Arizona wildfire near Kitt Peak observatory 40% contained
A lightning-caused wildfire that led to an evacuation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson is 40% contained, authorities said......»»
BBC quiz show with Gestapo-inspired design offers study on stress responses
Also: Mastermind is not perfectly "fair" when it comes to determining the winner. Enlarge (credit: University of Arizona) The hugely popular British quiz show Mastermind has been a fixture on BBC television since its deb.....»»
How to watch the Leonid meteor shower peak this weekend
How to watch the Leonid meteor shower peak this weekend.....»»
Photos: IRISSCON 2023
IRISSCON, the annual cybercrime-themed conference organized by the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISS), was held in Dublin, Ireland, on November 16, 2023. Here’s a peak on what went down: Deryck Mitchelson, Check Point Rik.....»»
Webb follows neon signs toward new thinking on planet formation
Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system's future and the past of another—our own solar system. Following up on a peculiar reading by NASA's previous infrared flagship observatory, the now-retired Spitzer Sp.....»»
Study highlights 4 strategies to overcome barriers to prescribed fire in the west
Prescribed fire, which mimics natural fire regimes, can help improve forest health and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire. But this management tool is underused in the fire-prone U.S. West and Baja California, Mexico, due to several barri.....»»
Phosphorous discovered in outskirts of the Milky Way for the first time
A trio of chemists at the University of Arizona, with an affiliation to the University of Arizona's Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory has discovered phosphorous in the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time. In their proje.....»»
Recording the first daily measurements of Earth"s rotation shifts
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in measuring the Earth's rotation more exactly than ever before. The ring laser at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell can now be used to capture data at a quality level unsurpassed.....»»
A new theory linking evolution and physics has scientists baffled—but is it solving a problem that doesn"t exist?
In October, a paper titled "Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution" appeared in the journal Nature. The authors—a team led by Lee Cronin at the University of Glasgow and Sara Walker at Arizona State University—claim their.....»»
Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%, according to study
There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Stanford and Columbia universities......»»
How underground fungi shape forests
A large study involving 43 research plots in the Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) Network—including a swath of trees at Tyson Research Center, the environmental field station of Washington University in St. Louis—has helped clarify the.....»»
Arizona Wildcats vs. Duke Blue Devils live stream: watch college basketball for free
College basketball fans are in for an early season treat when the Arizona Wildcats play the Duke Blue Devils. Find out how to watch a live stream......»»
Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage
Lightning is the dominant cause of wildfire ignition in boreal forests—areas of global importance for carbon storage—and will increase in frequency with climate change, according to new research......»»
Louis Theroux reacting to unpopular opinions from radio callers is peak Louis Theroux
Documentary maker Louis Theroux appeared played "Unpopular Opinion" on BBC Radio 1. Louis Theroux has dealt with a whole manner of strange and unpopular opinions during his time as a documentary maker, so the BBC Radio 1 game in the clip above.....»»
Dwarf galaxies stripped of stars prove to be the missing link in the formation of rare ultra-compact dwarf galaxies
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one-half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have captured the eroding remains of more than 100 dwarf galaxies as they transition into ultra-compact dwarf galaxies, objects.....»»
Euclid mission releases its first images
The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov. 7. The observatory, led by ESA (European Space Agency) with NASA contributions, is scheduled to begin regula.....»»
James Webb telescope: Baby star launches giant jets and shocks
The James Webb observatory records the giant jets and shocks created by a birthing star in Orion......»»
Astronomers observe supermassive black hole feeding and feedback on sub-parsec scales
An international research team led by Takuma Izumi, an assistant professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has achieved a milestone by observing the nearby active galactic nucleus of the Circinus Galaxy, with an extremely high reso.....»»
Everything leaving Hulu in November 2023
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Raising Arizona, Die Hard, Bend It Like Beckham, and everything else leaving Hulu in November 2023......»»
This peculiar galaxy has two supermassive black holes at its heart
A recent image taken by the Gemini South observatory shows the chaotic result of a merger between two spiral galaxies one billion years ago......»»
JWST takes a detailed look at Jupiter"s moon Ganymede
Nature doesn't conform to our ideas of neatly-contained categories. Many things in nature blur the lines we try to draw around them. That's true of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system.....»»