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happens diamonds billions years old science diamonds really forever wwwnytimescom science diamondshtmlq acreditvictoria robertsjune , q diamond look billion years happens giant carbon molecules long periods timea depends diamond spends years, said george e harlow, gem curator american museum natural history, also adjunct senior research scientist lamont doherty earth observatory columbia universitydiamonds, form eight sided crystals called octahedrons, billions years old, dr harlow said datable minute inclusions minerals, retained inside since formed deep earthlots ancient diamonds close two billion years still look like octahedrons, dr harlow saidbut earth dynamic, moving time diamonds show effects squooshed extent, said inert, may deform crystallize againas crystals squeezed heated, molecular bonds weakened, edges flat surfaces crystals particularly vulnerable, dr harlow explained many diamonds end rounded shapes rather sharply definedas internal planes crystal slide past one another, tiny cavities may created atoms missing crystal structure cavities believed create brown pink color, dr harlow said rare red diamonds, theory result cavities uniform sizeif diamond gets raised shallower level heated lot, said, may wind stability field graphite, common form carbon know plenty documented cases graphite shape diamonddiamonds reach surface often blasted quickly, speeds miles per hour volcanic elevators called kimberlites, dr harlow said elevators slow, however, leaves diamonds vulnerable dissolved fluid brought sharp edges go firstonce near earths surface, difficult get rid diamonds, dr harlow said stable low temperatures, amount energy required break bonds change available, would essentially stick around form forever question nytimescom | academic interests | 423 |
watch eta aquariid meteor shower peak wednesday night thursday morning science watch eta aquariid meteor shower peak night skies wwwnytimescom science meteor shower eta aquarid tonighthtmlwatch eta aquariid meteor shower peak night skiescreditw liller nasamay , wednesday night thursday morning one special dates scattered throughout year skywatchers catch meteor shower multitude flares potentially burst darknessmeteor showers occur planet runs debris field left behind icy comets rocky asteroids going around sun small particles burn atmosphere, leading blazing trails light regularity orbital mechanics means given meteor shower happens roughly time yearthe latest shower eta aquariids, sometimes also spelled eta aquarids active since april go may , peak may , wednesday night early thursday morningthe eta aquariids one two showers resulting debris field halleys comet, along orionids october debris enter earths equator, meaning visible hemispheres worldmoonlight minimal peak times, twilight may shower highly active roughly week date past years, eta aquariids produced meteors per hour dark sky conditionsand meteor showers come visit timess list major showers expected , sync curated collection major space astronomy events personal digital calendarhow see showerthe best practice head countryside get far away artificial light sources possible people rural areas may luxury stepping outside city dwellers options, toomany cities astronomical society maintains dedicated dark sky area would suggest contacting finding location, said robert lunsford, secretary general international meteor organizationmeteor showers usually best viewed sky darkest, midnight sunrise order see many meteors possible, wait minutes get viewing location allow eyes adjust dark lie back take large swath night sky clear nights, higher altitudes times moon slim absent best mr lunsford suggested good rule thumb stars see, meteors seebinoculars telescopes arent necessary meteor showers, fact limit view | academic interests | 467 |
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cats infect coronavirus, probably get sick science cats transmit coronavirus other, probably wont get sick wwwnytimescom science cats coronavirushtmlthe six cats laboratory experiment cleared virus bodies reports humans contracting virus catscreditpascal rossignol reutersmay , cats infect novel coronavirus, may symptoms, researchers reported wednesday new england journal medicinethe report follows earlier laboratory research cases domestic cats, well tigers lions bronx zoo, tested positive coronavirus several cases, cats showed mild symptoms, six cats new experiment didnt get sick cleared virus bodies ownyoshihiro kawaoka university wisconsin school veterinary medicine peter halfmann university wisconsin madison, along researchers united states japan, conducted study, three domestic cats inoculated virus three additional uninfected cats put cages, one inoculated catsfirst cats given virus tested positive cage mates also caught virus none sick, virus free after, most, six dayscats also contracted virus humans, reports person becoming infected virus cat, although authors suggest possibility deserves researchthe cats, infected, shed virus particles way humans coronavirus infects people makes theoretically possible cats give virus humans, said dr karen terio, chief zoological pathology program university illinois college veterinary medicine still, dr terio, involved study, wrote email given limited social circle domestic cats, cats likely become infected contact human member householdthe researchers urged people forgo comforts feline companionship humans clear dangers terms disease transmission, petsif someone cat virus, dr halfmann, university wisconsin madison, said use common sense cat kisses, said centers disease control prevention well organizations suggest keeping pets away humans tested positiveif healthy, dr halfmann said, life go usual, cat sleeps pillow right next asked results experiment changed habit, said, last night | academic interests | 467 |
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global warming pause, climate change bunk, says james yang science dont fooled climate change pause wwwnytimescom science climate change misconception pausehtmlmisconceptionscreditjames yangmarch , misconception global warming pause, climate change bunkactually thats like saying temporary dip stock market means best long term investment strategy keeping cash mattressthose deny science climate change role human activity causing often claim global warming paused decade recently, pause means climate change happeningthere is, fact, active debate among scientists whether pause even happened data global temperature appeared show slower comparative rise years following , end last el nio event last june, scientists national oceanic atmospheric administration published paper journal science stating pause probably didnt occur all, least greatly overstated blamed inaccurate data giving misimpression hiatus warmingbecause isnt complicated enough, paper became target political attack member congress, lamar smith, republican texas heads house science committee, disputes overwhelming scientific evidence underlying climate change called paper evidence obama administrations suspect climate agendathen february, yet another paper journal nature climate change took opposite view, claiming slowdown, least, realfeeling whipsawed yet dont kind disagreement among scientists happens every day, subject less politicized fascinating watch scientific inquiry moves forward putting hypotheses testing days, makes lot sense politics doesin case, whether pause warming dozen years bearing underlying scientific validity climate change even lead author february paper argued pause real says findings undermine global warming theory besides, record global temperatures suggest warming resumed even important, long term trend clear climate change long haul, short term variabilitya post brenda ekwurzel, climate scientist, blog union concerned scientists put way even car slows go speed bump, question car still advancing road | academic interests | 438 |
