ESA's Planetary Defence team The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of ten asteroids – and one comet – after people and places linked to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) efforts to protect…
“Super-deep” diamonds may hold new information about Earth’s…
Researchers in Japan believe that it is possible for natural diamonds to form at the base of the Earth's mantle. [caption id="attachment_11677" align="alignnone" width="880"] (Fig.1) Earth's interior and the hometown of super-deep diamonds.[/caption] Researchers at…
The power of pre-existing views
Study shows how information sources affect voters. [caption id="attachment_11674" align="alignright" width="300"] Adam BerinskyPhoto: Stuart Darsch[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For all the fact-checking and objective reporting produced by major media outlets, voters in the U.S. nonetheless rely…
UW center helps determine Antarctica’s highest temperatures
[caption id="attachment_11670" align="alignnone" width="775"] Antarctic landscape with blue ice, formed due to ice compression, sublimation and high winds. AMRC/UW-MADISON[/caption] The World Meteorological Organization today announced new records for the highest temperatures ever observed in three…
Microbiome diversity is influenced by chance encounters
Study finds a role for randomness in the composition of the gut’s microbe populations. [caption id="attachment_11667" align="alignnone" width="639"] After feeding C. elegans worms an equal mix of bacteria that express either red or green fluorescent…