek goddess of the soul, born a mere mortal and later married to Eros, the God of love. Who knows why the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis gave her name to a celestial object he observed one night in 1852?.....»»
How animal traits have shaped the journey of species across the globe
The devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 set off a series of events which have long fascinated scientists like me. It was so powerful that it caused 5 million tons of debris to wash into the Pacific—1.5 million tons remained afloat and.....»»
With salmon at risk of extinction, California begins urgent rescue effort
Typically, now is the time when creeks along the Sacramento River are filled with young spring-run Chinook salmon preparing to make their journey downstream to the Pacific Ocean, where they will mature, and eventually make their return to California.....»»
"The Fall of the House of Usher": Verna"s name holds a clue you may have missed
Mike Flanagan slides yet another Edgar Allen Poe reference into "The Fall of the House of Usher" with Verna's (Carla Gugino) name. There's no shortage of Edgar Allan Poe references in Mike Flanagan's new series The Fall of the House of Usher. E.....»»
Here"s how NASA"s Psyche mission could unveil the interior secrets of planets
It's unlikely to be a bad omen, but NASA's mission Psyche is currently due to launch on Friday 13 October. Lifting off at 10:19 EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, it faces a perilous journey and isn't scheduled for arrival at its namesake asteroid,.....»»
NASA set to journey to a metal-rich asteroid
It's a world like no other: a metal-rich asteroid that could be the remnants of a small planet, or perhaps an entirely new type of celestial body unknown to science......»»
Five things to know about NASA"s mission to a metal world
For the first time ever, a NASA probe is set to journey to an object composed not of rock, ice, or gas, but metal: the asteroid Psyche......»»
To make a better vinegar, this company went back 200 years to find the right technology
American Vinegar Works founder Rodrigo Vargas found the innovation he needed in an illustration from a 19th century encyclopedia. In my 30-odd years spent with American food artisans, I always wondered why vinegar—that dagger of acidity that.....»»