johnson johnson says covid vaccine effective delta variant science johnson johnson says vaccine protects delta, adding arsenal variant wwwnytimescom science johnson johnson says vaccine protects delta adding arsenal varianthtmlcreditjames estrin new york timesjuly , johnson johnson said covid vaccine effective highly contagious delta variant, adding growing body evidence widely available covid shots offer protection dangerous variantseven eight months inoculation, single shot j j vaccine proving highly effective delta, company reported thursday, reassuring finding million americans gotten shot countries around world betting receiving vaccine united states, variant, first identified india, accounts estimated one four new cases, cdc listed statesjohnson johnson said vaccine showed small drop potency delta variant, compared effectiveness original virus, larger drop beta variant first identified south africa pattern seen mrna vaccines made pfizer biontech modernathe intense discourse deltas threat left people vaccinated feeling anxious whether protected variants global spread prompted new restrictions ireland malaysiafrustration building lack clarity around johnson johnson vaccines efficacy delta reports cluster cases among players yankees baseball team received johnson johnson shot, though asymptomatic mild, nothing assuage fearsstudies shown delta beta variants slightly lower efficacy pfizer moderna vaccines pfizer, studies show two doses offer percent protection delta variant, percent protection alpha moderna vaccine performed similarly pfizers earlier studiesjohnson johnson collected less data peers vaccines, study released thursday small yet published scientific journal updates efficacy johnson johnson vaccine slow rolled later pfizer moderna vaccines united states vaccine offered percent protection early versions virus | academic interests | 397 |
asteroid tx hit earth, want science unlikely asteroid tx hit earth wwwnytimescom science unlikely asteroid tx hit earthhtmltrilobitescreditnasa jpl caltechmarch , going get extraterrestrial visitor, perhaps early next week, asteroid tx zips past earth theres agitated chatter close speeding rock getwhat know sure collide, said sean marshall, cornell university doctoral candidate observes near earth asteroids dont panicthe size tx estimated feet diameter, size large yacht makes slightly larger speeding rock exploded russian city chelyabinsk, damaging hundreds buildings injuring least , people, mainly windows shatteredthe exact time distance closest approach known encounter mr marshall said tuesday tx could zip earths ring geostationary satellites orbit height , miles travel far away times distance moonnasas calculations last month put flyby around march tx agencys list potentially hazardous asteroids, come closest earth big enough survive atmospheric entry cause damage regional scale diameters greater feet, metersbut extraterrestrial rock might eventually make hazard list new observations made months close pass reveal diameter larger expectedits possible unlikely, mr marshall said larger size interview still, wouldnt want hit could still wipe city | academic interests | 297 |
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new treatments pipeline age related macular degeneration science fighting macular degeneration wwwnytimescom science macular degeneration curehtmlq acreditvictoria robertsmarch , q new treatments pipeline age related macular degenerationa current treatments called wet form macular degeneration, involving injections inside eye, already effective compared laser treatments, used intravitreal injections, said dr ronald c gentile, surgeon director new york eye ear infirmary mount sinaibut several ways improve results works, saidthe shots deliver drugs fight substance called vascular endothelial growth factor, thus shrink growth amounts abnormal blood vessel harming retina major hurdle involves frequency cost needed treatmentsonce drug inside eye, effects wear new injection needed, dr gentile said shots also less effective patients even work well, people need shot often every four weeks, wait two three months eyes affected period effectiveness short, doctor visits frequent, drugs last longer eyeball pursuedresearchers working slow release medications well delivery system acts like tiny pump eye, tank refilled every six monthsthere also new drug target substance called platelet derived growth factor causes abnormal vessel growth well combination drug treatments may effective macular degeneration, dr gentile saidthe called dry form macular degeneration, often underlies wet form, harder fight, said, although advances made, current antioxidant treatments vitamins minerals improve vision prevent worseningthere lot hype using stem cells, dr gentile said, added research needed vaunted treatments outside regular channels could potentially harmful well expensive, saidsuch work needs done clinical trials real scientists, said question nytimescom | academic interests | 365 |
apples mealy others crisp science secret really crisp apple wwwnytimescom science apples tastehtmlq amarch , creditvictoria robertsq apples mealy others crispa apples mealy, cells split apart bite fruit, whereas crisp fruits cells rupture release juice, said susan brown, expert apple breeding cornell university helped develop several varietiesthe cells crisp apples stay intact full juice bitten into, cell walls mushy fruit weakened simply separate upon pressure without providing snapthere several reasons differences, dr brown said genetics variety influence taste feel, said, snapdragon honeycrisp known juiciness often mealy fruit come bad handlingif consumers store fruits room temperature, rather refrigerator, soften get mealy sooner, dr brown saidthe differences varieties striking one study compared relatively new variety honeycrisp macoun honeygold varietiesthe researchers found honeycrisp fruit maintained cell wall integrity six months storage, even without controlled atmosphere conditions, cell walls macoun honeygold apples deteriorated, releasing juices prematurely question nytimescom | academic interests | 224 |
hot water get germs domestic laundry science kill germs laundry wwwnytimescom science kill germs laundryhtmlq acreditvictoria robertsmarch , q hot water get germs domestic laundrya hard find standard guidelines water temperatures domestic laundry, said dr alexandra sowa, internist newyork presbyterian hospital weill cornell medical center even centers disease control prevention provides vague recommendation hot water washing necessary household laundry read follow clothing soap detergent label instructions wash dry clothing warmest temperature listed clothing labelbut studies suggest water hot often thought get clothes acceptably clean, dr sowa said one study, done britain published years ago, showed washing dirty clothes hospital staff members approximately degrees fahrenheit home washing machine effective killing one type bacteria staphylococcus aureus washing much higher temperaturedr sowa pointed study also found washing clothes resulted contamination new environmental bacteria, likely washing machine itselfto rid clothes pathogens picked wash cycle, clothes tumble dried minutes ironed, said heat low dry cycle iron sufficient get clothes free studied bacteriadr sowa recommended washing machines periodically cleansed considerable load bacteria running regular cycle bleach water without clothingshe said would err side caution came washing certain items, like dish towels, clothes family members infections hospital scrubs, using water heated degrees question nytimescom | academic interests | 324 |
