May 4—The National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma’s Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies detail how to submit precipitation reports. 1 What is mPING app? The mobile Precipitation Identification Near the Ground “mPING” is an app users can download and report weather conditions to researchers at the NSSL. 2 What does the […]
May 3—POTSDAM — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded Clarkson University researchers a three-year $69,904 grant to work on the “Milfoil Monitoring and Control Project.” The main goal of the project will be to monitor two invasive aquatic watermilfoil species in upstate New York. The research team will study Eurasian watermilfoil in Goose […]
Here are the top stories in health news this week from Yahoo News partners. ‘There’s no doubt in my mind these people were suffering.’ Some people who have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years cited autism or intellectual disabilities as the only reason or a major reason for seeking euthanasia, saying they […]
Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is stable. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island situated in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, […]
About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these “relic” neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they can’t harm you. In fact, only one of them is likely to lightly tap an atom in your body in your entire lifetime. Most neutrinos produced by objects […]
The Hope and Koh-i-Noor diamonds—two of the most famous Golconda diamonds—may have come from southern India’s Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, according to a team of researchers that reviewed the possible origin points of the gems. The Golconda diamonds were mined form the banks of southern India’s Krishna River, though their source rocks—the geological deposits where the […]
It’s 420 or “weed day,” and people around the world will be paying homage to their favorite guilty pleasure: marijuana. Currently, 24 states, two territories and the District of Columbia in the United States have legalized marijuana for recreational use, making it that much easier for people to take a toke or pop an edible […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Approximately a year and a half ago, a massive star collapsed and exploded 2 billion light-years away from Earth creating the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, according to a newly released study. The gamma-ray burst (GRB) blinded gamma-ray telescopes on Earth and shook the upper parts of our planet’s atmosphere, […]
The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons. On average, each of these cells make thousands of different connections to facilitate communication across the brain. Neural communication is thought to underlie all brain functions – from experiencing and interpreting the world around you to remembering those experiences and controlling how your body responds. But in […]
Scientists have yet to pinpoint the fault that ruptured in New Jersey on April 5 and rattled much of the Northeast. Now, U.S. Geological Survey researchers are in the process of installing new monitoring equipment to better measure aftershocks and help solve that mystery. The USGS has recorded at least 50 aftershocks since the 4.8-magnitude […]
A group of citizen scientists were on the ground Monday at the Akron Zoo, ready to document the effects of the total solar eclipse through two NASA-led experiments. The first experiment, the Eclipse Soundscapes Project, aimed to enlist zoogoers in recording animals’ reactions during the eclipse. “It’s kind of mimicking a study that was done […]
A group of economists recently performed an experiment on around 100 of the largest companies in the country, applying for jobs using made-up resumes with equivalent qualifications but different personal characteristics. They changed applicants’ names to suggest that they were white or Black, and male or female — Latisha or Amy, Lamar or Adam. On […]