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......»»
Understanding China"s political will to advance conservation and sustainability
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Northern Arizona University examined the core beliefs of the Chinese government, aiming to uncover opportunities to slow climate change by leveraging Beijing's political will for sustainability and conse.....»»
Unprecedented levels of high-severity fire burn in Sierra Nevada
High-severity wildfire is increasing in Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade forests and has been burning at unprecedented rates compared to the years before Euro-American settlement, according to a study from the Safford Lab at the University of Calif.....»»
Pixel Fold 3D renders appear in the wild!
As we get ever closer to the Pixel Fold launch, we begin to see 3D renders appear in the wild. YouTuber Dave2D has one of those renders and we dig into the details as to what makes this sneak peak so special. The post Pixel Fold 3D renders appear in.....»»
Underlying assumptions of air quality need to be redefined, says study
The 40-meter-high monitoring tower of the Innsbruck Atmospheric Observatory near the city center of Innsbruck in Austria continuously provides data on the composition of the atmosphere near the surface. Every hour, 36,000 data points are recorded. Us.....»»
Drought, fire, flood: natural disasters test California town
Jason and Shannon Phleger had just rebuilt their wildfire-ravaged home when it was wrecked again by one of the powerful storms that swept through California last week......»»
Inductor maker Tai-Tech expects demand recovery in 2H23
Inductor and passive component maker Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics has said it expects to see some signs of demand recovery in the second quarter of 2023, with solid peak seasonal sales coming in the year's second half......»»
Existing fiber-optic cable networks could be used to establish a low-cost real-time ocean-Earth observatory
The more than 1.2 million km of fiber-optic cables that crisscross the planet carry the world's phone calls, internet signals and data. But this summer, researchers published the eerie sounds of blue and fin whales detected by a fiber-optic cable on.....»»
Ask for customer reviews at the right time: In many cases, sooner may not be better
Researchers from University of Nevada Las Vegas, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Arizona State University, and KAIST College of Business published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines when is the right time for businesses to send review re.....»»
Cascading climate disasters: Atmospheric rivers over California"s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides
Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands of people evacuated homes downhill from California's wildfire burn scars amid atmospheric river storms drenching the state in early January 2023......»»
Sun releases strong solar flare
The sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:50 p.m. EST on Jan. 9, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured imagery of the event......»»
Researchers investigate tidal disruption event AT 2022cmc
Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European southern Observatory (ESO), an international team of astronomers has observed a tidal disruption event known as AT 2022cmc. Results of the observational campaign, presented in a paper published Jan.....»»
Scientists find pair of black holes dining together in nearby galaxy merger
While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)—an international observatory co-operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation's National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)—scientis.....»»
Peering into clouds of dust to understand star formation
A new image from the European Southern Observatory shows a stunning starscape around the nebula Sh2-54......»»
Strong solar flare erupts from Sun
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:57 p.m. EDT on Jan. 5, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event......»»
The Sony Honda Afeela car is peak CES, and I’m totally here for it
Where else but CES will you get thousands of people excited for something that won't actually be available for years?.....»»
Thought Technology helps athletes reach peak performance with biofeedback
Human body produces various physiological signals. Analyzing the information can help people better deal with stress or enable athletes to reach peak performance, besides many other applications. Canada-based Thought Technology has been manufacturing.....»»
Lettuce takes up toxic additives from tire wear
Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tire wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows that the pollutants contained in the particles could get into the vegetables grown there. Researchers at the Center for Microbiology and En.....»»
JBL updates its Tune, Vibe, and Endurance Peak earbuds at CES 2023
JBL has brought a bunch of new wireless earbuds to CES 2023 with improvements in battery life, water protection, and noise cancellation......»»
Curiosity rover discovers water-rich fracture halos in Gale Crater
A research team using new methods to analyze data from NASA's Curiosity rover and its neutron spectrometer Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons, or DAN, on Mars was able to independently verify that fracture halos contained water-rich opal, potentially serving.....»»
Large volcanic outburst on discovered on Jupiter"s moon Io
A large volcanic outburst was discovered on Jupiter's moon Io by Jeff Morgenthaler of the Planetary Science Institute using PSI's Io Input/Output observatory (IoIO)......»»