jeff bezos thanks amazon workers customers vast wealth, prompting backlash science bezos thanks amazon workers customers vast wealth, prompting backlash wwwnytimescom science bezos amazonhtmlbezos thanks amazon workers customers vast wealth, prompting backlashcreditjoe raedle getty imagespublished july , updated sept , groceries streaming subscriptions web servers alexa, amazon become one powerful economic forces world jeff bezos returned brief flight space tuesday rocket built private space company, blue origin, made remarks drew attention vast wealth company created himi also want thank every amazon employee every amazon customer guys paid this, mr bezos said news conference spaceflightmr bezos comment prompted swift critical reactions, including member house representatives serves tax writing ways means committeespace travel isnt tax free holiday wealthy, said representative earl blumenauer, democrat oregon pay taxes plane tickets billionaires flying space producing scientific value same, somemr blumenauer expressed concerns environmental effects space tourist flights said introduced legislation called securing protections carbon emissions space tax act, aiming make passengers flights pay tax offset pollution impacthe wasnt alone connecting mr bezos spaceflight concerns amazons business practices affected companys employees well small businesseswhile jeff bezos news paying go space, lets forget reality created earth, representative nydia velazquez, democrat new york, said twitter added hashtag wealthtaxnow tuesday morning included link article much amazons employees paidwhile congressional democrats offered criticism, message white house welcomingthis moment american exceptionalism, jen psaki, white house press secretary, said asked flight tuesday news conference | academic interests | 358 |
ice sheet water lake superior may slake thirst future astronauts mars science ice sheet size new mexico hidden martian crater wwwnytimescom science mars ice sheethtmltrilobitescreditnasa jpl caltech university arizonanov , ice sheet water lake superior may slake thirst future astronauts living marsusing radar soundings nasas mars reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft, scientists probed lies utopia planitia, , mile wide basin within ancient impact craterfor decades, region looked intriguing polygonal cracking scalloped depressions landscape places earth like canadian arctic, patterns like arise ice beneath surface ground cracks ice underneath expands contracts changing temperatures scallops, carved ice cream scoop, places surface sinks ice meltswed say, looks like theres ground ice there, cassie stuurman, graduate student university texas austin, said utopia planitia havent known much therean older nasa orbiter, mars odyssey, found region dry, instruments could investigate yard beneath surface ground penetrating radar reconnaissance could peer much deeper ground, collecting data orbiter made passesms stuurman, lead author article journal geophysical research letters described findings, said radar reflections revealed ice sheet, ranging thickness feet, covered area larger new mexicothe ice fairly pure least percent frozen water dirt, rocks porous empty spaces mixed in, researchers believethats kind im imagining, ms stuurman saidwater ice plentiful martian poles, utopia planitia might attractive landing site future astronauts, temperate mid northern latitudes water ice cannot persist part martian surface solid ice would transform water vapor float away hidden layer soil, ice remainsin addition providing something drink, water could split oxygen hydrogen rocket fuelms stuurman said vast deposit ice suggests accumulated snowfall one planets ice ages later buried said signs snow ever melted lake | academic interests | 401 |
new comet swan makes closest pass earth million miles new comet recently discovered comet made closest pass earth tuesday, distance million miles little half distance earth sun comet, known comet swan officially named c f swan , visible naked eye southern hemisphere comet swan may damian peach animation comet swan april gerald rhemann comet swans faint tail april gerald rhemann finding comet swan comet discovered early april michael mattiazzo, amateur comet hunter noticed faint smudge images solar wind anisotropies swan instrument soho spacecraft early image comet mr mattiazzo showed greenish halo faint tail comet swan april michael mattiazzo comet brightened time appears white ball moving diagonally across swan images animation swan images late april early maynasa esa soho spacecraft launched study sun solar wind, images sky led , comet discoveries artists impression soho spacecraftnasas goddard space flight center recent comets last month hubble space telescope celebrated th birthday captured images comet atlas breaking fragments fragments comet atlas april nasa, esa, jewitt ucla , quanzhi ye univ maryland march fragment broke interstellar comet borisov, swung past sun december comet borisov front distant spiral galaxy nov nasa, esa, jewitt | academic interests | 294 |
surfers ride wave amazon week science week surfers ride wave amazon wwwnytimescom science amazon river tidal bore wave surfing pororocahtmltrilobitescredittarso sarraf agence france presse getty imagesmarch , beast river dwellers long feared coming later weekits wave called pororoca, great roar, low bellow heard hour arrives tumbles ocean travels amazon path destruction regions residents accept rivers wrath start moving boats animals, daredevils called bore riders grab surfboardsthis beast ride called tidal bore, wave flows ocean propagates dozens rivers around world along amazon, one strongest bore tides brings big waves travel miles seem last forever, perfect long ridelocal legend three mischievous children travel amazon playing practical jokes scientific harbinger curse gift youre surfer familiar force call gravityduring new full moons, river relatively shallow ocean tide high, water flows atlantic, rather way around river ocean collide, amazons flow reverses water swell speeds upstream incredible forcethe strongest tidal bores occur biannual equinoxes september march, sun, moon earth align combined gravitational pull brings ocean tides peak full moon march combined equinox means good news bore riders like serginho laus, surfer pororoca pioneer broke records minute, mile ride along pororoca araguari, river brazilian amazon basinsurfing amazonian bore tides dangerous, mr laus says, force compares tsunami rivers carry blood breathing jungle youre stranger land jaguars, crocodiles, snakes, piranhas, parasites tropical diseasesyou cant go alone, says need crew, boat pilots locals know way rivereven youre ready ride, attend one number festivals celebrating pororoca brazil spring famous domingos capim para state mr laus says prefers rawness river mearim maranhao statewe real amazon beside us without cities, without people us nature, saiddates depend moon still announced, learn surfing competitions facebook page website | academic interests | 465 |
plague still alive musty th century tomes science plague still alive musty th century tomes wwwnytimescom science plague still alive musty th century tomeshtmlq anov , creditvictoria robertsq people work books manuscripts th th centuries risk disease causing bacteria viruses timea almost certainly not, diseases spread long microbes survive dry surfacesthe disease springs mind outbreaks time bubonic plague illness, infection bacterium yersinia pestis, hard spread even person person, unless direct contact liquid bodily secretionsas disease causing bacteria viruses, many, including kinds enterococcus, staphylococcus streptococcus, survive outside body significant lengths time dry surfaces, systematic review journal bmc infectious diseases found survival measured days, weeks months, centuriesone possible exception anthrax, forms protective spores survive cases decades perhaps centuries one researcher speculated cause mysterious outbreaks beginning illness called english sweating sicknessno cases anthrax transmission way medieval manuscripts reported, however question nytimescom | academic interests | 208 |
