New coastal overtopping forecast made available to the public
One of the greatest challenges facing coastal communities during extreme storms is to predict where, and when, coastal flooding might occur.
One of the greatest challenges facing coastal communities during extreme storms is to predict where, and when, coastal flooding might occur.
Environment
Feb 10, 2020
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SpaceX will get $80.4 million from NASA to launch the agency's 2022 Earth science mission, known as PACE.
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2020
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The coming five years are anticipated to be warmest period on record, Britain's Met Office said Thursday, warning of an outside chance of Earth breaching the Paris deal 1.5C temperature rise cap before 2024.
Environment
Jan 30, 2020
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NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories—the Spitzer Space Telescope—after 16 years of scanning the universe with infrared eyes.
Space Exploration
Jan 29, 2020
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The UK government recently announced it was planning to increase the use of polygraphs to monitor offenders on probation, specifically those convicted of terrorist offenses.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2020
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A new University of Colorado Denver study examined how information provided in a dispatched call for service influences a police officer's decision to use deadly force.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2020
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Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don't normally support them. Using a laser pulse fired at an array of gold triangles on a titanium ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 6, 2020
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In today's criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn't a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence—everything ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2019
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Police officers face well-documented risks, with more than 50,000 a year assaulted on the job in the United States.
Mathematics
Dec 11, 2019
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It pays to be the boss.
Economics & Business
Dec 4, 2019
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