Understanding past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for the future
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens?
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens?
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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The ASU-led team that built NASA's Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper, or "LunaH-Map" for short, has safely delivered their spacecraft to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for a launch expected later this year ...
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2021
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Effective diagnostics, therapies and treatments for diseases and infections could increasingly involve re-engineering the body's internal biomechanisms at their most basic chemical and molecular foundations.
Biochemistry
Jun 25, 2021
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While DNA provides the genetic recipe book for biological form and function, it is the job of the body's proteins to carry out the complex commands dictated by DNA's genetic code.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 7, 2021
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Australian researchers recently reported a sharp decline in the abundance of coral along the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists are seeing similar declines in coral colonies throughout the world, including reefs off of Hawaii, ...
Ecology
May 27, 2021
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The current prognosis for our world's coral reefs is bleak. With ever warming, more polluted and acidic oceans, models predict that 70% to 90% of coral reefs will be lost by 2050. To date, there has not been a global system ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2021
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While scientists have amassed considerable knowledge of the rocky planets in our solar system, like Earth and Mars, much less is known about the icy water-rich planets, Neptune and Uranus.
Astronomy
May 18, 2021
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Ants are renowned in the insect world for their complex social structure and behaviors. Workers and foragers support the queen, faithfully carrying out their social roles for the overall health of the colony. This complex ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2021
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Arizona! The sunsets. The saguaros. The snakes.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2021
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The subseafloor constitutes one of the largest and most understudied ecosystems on Earth. While it is known that life survives deep down in the fluids, rocks, and sediments that make up the seafloor, scientists know very ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2021
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