nasa space program celebrating year mars science nasa isnt space program celebrating year mars wwwnytimescom science mars china emirateshtmlnasa isnt space program celebrating year marschina united arab emirates also successful months red planetcreditchina national space administration, via agence france presse getty imagesfeb , country unexpected newcomer united arab emirates without much experience spaceflight, collaborated engineers university colorados laboratory atmospheric space physics build hope, spacecraft size small carimagecreditkamran jebreili associated presshope smaller size ambition perseverance tianwen , building provided job training budding emirati engineers scientists worked side side american counterparts boulder, colohope entered orbit around mars continues looping around planet, making measurements atmosphere made unexpected findings, particularly quantity oxygen upper atmospherewhen comparing models, around percent higher expected, said hessa al matroushi, missions science lead surprisinghopes instruments found structures upper atmosphere higher concentrations oxygen scientists trying figure significance surpriseanother spacecraft, exomars mission, collaboration european space agency roscosmos, russian space agency, planned launch mars year originally scheduled launch , technical problems pandemic mission postponed next opportunity launch opens late septemberexomars carrying rover named rosalind franklin, look indications past life oxia planum, mile wide plain near equator possesses clay rich minerals | academic interests | 296 |
earth getting bigger, getting smaller science earth getting bigger time wwwnytimescom science earth size masshtmlgood questionthe planet magnet stuff space dust, dead leaves, old refrigerators mass adding updec , earth grown larger buildup decaying vegetation ages robert spartanburg, scearth isnt getting bigger actually getting smallerdecaying vegetation pile across planet, everywhere equally wind rain erode ground time, even leaves vegetation gradually accumulate, like peat bogs river deltas, material doesnt add earths bulk imagetrees built air well, air water water comes rain ground, rest tree carbon oxygen extracted, photosynthesis, carbon dioxide air carbon dioxide came somewhere else earth none processes actually makes earth bigger smaller mass created destroyed atoms getting moved one place anotherbut earths size isnt quite constant space around earth dusty full asteroid debris, comet trails ionized particles streaming away sun planet flies dust, gravity vacuums upthe dust enters atmosphere, drifts around eventually settles surface steady flow dust along occasionally larger chunks form meteorites adds tons mass earth every day possible molecules dust dresser recently arrived another planetbut tons day small potatoes compared earths mass, , , , , , , , tonsmoreover, spite added space dust, planet actually losing mass all, atmosphere leaks gravity decent job keeping earths air wrapped around us, faint stream lightweight gasses mostly hydrogen, also helium oxygen continually escaping fringes atmosphere streams particularly dense near poles, gas ionized sun flows along magnetic field lines form polar windthanks leaky atmosphere, earth loses several hundred tons mass space every day, significantly gaining dust so, overall, earth getting smallerdont worry current rate, would take quadrillions years earth evaporate completely, millions times longer expected lifetime sun air leak bothers you, could always try convince nasa build giant lidrandall munroe author web comic xkcd and, recently, absurd scientific advice common real world problems | academic interests | 471 |
scientists created simulation forest might react varying amounts rainfall next , years science imagining forest future wwwnytimescom science imagining forest futurehtmltrilobitesvideotranscripttranscripta forest growing millenniumscientists created simulation forest might react varying amounts rainfall next , yearsescientists created simulation forest might react varying amounts rainfall next , yearsmarch , cyber forest shows trees would look like thousand years future, depending much rain falls northeasta pair mathematicians washington state university vancouver constructed digital simulator help visualize variety factors, including carbon dioxide levels, wildfires drought, alter tree ecosystems simulations like help forest managers better understand species plant, want create forests survive centuries amid climate changein particular scenario, grew forest millennium varying moisture levels, including extremely dry top left , dry top right , mildly dry bottom left normal conditions bottom right bubbles inflating bursting video show tops two different types trees engaged centuries long battle sunlightgreen represents eastern hemlocks, shade tolerant plants, orange stands eastern white pines, shade intolerant need sunlight survive, green trees make less light counterparts advantageous characteristic, drought enters equationits much surprise species grow better get water barely tree sprouts super dry, xeric, soil, top left two dry scenarios, eastern white pines, usual underdogs, come topjean linard, co author paper published royal society open science, put takeaway like forested areas go full development, shade tolerant species dominating forest, water scarce | academic interests | 335 |
top leaf colorful, sometimes bright red, underside drab science explaining side autumn leaves wwwnytimescom science explaining side autumn leaveshtmlq anov , creditvictoria robertsq autumn leaves change color, top leaf colorful, sometimes bright red, underside comparatively draba within complex layered structure thin leaf, largest share pigments involved color change found type cell near top surface called palisade cells, palisade parenchymainside palisade cells, structures called chloroplasts, leafs business photosynthesis carried using familiar green pigment called chlorophyll cells near top leaf, allowing chlorophyll absorb light energy power processthe cells underside, far fewer chloroplasts, carry functions rely sunlight example, guard cells control pores moisture, oxygen carbon dioxide balanceresponding signals changing light, aging leaf shuts water supply chlorophyll factories fall, often revealing yellow orange pigments, called xanthophylls carotenoids, already presentthe leaf also increases production predominantly red pigments called anthocyanins, deposited palisade cells recent research suggested anthocyanins protective role, keeping leaf suffering much damage sunlight oxidation function tapers they, too, may show bright red chlorophyll fades awayeventually, bright pigments fade, leaving drab brown tannins question nytimescom | academic interests | 269 |
flamingos good dancers, say researchers science flamingo mating rules learn funky chicken wwwnytimescom science flamingos dancing sexual displayhtmltrilobitescreditjean e roche minden picturesnov , flamingos good dancers twist preen, scratch heads, march unison poke wing one direction leg anotherthey bend forward, sticking tails vigorously flap wings flashy red black displayflamingos serially monogamous mate one year, get divorced, find new mate next year new mates mutually agreed upon males females dance search compatible partnernow researchers discovered birds largest repertoire dance moves, ability switch quickly often one move another, ones often succeed finding matesscientists carefully watched photographed male female birds mating season camargue, southern france, recording type, timing frequency gyrations birds, tagged since birth, ranged years oldduring average five minute courtship sequence, number postures varied two eight, number transitions postures varied two combining two numbers, researchers created sexual display complexity score bird tracked dancers see succeeded producing chicksas mating season progressed, flamingos improved dancing varied moves transitions, youngest oldest birds received lower scores year oldsin end, successful breeders averaged sexual display complexity, remained single came pairs tended similar scores good dancers preferred similarly skilled partnersbut whygood motor function necessary reproduction, said lead author, charlotte perrot, doctoral candidate university montpellierbreeding dense colony space limited requires birds adroit, foraging feed chick also requires good motor performance | academic interests | 338 |
