Ocean heat wave threatens severe damage to Hawaiian coral

[ad_1] CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii (AP) – At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks join the Pacific, oversized little houses overlook the calm, blue waters of Papa Bay on Big Island in Hawaii – no tourists nor any hotel in sight. Here, one of the most abundant and dynamic coral reefs … Read more

A new way to turn heat into energy

[ad_1] data-src = "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/" news / hires / 2019 / 5d88dd6908229.jpg "data-sub-html =" Inelastic neutron scattering results Inelastic scattering data of S (Q, E) neutrons obtained on MnTe doped with 3 at% Li at ARCS, SNS, in the AFM phase (A) and the PM phase (B to D), the magnon bands visible in (A) are … Read more

The new CRISPR class expands its genetic engineering toolbox

[ad_1] Illustrations showing the common system components dCas9 (top) and the Cascade system (bottom) Credit: Gersbach Lab Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used unexplored CRISPR technology to precisely regulate and edit human cell genomes. With this new approach, researchers hope to significantly expand the CRISPR tools available to biomedical engineers, opening a new and … Read more

Graphene is both 3D and 2D

[ad_1] Queen Mary's research shows that graphene is both 3D and 2D. Credit: Yiwei Sun Graphene is both a three-dimensional and two-dimensional material, according to a new study from Queen Mary University in London. It is important to understand that it is a 3D material to understand its mechanical properties and develop new devices based … Read more

Is the Earth's climate theory over the last 15 million years wrong?

[ad_1] Left: Large coccoliths – calcium carbonate disks that protect unicellular algae called coccolithophores – dating back to the mid-Miocene about 16 million to 11.6 million years ago. Right: Small Pleistocene coccoliths about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Credit: Weimin Si According to a study conducted by Rutgers, a key theory that attributes the … Read more

It seems that NASA is starting to seriously look for dangerous asteroids

[ad_1] Enlarge / NASA's chief scientist has made asteroid detection a top priority for the space agency. NASA On Monday, NASA's chief scientist is committed to funding a space telescope to detect the vast majority of near-Earth asteroids that could threaten the Earth. At an advisory committee meeting at NASA's headquarters in Washington, DC, Thomas … Read more

Pacific heat wave threatens iconic Hawaiian coral reefs

[ad_1] CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii (AP) – At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks join the Pacific, oversized little houses overlook the calm, blue waters of Papa Bay on Big Island in Hawaii – no tourists nor any hotel in sight. Here, one of the most abundant and dynamic coral reefs … Read more