Science

For the first time in recorded history, researchers have identified a drastic reversal in ocean circulation within the Southern Ocean, a finding that carries profound implications for global climate patterns. This momentous study, led by the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC) in the UK and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals that since 2016, the …

Giant sand mounds beneath the North Sea have puzzled scientists for years. Now, researchers have discovered that these mysterious structures were created by a geological process that has never been seen on such a huge scale. Seismic data and rock samples from the northern North Sea, off the coast of Norway, suggest that these miles-wide mounds sank millions of years …

Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you’re human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation! Press and Hold Press and hold the button If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team. 209.74.74.26 …

Earth started out as a ball of liquid fire, its newborn surface closer to a lava lamp than the calm continents we know today. Those incandescent beginnings happened 4.5 billion years ago, yet the evidence is buried miles beneath our feet where direct sampling is impossible. A new computer model of the infant planet’s mantle says the rock we stand on …

NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity. The LTV is part of NASA’s efforts to explore the lunar surface as part of the Artemis campaign and is the first crew-driven vehicle to operate on the Moon in more than …

First discovered in the Mazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois in 1955, the Tully monster (or Tullimonstrum gregarium) has long challenged biologists and paleontologists alike. It lived about 300 million years ago, predating the rise of the dinosaurs, and yet its classification within the tree of life remains hotly debated to this day. In a landmark 2016 study published in …

This is Dan, an adorable dog who lives on a pristine property in Southern Virginia with his family. There, Dan gets to enjoy all that nature has to offer. But recently, something happened that seems to have Dan contemplating nature instead. X/colleen_eileen On the property where Dan and his family live, there’s a crabapple tree. It’s a popular visiting spot …

Bertha was somehow found as a stray and taken to a local shelter, but how she’d survived as a stray remains a total mystery — because she weighed around 30 pounds. “I couldn’t even believe that she was a cat,” Jemma Omidian, Bertha’s mom, said in a video for The Dodo. “She couldn’t step into the litter box. She was …

Notes From Today’s Town Hall At NASA LaRC  NASA Watch Source link

Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you’re human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation! Press and Hold Press and hold the button If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team. 209.74.74.26 …