star trek legend william shatner among paying passengers blue origin new shepard rocket wwwnytimescom science space blue origin crew new shephardhtmloct , , etoct , , etcreditblue origin, via associated pressthree passengers join mr shatner wednesdays flight audrey powers, blue origin vice president oversees new shepard flight operations like mr shatner, pay seatchris boshuizen, co founder planet labs, company builds small satellites, also known cubesats, used assorted clients monitoring earth orbitglen de vries, chief executive co founder medidata solutions, company built software clinical trialsfortunately three, none wearing red starfleet uniform flightdr boshuizen mr de vries second third paying passengers fly blue origin flight first oliver daemen, year old man netherlands company said much customers paid seats flightsas ticket purchasing customers, something like early investors industry executives hope one day cheap enough broader swath public take advantage ofms powers flew space new shepard april, three company executives stand astronauts blue origins th flight new shepard rocket colleagues essentially performed dress rehearsal missions astronauts aboard executives went motions getting ready launch climbing rocket tower, boarding capsule, closing hatch testing communications system minutes liftoff exited capsule left pad | academic interests | 292 |
amid graying fleet nuclear plants, hunt solutions fading enthusiasm nuclear power us part pattern failure address climate change science letters editor wwwnytimescom science letters editorhtmlreactionsmarch , nuclear powershort term thinkingto editor amid graying fleet nuclear plants, hunt solutions, march fading enthusiasm nuclear power united states part pattern abysmal failure address climate change function markets distorted reward short term neglect indirect costs biggest competitor nuclear, unsubsidized wind solar, natural gas cheap now, costly greenhouse gases emitted regions finally getting message, providing potential subsidies keep nuclear units running, far adequatetheodore besmann columbia, scthe writer professor nuclear engineering university south carolinaappendicitismerits antibioticsto editor choice treating appendicitis, march hospital corpsman navy , already aware use antibiotics treatment appendicitis corpsman responsibility treating person appendicitis sea, preferable use penicillin available time armed forces local freezing rather attempt operation inadequately prepareddr sheldon lichtblau, fort lee, njto editor intelligent patient office, yesterday, related appendix ruptured last september, providers put antibiotics, watched waited volunteered that, able reach hospital rapidly symptoms suddenly took turn worse, may died ct scans mris, antibiotics, surgeons knew, let sun set acute abdomen that, surgical pathology report come back negative appendicitis percent time upon which, todays plaintiffs lawyers would pounce , surgeon underoperating meant surgeon was, therefore, missing life threatening cases true appendicitis contrary ms brodys contention, matter surgeons greed, matter saving livesbarry miles belgorod, mdnew yorkparrotsa special birdto editor parrots lot pretty bird, march lived venezuela many years, close contact uniquely beautiful creatures baby parrot brought fell nest bilingual loved greeted outspoken affection hola goodbye left short, imprint marked relationship would fly large cage one day return chose think found mate surpassed memara arreaza coylerockford, ill | academic interests | 492 |
exomars mission blasts kazakhstan science mars mission blasts kazakhstan wwwnytimescom science mars mission blasts kazakhstanhtmlcreditkirill kudryavtsev agence france presse getty imagesmarch , exomars mission, collaboration european russian space agencies, blasted kazakhstan mondaythe spacecraft, consists orbiter measure methane gases martian atmosphere lander study dust storms, lifted pm local time top russian proton rocket european space agency broadcast launch onlinea series burns upper stage engine sent exomars earths orbit toward path mars spacecraft expected arrive octoberthree days arriving, lander, named schiaparelli, th century italian astronomer giovanni schiaparelli, separate orbiter enter atmosphere , miles per hour quickly decelerate way settling surfacethe main objective schiaparelli demonstrate landing system european space agencys last attempt land mars beagle spacecraft, accompanied mars express orbiter failed schiaparelli carries instruments measure marss atmosphere height dust storm season batteries expected last two four daysthe trace gas orbiter expected operate much longer, least , circling mars altitude miles instruments measure gases, like methane, water vapor nitrogen, exist minute quantities could hold important clues possibility life marsmethane intriguing trace gas sunlight chemical reactions break methane molecules atmosphere methane must created recently, two possibilities creating methane microbes geological process requiring heat liquid watermars express made tenuous detections methane, instruments sensitive enough definitive conclusions nasas curiosity rover also detected transient whiff methane exomars spacecraft originally scheduled launched nasa, tight budgets led agency back , russians stepped second half european russian exomars collaboration rover scheduled launch , mission expected slip | academic interests | 384 |
randall munroe, creator internet comic xkcd, working houghton mifflin harcourt new science textbooks science randall munroe, xkcd creator, goes back high school wwwnytimescom science randall munroe xkcd science textbookhtmlmarch , fall, high school students flip page science textbooks seeimagecreditrandall munroestick figures simplistic diagrams annotated curiously nontechnical prosea schematic human body, instance, looks like subway map various organs labeled air bag, blood pusher, thinking bag onfor thinking bag, explanation read words like , part body turns ideas choosing right words, take idea thats happening head try make idea like happen someone elses thats whats happening right nowsome may recognize drawings droll descriptions randall munroe, creator internet comic xkcd well two books, serious scientific answers absurd hypothetical questions thing explainer complicated stuff simple words, published houghton mifflin harcourthoughton mifflin harcourt also textbook publishing giant, editors division happened see page proofs thing explainer, attempts explain concepts like tectonic plates, cells nuclear bombs using thousand common words englishwe ha moment, said peggy smith herbst, senior vice president oversees content development science mathematics always knew wanted work himhoughton mifflin harcourt announced tuesday collaborating mr munroe incorporate parts thing explainer next editions high school chemistry, biology physics textbooks, published summer way deepening engagement level students, ms smith herbst saidmr munroe, , said project appealed recalled child foldout diagram showing different animals starting line race sprinting flying crawling show different speeds different species reason, fixated illustration, said stuck entire lifemr munroe said hoped drawings would break monotony pace typical textbook im hoping be, oh, heres kind fun unexpected component, saidhe adding new drawings, including one explains life returns landscape destroyed forest fire ecological disaster thats really neat topic, said | academic interests | 419 |
plants remember new study suggests science plants remember mess enough wwwnytimescom science obs plantshtmltrilobitescreditzohar lazarmarch , plants reviving long winter, helped along warming temperatures increased lightbut plants also remember maybe , dr monica gagliano colleagues university florence italy decided see could train plant change behaviorthe researchers chose mimosa pudica, commonly known touch not, curls leaves response physical stimulation test plants pots dropped onto foam height six inches elicit flinching responseafter repeated exposure major harm, plants longer recoiled even month left alone, plants remembered falls werent harmful ignored dr gagliano, university western australia, concluded experiment plants could learn long lasting behaviors, sort like memoriestouch plant mimosa pudica actioncreditcreditvideo akshay marathebut review published last month science advances suggests one look another way well mimosa pudica could learning forget peter crisp, molecular plant biologist australian national university author review, suggested plants forget flinch turns threat harm forgetting purpose, dr crisp colleagues say allows plants save energy | academic interests | 246 |
