Prospect of 'President Trump' Casts Cloud Over COP 22 Climate Conference
Experts who spend their days plotting contingency plans to avert the effects of climate change are now confronted with another weighty scenario: what happens if Donald Trump wins the election. A dark cloud is hanging over Marrakesh, Morocco, this week as climate experts and world leaders gather for their first major summit since signing a landmark deal in Paris last year to tackle climate change. The COP 22 climate confab kicks off on Monday — just one day before the U.S. presidential elec..>> view originalDon't miss the rare 'supermoon' — when the sun, moon and Earth line up
Earth’s orbit around the sun is really an ellipse, a shape that can be thought of as a “stretched out” circle or an oval. When Earth is at perihelion, the planet comes closest to the sun. This occurs during winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern. Perihelion will occur on Jan. 4, when the earth is 91,404,322 miles from the sun. On the other hand, aphelion is when Earth is farthest from the sun and will happen July 3. At that point in time, the Earth will be 94,505,901 miles..>> view originalResearchers training in Hawaii to simulate Mars mission
Scientists will mix biology and geology this month inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as they help NASA get ready for an eventual manned mission to Mars.The researchers will hike around Mauna Ulu to practice collecting rock samples as they would on the Red Planet, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/2fku86J) reported Friday.The purpose is to develop protocols that would be used on a real Mars mission to identify and protect samples that could host life.One of the concerns is contaminati..>> view originalProject for Largest Marine Protected Area in the Antarctica supported by CCAMLR
The largest marine protected area will be created in the Ross Sea in Antarctica after member countries have agreed to resolution of turning Ross Sea into an area with special protection. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Australia held a meeting to decide on further steps for marine protection region in Ross Sea. The largest marine protected region will cover nearly 1.55 million square kilometers. Commercial fishing and other activities..>> view originalAlien Hunters Spot Strange Fossilized Beast Resembling A Grizzly Bear On Mars
Ufologists and alien hunters have discovered potential evidence to support the idea of life on Mars. According to their examinations of the NASA images, there is a strangely shaped object that looks like a fossilized creature, very much similar to a bear. The extraterrestrial enthusiasts are now motivated to further analyze the issue and dig deeper into the images caught by the camera. This is not the first time that NASA amazed the entire world at the possibility of life on other planets, beca..>> view originalVideo shows penguin getting into huge fight over adulterous female after her mate comes home
1/20 'Tiny vampires' existed millions of years ago Scientists have discovered that microscopic 'vampire' amoebae existed hundreds of millions of years ago, and they may have been some of the first predators on Earth. By examining ancient fossils with an electron microscope, paleobiologist Susannah Porter from UC Santa Barbara discovered tiny holes which may have been drilled by vampiric microbes. The tiny creatures are believed to be the..>> view originalSchiaparelli's demise: What color photos of the crash site tell us
Investigating an incident that occurred hundreds of millions of miles away can be tricky. But with a little help from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, European Space Agency officials are getting closer to figuring out exactly what happened with their Mars lander, Schiaparelli.A week after the site was photographed in black and white, NASA’s orbiter passed over the site again, taking new color photographs. The images have been pieced together, providing a view of the entire impact site and he..>> view original$5.8 million grant will fund STEM studies
A 5-year, $5.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will enable Texas State University to develop and enhance support services and strategies enhancing student success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The Hispanic-Serving Institutions – Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and Articulation Program (HSI STEM), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, will provide approximately $1,138,000 annually for the duration of the grant. Texas Stat..>> view original
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