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Astronomy Feb 21, 2024

The most outstanding solar-flare eruptions are not always the most influential

While many studies have compared the magnetic properties of confined and eruptive solar flares, few have considered the thermodynamic properties of confined flares and even fewer in comparison to eruptive ones.

Planetary Sciences Oct 26, 2023

Digital terrain models zero in on Martian surface

Picture soaring over a rugged canyon on another world, strapped into an imaginary hang glider. Or getting a bird's eye view of craters that stretch on for miles and following along the same paths as the robotic rovers that ...

Other Sep 11, 2023

Trapped US explorer on verge of rescue from deep Turkish cave

Rescuers said on Monday they were only hours away from pulling to safety a US explorer trapped for more than a week, and suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding, deep in a Turkish cave.

Environment Aug 9, 2023

Yellow jerseys of the fireline: A day fighting wildfires can require as much endurance as riding the Tour de France

For three weeks in July, the world's most elite bike racers climb steep mountains and sprint along historic cobblestones to capture the coveted yellow jersey or the race leader in the Tour de France. It's a 22-day feat of ...

Economics & Business Apr 14, 2023

Opinion: Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides

Public transit systems face daunting challenges across the U.S., from pandemic ridership losses to traffic congestion, fare evasion and pressure to keep rides affordable. In some cities, including Boston, Kansas City and ...

Plants & Animals Mar 31, 2023

Opinion: What tracking mountain lions taught me about adaptability

When I was sixteen, I trekked for miles up untraversed trails in Sonoma County, California, in search of mountain lion dens and sites where cougars eat their prey. (Mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and cougars are all names ...

Economics & Business Dec 27, 2022

What are career closets? More colleges help cash-strapped students with job-ready clothes

When Renee Perez has any extra money, she sets it aside for her five children. For the 38-year-old business information technology major at Texas Christian University, anything that isn't essential, like professional clothing, ...

Space Exploration Nov 14, 2022

Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety

I love a good space launch, and I have been eagerly awaiting NASA's powerful new Space Launch System rocket to take off as the first part of NASA's ambitious Artemis Mission to put U.S. astronauts back on the Moon. But this ...

Social Sciences Sep 7, 2022

Digital nomads want to replace the nation stateā€”is there a darker side to this quest for global freedom?

A 'network state' is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralized. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are in one place.

Earth Sciences Aug 8, 2022

'I can't do it again': Can Appalachia blunt the devastating impacts of more flooding, climate change?

Teresa Watkins worked to salvage a few mud-caked belongings from her home on a Breathitt County branch of the Kentucky River after July 28 floods slammed her neighborhood for the second time in 17 months.

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