prehistoric animals big need know science animals extra large wwwnytimescom science prehistoric megafauna large animalshtmlq acreditvictoria robertsmarch , q prehistoric animals big real question descendants much smallera many possible explanations suggested different species, higher oxygen levels ancient atmosphere modern human predation, general answer lies workings natural selectionbody size one obvious things natural selection works on, said ross macphee, curator department mammalogy american museum natural historydepending group, said, large sizes come go evolutionary opportunities arise example, physiological adaptations, large animals extract nutrients foods like grasses guts small animals simply cannot adequately digest, dr macphee said thus, existence extensive grasslands would favor larger speciesin mammals, like elephants, large size correlates certain life history traits like long life spans, long gestation periods relatively offspring per female, dr macphee said small size, shrews mice, correlates shorter life spans fast gestation large numbers offspringeach size extreme would thrive better certain environmental conditions recent extinctions, certainly fewer large, megafaunal, species alive today, dr macphee saidin north america, dozen megafaunal mammal species, defined body sizes pounds more, said twelve thousand years ago, roughly three times many, including iconic mammoths, giant sloths, saber tooth cats, horses, camels, giant rodents, short faced bears many others question nytimescom | academic interests | 280 |
nancy grace roman, nasa first chief astronomer, named new dark energy telescope science nasa names dark energy telescope nancy grace roman wwwnytimescom science nancy grace roman telescopehtmlout theredr roman pioneer nasa, joining agency early days becoming first chief astronomercreditnasamay , nasa announced wednesday one ambitious upcoming space telescopes would named nancy grace roman, pioneered role women space agencydr roman joined agency nasa six months old, rose first chief astronomer credited, among things, championing spearheading development hubble space telescope around agency astronomical circles known mother hubble died nancy grace roman space telescope, named, designed investigate mysterious dark energy speeding expansion universe scan space exoplanets belonging distant stars project build telescope survived several attempts trump administration kill it, slated launched later decadeuntil known decidedly uncatchy name wide field infrared survey telescope, wfirst acronym double meaning w name crucial parameter measures virulence dark energy, thus giving clue fate universeit nancy grace romans leadership vision nasa became pioneer astrophysics launched hubble, worlds powerful productive space telescope, jim bridenstine, nasas administrator, said statement issued space agencydr roman born nashville may , , grew enamored stars era women encouraged pursue science swarthmore college majored physics advice professors video clip shown part announcement wednesday, recalled university chicago, obtained phd, thesis adviser went six months without speaking herbut persisted, saying goes, become champion astronomy spacethis second time last year major american observatory named woman astronomer earlier year national science foundation named new telescope chile vera rubin, another persistent woman pioneered study dark matter study dark energy also one primary targets telescope starts updr rubin dr roman thus good companyin making announcement wednesday, thomas zurbuchen, nasas associate administrator science, said dr roman, name deserves place heavens studied opened many | academic interests | 479 |
scientists study ants collectively navigated around variety lego blockades sciencetakevideotranscripttranscriptant obstacle coursescientists university colorado, boulder, studied ants collectively navigated around variety lego blockadesnascientists university colorado, boulder, studied ants collectively navigated around variety lego blockadesnov , groups make decisions major puzzle pollsters human groupshelen f mccreery studies process longhorn crazy ant, known cooperative behavior certain tasks admittedly, solve geopolitical economic problems, groups ants join take giant chunk food, way much one ant move, back nestthey naturally prize like cricket experimental work, best bet bit canned tuna food preferences vary among ant species easily predictable ants, said ms mccreery phd student biology university colorado, boulder, dont tend carry sugary items back although species like fig paste, cheese, gummy bears cat food, ants, said, kind persnickety want carry are, however, always really excited tunashe colleagues tested ants two locations arizona giving tuna blocking way back nest barriers made lego piecesshe wanted find strategies used overcome barriers mostly move direction nest, blocked, found different strategies, depending barrierfor simple wall, ants moved along able resume heading toward nestfor cul de sac, strategy wouldnt work, however so, time, ants moved opposite direction nest said scientists didnt know communicated agreed change direction time spent pursuing unproductive strategy seemed prompted change, although ants joining group could new information barrierbut, said, something passage time without success influenced group actions closed cul de sac, creating trap escape impossible, ants slowed quit moving much quickly cul de sac one openingin trap, start slowing right away within minute, said cul de sac, would work minutes, saidthe flexibility approach interesting, colleagues reported journal experimental biology, allowed ants solve simple problem, like wall, quickly, also allowed second approach complicated problems seem figure really trapped still mysterythey really look like theyre giving up, ms mccreery said | academic interests | 499 |
wind turbines kill bats month, study finds science bats look meals near wind power, bats die wwwnytimescom science bats wind power turbineshtmltrilobitescreditrussell cheyne reutersnov , wind power help world fight climate change, great batsa new study wind turbines britain found turbine killed one two bats month average, killing researchers said efforts required many countries assess environmental effect planned wind farms proved faulty inadequate measuring risk bats , wind turbines around worldthe risks birds blades wind turbines becoming well understood, risk bats, known, poorly defined now, said fiona mathews, lead author study assistant professor mammalian biology university exeter england bats, said, might attracted turbines, whether noise machines make bugs trapped air movement ready food supplyher team found bat casualties unexpected places like high altitude spots, saidfinding bats, small colorful, presented special challenges using specially trained bat sniffing dogs, researchers found hard spot bat corpses bases turbines wind farms around england dr mathews said contacted expert trains dogs sniff bodies, bombs like bat duty killed laughing, said, told her, funniest thing anybodys ever asked doimagecreditvictoria stentdr mathews, also chairwoman mammal society, conservation group england, said research way suggested renewable power bad thing, argued wind power companies take action minimize damage bats, pollinate plants consume pests like mosquitoes risk higher times low wind, part bats less likely take air hard blow turbines generating much power anyway times relative calm, stilling blades shifting pitch limit motion could save many bats, could curtailing operation peak bat periods year make huge difference number bats youre killing, said | academic interests | 409 |
