Measuring the tempo of Utah"s red rock towers
You won't see them move no matter how closely you watch......»»
Week in review: CrowdStrike-triggered outage insights, recovery, and measuring cybersecurity ROI
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally af.....»»
NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made what could be its most astonishing discovery to date: possible signs of ancient life on the Red Planet......»»
No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing
"These spots are a big surprise." Enlarge / NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS).....»»
Perseverance rover discovers rock with potential signs of ancient life
A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA's Perseverance rover. Nicknamed "Cheyava Falls" by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars was home to microscopi.....»»
Rock art and archaeological record reveal man"s complex relationship with Amazonian animals
Rock art explored by archaeologists in the Colombian Amazon has provided an insight into the complex relationship between the earliest settlers on the continent and the animals they encountered......»»
Surprise blast of rock, water and steam in Yellowstone sends dozens running for safety
A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into the sky Tuesday and sent sightseers running for safety......»»
Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
"Core on deck!" For two months, whenever I heard that cry, I would run up to the deck of the JOIDES Resolution to watch the crew pull up a 30-foot (10-meter) cylindrical tube filled with layered, multicolored rock and sediment drilled from the seaflo.....»»
Western US faces wildfires as millions under heat warnings
Several western US states including California and Utah were battling wildfires on Monday as millions of Americans in the region were once again under heat alerts......»»
Lunar infrastructure could be protected by autonomously building a rock wall
Lunar exploration equipment at any future lunar base is in danger from debris blasted toward it by subsequent lunar landers. This danger isn't just theoretical—Surveyor III was a lander during the Apollo era that was damaged by Apollo 12's descent.....»»
Genetics reveal ancient trade routes of Four Corners potato
A new study shows that a native potato species was brought to southern Utah by Indigenous people in the distant past, making it a candidate for the only culturally significant plant species to have been domesticated in the southwestern U.S......»»
NASA"s Curiosity rover discovers a surprise in a Martian rock
Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: yellow sulfur crystals......»»
Partial RenCen demolition under consideration as city vows to make "realistic decisions"
Consideration is being given to tearing down a portion of the Renaissance Center. A source familiar with the matter said no decision has been made on whether to tear down any of the General Motors Co.-owned hotel and office towers that define the.....»»
Cosmic wrestling match: New model reveals what the color of a galaxy tells about its distance
A Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) team has furnished a model for revealing what the color of a galaxy tells about its distance, to be used for measuring cosmic structures......»»
2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide likely began the winter before
Californians are familiar with landslides that occur around storms, when saturated soil and rock loses its grip and slips from its perch on the substrate. These types of landslides can be triggered by intense rainfall, and incoming storms can be a wa.....»»
ChatGPT may have more paid subscribers than this popular streaming service
The company has also revealed a five-tier scale for measuring its AI system capabilities......»»
Hubble measures the distance to a supernova
Measuring the distance to truly remote objects like galaxies, quasars, and galaxy clusters is a crucial task in astrophysics, particularly when it comes to studying the early universe, but it's a difficult one to complete......»»
Belle II experiment reports the first direct measurement of tau-to-light-lepton ratio
The Belle II experiment is a large research effort aimed at precisely measuring weak-interaction parameters, studying exotic hadrons (i.e., a class of subatomic particles) and searching for new physical phenomena. This effort primarily relies on the.....»»
Scientists develop novel model and dataset for ocean dissolved oxygen monitoring
Chinese scientists have recently developed a novel method for measuring dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the ocean and a new dataset for monitoring dissolved oxygen concentration (DOC) of global oceans......»»
Measuring the doughnut: A good and ecological life is possible for all
Today, humanity is not treating the Earth sustainably. Global warming, deforestation and a decline in biodiversity are causing problems for our planet. For many, this status quo leads to pessimism: Is it even possible to create an ecological and good.....»»
With its latest moon mission success, China"s space program has the US in its sights
June 25 2024 marked a new "first" in the history of spaceflight. China's robotic Chang'e 6 spacecraft delivered samples of rock back to Earth from a huge feature on the moon called the south pole–Aitken basin. After touching down on the moon's "far.....»»