A “significant” and “relatively unusual” earthquake in New Jersey that was felt in Massachusetts on Friday morning was the biggest to rattle the region in decades, according to a local scientist. Earthquakes by the numbers: What does magnitude mean? John E. Ebel, senior research scientist at the Weston Observatory, says the earthquake was felt from […]
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Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a 73-year-old man with a billowing gray beard and two replaced hips trudged through his front yard to measure fresh snow that fell during one mid-March day. Billy Barr first began recording snow and weather data more than 50 […]
Rocky Mountain Power now plans to burn coal until 2042; Climate scientist calls decision a ‘drastic step backwards’
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Last spring, Rocky Mountain Power announced that it planned to retire its last two coal-fired plants in Utah by 2032. But in an update this week, the state’s largest electricity producer now looks to burn coal for a decade longer. It’s a move that’s being cheered by Utah lawmakers, even […]
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ERDC computer scientist earns Black Engineer of the Year Award
Mar. 24—VICKSBURG, Miss. — Victoria “Vickey” Moore began her career at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center more than 24 years ago as a computer scientist with a master’s degree from Mississippi State University. Today, she is the associate technical director of the Engineered Resilient Systems Research and Development Area in the Information […]
A scientist who studies if supplements work takes 4 daily, to take his health from good to great
Richard Bloomer researches the health claims supplement manufacturers make for a living. He said there are some great ingredients out there that can be used alongside a healthy lifestyle. Bloomer takes vitamin D for metabolic health and fish oil for his heart. Richard Bloomer has been researching supplements, and how safe or effective they are, […]
Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades
A now-former forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) manipulated or omitted DNA test results in hundreds of cases, an internal affairs investigation found, which prompted a full review of her work during her nearly 30-year career at the agency. The CBI released the findings of the investigation into Yvonne “Missy” Woods Friday, […]
I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too
Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: Bill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical & climate hazards at University College London and author of “Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more CNN opinion here. Are you frightened by climate change? Do you worry about what sort of world we are bequeathing to our children and […]
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Scientist fed classified information to China, says Canada intelligence report
A leading research scientist at Canada’s highest-security laboratory provided confidential scientific information to Chinese institutions, met secretly with officials and posed “a realistic and credible threat to Canada’s economic security” according to newly released intelligence reports. The dismissal of Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, has been shrouded in mystery ever since the couple […]
How is snow made? An atmospheric scientist describes the journey of frozen ice crystals from clouds to the ground
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How is snow made? – Tenley, age 7, Rockford, Michigan The thought of snow can conjure up images of powdery slopes, days out of school or hours of shoveling. For […]
Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first […]