chris hadfield performs david bowies space oddity international space station science chris hadfields spirited song space oddity wwwnytimescom science chris hadfield space oddityhtmlcreditnasa tvnov , although chris hadfields performance david bowies space oddity ranks among international space stations iconic moments, canadian astronaut insists backwards looking guy prefers anticipate next set challenges spaceit seems surreal could settling moon, mr hadfield said playing space oddity space station canadian kid born first astronaut even flew space, thats pretty surreal yet happened far lifetimereleased may , mr hadfields rendition really made grade david bowie praised possibly poignant version song ever createdthe video hinted stations potential stage film set recent talks nasa tom cruise suggest actor might shoot movie there, reflection agencys push open iss commercial activities mr cruise makes trip, wont easyyou limited power, extremely limited circumstances, hes going able bring production crew there, mr hadfield saidthe astronaut record vocal guitar parts rare pockets spare time, although credits international ensemble musicians contributors smashing success final version full instrumentationthe wider point video, far could see it, highlighting multinational contribution iss, said elizabeth howell, expert canadas space programhadfield gives us subtle tour iss, highlighting contributions many nations, added views earth see video earth globe, earth highlighted single regionthe contributions international partners gone beyond sending crew orbit canadas robotic arm key assembling station japans kibo module essential orbital science lab, european cupola provided unparalleled view earthits fitting mr hadfield, first canadian walk space first canadian commander iss, created resonant expression stations enduring legacy awesome power human collaborationthat song isnt really done justice one voice guitar, said lovely, big, powerful orchestral song | academic interests | 415 |
watch morning glory transforms blue pink science quick, colorful change morning glory wwwnytimescom science quick colorful change morning gloryhtmltrilobitescreditnational institute basic biology, okazaki japanmarch , weeks gif science lesson highlights one colorful ways drastic shift ph, affect plantin natures daily show, morning glory master costume change normal fluctuations ph levels, petals shift color blue pink, sometimes red course single day unless camped front plant day, wouldnt see transformation heres video showing normal color fluctuationscreditcreditvideo nibb prto observe phenomenon high speed, researchers national institute basic biology japan placed dry ice enclosed space around japanese morning glory flower ice evaporated carbon dioxide built surrounding air, acidity increased, causing pigments stored tiny vacuoles, bubbles petals outer cells, shift blue pink watch color changes, magic, right eyes | academic interests | 191 |
cassini begin date death saturn science cassini begin date death saturn wwwnytimescom science cassini saturn ringshtmltrilobitesnov , beginning spectacular, almost circuslike end nasas cassini mission years cassini buzzing saturn, rings moons result know methane lakes titan jets water shooting enceladus, rings warps, ripples, hills twists braidsnow cassini spacecraft gradually shifted orbit takes planets north south poles series increasingly vertiginous looking dives perpendicular plane buttery glowing ringsstarting wednesday, shown here, gravitational nudge moon titan, cassini set commence series dives outside outer edge main ring system along way spacecraft try sample ring particles gases live vicinity, pass , miles saturns cloud topsin april, cassini shift orbit slice planet rings, sneaking close , miles clouds saturn orbits finally, sept , am, earth time new york, spacecraft crash clouds saturn burn upscience never saturn, forever polluted stray atoms blue planet thereafter, always little piece earth saturn | academic interests | 263 |
could causing black stains walls segment radiators science dark wall stains may signal indoor pollution wwwnytimescom science dark wall stains may signal indoor pollutionhtmlq acreditvictoria robertsmarch , q could causing black stains walls segment radiators could heating fuel leaking radiators air breathea stains coming air, radiators, furnace chimney checked, possible sources besides heating fuel black materialsuch stains, called ghosting building engineers, caused deposits soot, dust ordinary dirt carried air deposited walls ceilingsthe pattern deposits depends factors like air currents, gravity, electrostatic attraction temperature humidity differences example, reason stains mirror radiator segments probably wall temperature varies shape radiatorone common sources soot partly burned carbon fuel, soot could come cooking fumes, cigarettes fireplaces well furnace surprisingly big source carbon causes ghosting stains perfumed room candles, review previous studies foundas health risks, related size particles smaller particles, higher risk, environmental protection agency saysthe visible soot signal presence dangerous microscopic particles, less micrometers diameter, penetrate deep lungs cause heart respiratory illnesses question nytimescom | academic interests | 264 |
jeff bezos blue origin sells first suborbital flight million science cost fly new shepard wwwnytimescom science cost fly blue origin bezoshtmlcreditblue origin, via associated presspublished july , updated oct , first flight, blue origin auctioned one seats proceeds going mr bezos space focused nonprofit, club future winning bid million, amount stunned even blue origin officials, far higher hoped blue origin announced distribute million space related organizations million eachthe , people participated auction provided blue origin list prospective paying customers, company started selling tickets subsequent flightsblue origin declined say price many people signed up, representatives company say strong demandour early flights going good price, bob smith, chief executive blue origin, said news conference sundayduring auction seat tuesdays flight, company said auction participants could buy seat subsequent flights publicly stated charged placed bids, many seats soldariane cornell, director astronaut orbital sales blue origin, said two additional flights planned year already built robust pipeline customers interested, saidvirgin galactic, company offering suborbital flights, people already bought tickets price originally , later raised , , virgin galactic stopped sales crash first space plane test flight virgin galactic officials say resume sales later year, price likely higher , | academic interests | 308 |
huge canyon mercury may provide evidence planet shrinking science mercury shrinking, great valley shows wwwnytimescom science mercury great valleyhtmltrilobitescreditnasanov , colossal canyon mercury may provide evidence tiny planet shrinkingusing data nasas messenger spacecraft, researchers discovered mile long, mile wide mile deep valley planets southern hemisphere size montana twice deep grand canyon elevation map above, dark blue chasm leads large purple crater known rembrandt impact basinthe researchers believe great valley formed mercurys interior cooled, caused planets crust upper mantle contract bend findings appeared wednesday journal geophysical research lettersunlike earth, multiple tectonic plates, mercurys lithosphere made single plate cooled, buckled like grape shriveling raisinresearchers still piecing together clues mercury, closest planet sun, cooled scientists think may also undergone recent warming period formedmercury might shrunk nearly nine miles diameter past four billion years, according previous research, might still getting smaller | academic interests | 205 |
