There are deposits of ice at Mercury"s poles, too
Although the Arecibo radio telescope is no more, it continues to deliver scientific discoveries. There is a wealth of Arecibo data astronomers continue to mine for new discoveries, and one of them is thanks to an astronomical technique known as plane.....»»
Discovery about how porphyry-type copper deposits form could be crucial to "green economy"
Scientists have made a fascinating new discovery about the formation of mineral deposits crucial to our transition to a 'green economy'......»»
Net zero emissions: FUTEX outlines a sustainability vision
Environmental destruction and excessive use of fossil fuels have increased the average global temperature. The world is experiencing unusual but frequent El Nino and La Nina events, melting glaciers of the North and South poles. Even worse, droughts,.....»»
Learning about the first animals on Earth from life at the poles
The amazing survival strategies of polar marine creatures might help to explain how the first animals on Earth could have evolved earlier than the oldest fossils suggest, according to new research. These first simple and now extinct animals might hav.....»»
MESSENGER reveals a more dynamic Mercury surface
Compared with Earth, the surfaces of most other objects in the solar system appear largely static. Planetary scientists have long believed that impacts from space debris are the principal source of change on these surfaces and that the rate of such i.....»»
Small craters add up to wandering poles on moon, NASA study finds
The moon's craters preserve billions of years of history. Scientists have learned about the conditions of our early solar system by studying the composition, size, and distribution of these holes in the moon's surface, created long ago by collisions.....»»
What lies beneath melting glaciers and thawing permafrost?
Around the planet, ice is rapidly disappearing. From mountain tops, the poles, the seas, and the tundra. As the ice melts, it's exposing new surfaces, new opportunities, and new threats—including valuable mineral deposits, archaeological relics, no.....»»
Researchers discover method for preventing limescale
From cloudy glasses to deposits in dishwashers—limescale is a ubiquitous problem. An international research collaboration led by two researchers at FAU has now investigated which substances could be added to dishwasher detergent to prevent the buil.....»»
Is Pluto a planet? It is no longer considered one, but some believe it should be
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Subject to memorization in school and known as the definitive planetary lineup, Pluto was included in the list until the International Astronomical Union determined it did not m.....»»
NASA Artemis1 to carry ASU CubeSat into space
The Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) mission is one of the tiniest NASA planetary science missions but has big science goals. Previous missions and studies have identified the presence of water-ice at the Moon's poles. However, there are still.....»»
Machine learning could revolutionize mineral exploration
Twenty-first century technologies, including those central to a low-carbon future, rely on rare earth elements and metals. Many of these sought-after minerals reside in porphyry copper deposits that contain hundreds of millions of metric tons of ore......»»
High levels of toxic mercury in some species of shark meat, fins pose dangers to human health
Shark fins and meat from hammerhead sharks pose a health risk to consumers—especially women of childbearing age—and should not be sold because of their dangerously high levels of toxic mercury, according to a new study......»»
AMD and Intel"s data center competition has a new frontier: silicon photonics
AMD has made quarterly share gains in the serve market consecutively for three years, according to Mercury Research. It made its largest quarterly gain in second-quarter 2022 since 2017, capturing 13.9% of the global sever CPU market, compared to 11......»»
Catching up with quicksilver: MXene material can counter mercury contamination
Researchers estimate that mercury emissions in the atmosphere have quadrupled since the Industrial Revolution. The heavy metal, generated by burning fossil fuels and the disposal of industrial and medical waste, has become so persistent in aquatic en.....»»
Desktop CPU sales see biggest decline in 30 years as AMD gains market share
Mercury Research reports (via Tom's Hardware) that last quarter's desktop CPU shipments saw their biggest year-on-year decline since the group started keeping records in 1994. One researcher suspects this is the largest decline since 1984. The report.....»»
What killed tons of fish in European river? Mystery deepens
Laboratory tests following a mass die-off of fish in the Oder River detected high levels of salinity but no mercury poisoning its waters, Poland's environment minister said Saturday as the mystery continued as to what killed tons of fish in Central E.....»»
Layered limestone deposits give unique insight to Roman aqueducts
Mineral-rich waters originating from the Apennine Mountains of Italy flowed through ancient Rome's Anio Novus aqueduct and left behind a detailed rock record of past hydraulic conditions, researchers have said. Two studies characterizing layered lime.....»»
Rocket launches can create night-shining clouds away from the poles, NASA"s AIM mission reveals
Near Earth's north and south poles, wispy, iridescent clouds often shimmer high in the summertime sky around dusk and dawn. These night-shining, or noctilucent, clouds are sometimes spotted farther from the poles as well, at a rate that varies dramat.....»»
Valve Says Don’t Game on the Steam Deck in a Heatwave
Valve has issued an official warning that the Steam Deck won't perform reliably if mercury climbs too high. The post Valve Says Don’t Game on the Steam Deck in a Heatwave appeared first on ExtremeTech......»»
Turkey Probably Hasn’t Found the Rare Earth Metals It Says It Has
The deposits discovered reportedly contain enough resources to meet global demand for 1,000 years—surpassing even China’s reserves. But experts are skeptical......»»
Lawsuit Accuses Troubled Crypto Lender Celsius Network of Fraud
A former investment manager at Celsius Network sued the crypto lender on Thursday, saying it used customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token and failed to properly hedge risk, causing it to freeze customer assets. From a report: The c.....»»