much ticket space new shepard cost blue origin saying space cosmos much ticket space new shepard cost blue origin isnt saying wwwnytimescom science space blue origin ticket costhtmlhow much ticket space new shepard cost blue origin isnt sayingoct , , etoct , , etcreditblue originblue origin declined publicly state price ticket fly new shepard company nearing million sales far, mr bezos said unclear many ticket holders includeswe dont know quite yet blue origin publicly announce price, mr bezos told reporters july flight space right really well private salesoliver daemen, dutch teenager aboard blue origins first crewed flight july, occupying seat company auctioned million, steep number even shocked company executives total, million donated equally space organizationsmr daemen, , wasnt winning bidder father, private equity executive, runner auction next line actual winner individual, named, plunked million postponing trip scheduling conflict, blue origin said timetickets edge space virgin galactics spaceshiptwo hiked , august, , , company reopened ticket sales yearslong hiatusflights orbit much higher altitude blue origin virgin galactics trips go far expensive three passengers international space station next year paying million seats spacex rocket, bought company axiom spacemany wealthy customers space company executives see steep ticket prices early investments nascent space tourism industry, hoping money put help lower cost launching rockets | academic interests | 331 |
saturday, comet beyond solar system make closest approach earth interstellar comet saturday, dec , comet beyond solar system make closest approach earth comet borisov dec nasa, esa, jewitt ucla comets icy core mile wide, surrounding cloud gas dust many times larger planet pieter van dokkum, cheng han hsieh, shany danieli, gregory laughlin yale passing comet, known borisov, moving miles second, fast enough slip solar system escape back interstellar space comet borisov october nasa, esa, j depasquale stsci discovery comet first spotted aug gennady borisov, comet hunter crimea discovered nine comets since comet moving across background stars gennady borisov comet borisov second interstellar object ever observed inside solar system, earning prefix alien comet resembles comets solar system, likely formed around another star kicked interstellar space comet borisov front distant spiral galaxy nov nasa, esa, jewitt ucla suns gravity bend comets path, capture comet made closest approach sun dec comet borisov nov national optical infrared astronomy research laboratory gemini observatory nsf aura oumuamua first interstellar object found passing solar system oumuamua, spotted already moving away sun oumuamua circled blue eso k meech et al oumuamua thought reddish, cigar shaped asteroid lacked halo reflected light different ways turned glimpse oumuamua gemini observatory aura national science foundation recent observations suggest oumuamua might actually comet tail, accelerating away sun slight kick escaping gas astronomers many future chances observe alien comets dozens interstellar objects thought pass solar system every year, unseen subscribe science times newsletter sync calendar solar system sources nasa, gennady borisov jet propulsion laboratorys small body database browser | academic interests | 388 |
nasa mars reconnaissance orbiter spies curiosity rover mars science high mars, nasa orbiter spies curiosity rover wwwnytimescom science mars curiosity reconnaissance orbiterhtmltrilobitesjune , imagecreditnasa jet propulsion laboratory university arizonathe small blue dot curiosityfrom orbit, nasas mars reconnaissance orbiter cataloging landscape mars exquisite detail decade occasionally photographs something martianon june , orbiter passed mount sharp, mountain inside crater nasas curiosity rover exploring since color image, taken distance miles, combined view three wavelength bands red, blue green infrared wavelengths bring differences materials marss surface, produce scene quite different hue human eye would seethis false color combination makes curiosity, feet long nine feet wide, pop bright blue terrain tan rocks patches dark sand rover usually hue like unwashed metallic car reconnaissance orbiter taking pictures curiosity every three months monitor movements dunes, erosion slopes changes landscapecuriosity earth visitor spotted , orbiter took image opportunity rover, showed rover also tracks soil even shadow camera mastimagecreditnasa jet propulsion laboratory university arizonathe camera also taken pictures nasas viking phoenix landers russian amateur may also spotted mars , soviet spacecraft set mars , although identification conclusivethe orbiter also provided hints mars spacecraft failedwhen european space agencys schiaparelli craft, part exomars mission, disappeared last year descending, reconnaissance orbiter spotted dark scar surface lander crashedimagecreditnasa jet propulsion laboratory university arizonathe orbiter also found beagle , earlier european space agency lander disappeared instance, turned beagle made surface one piece solar panels deployed radio antenna blocked, never able send message back earthimagecreditnasa jet propulsion laboratory university arizona university leicesterone spacecraft, however, still eludes discovery nasas polar lander disappeared without trace december heading toward spot mars near south polemars reconnaissance orbiters camera taken images covering area polar lander likely be, remains hidden rough terrain years since disappearance, debris may also partly hidden dust frostimagecreditnasa jet propulsion laboratory university arizona | academic interests | 462 |
trees adapt climate change better expected, new study says science trees deal climate change better expected wwwnytimescom science global warming climate change trees carbon dioxidehtmltrilobitescreditgetty imagesmarch , bend dont break adaptability trees extends handling climate change, according new study says forests may able deal hotter temperatures contribute less carbon dioxide atmosphere scientists previously thoughtin addition taking carbon dioxide photosynthesis, plants also release process called respiration globally, plant respiration contributes six times much carbon dioxide atmosphere fossil fuel emissions, much reabsorbed plants, oceans elements nature now, scientists thought warming planet would cause plants release carbon dioxide atmosphere, turn would cause warmingbut study published wednesday nature, scientists showed plants able adapt respiration increases temperature long periods time, releasing percent carbon dioxide normal conditionsbased measurements short term temperature responses study others, scientists expected plants would increase respiration nearly five times muchat two forest research sites minnesota, scientists tested respiration rates different species trees boreal temperate forests affected increases temperature period three five years, using heating cables warm treesthe trees monitored two conditions ambient, degrees warmer thatto demonstrate plants adapted long term temperature increases, scientists compared three things much carbon dioxide trees released ambient conditions much trees released warmer conditions much carbon dioxide trees released exposed warmer temperature short period time minutes hours scientists compared results, found trees acclimated warmer temperatures increased carbon dioxide release much smaller amount trees exposed short term temperature increase magnitudeboreal temperate forests account third worlds forest areas, adapt respiration rates way study suggests, forests, planets lungs, breathe easy | academic interests | 394 |
q hatching eaglets start breathe science eagles fly, must hatch wwwnytimescom science eaglets eggs air breathinghtmlq acreditvictoria robertsapril , q hatching eaglets start breathe air egg energetically work way outa first breath comes three four days hatching, thanks small air bubble chick porous egg shell, said amy ries, writes raptor resource project, preservation educational project raptors project includes webcam records eagles nesting breeding decorah, iowa first breath, eaglet chick develops egg tooth, small, hard calcium spike top bill used pierce membrane separates chick bubble air hole called internal pip chick gets burst energy first breath, ms ries wrote projects blog, scratches hole shell outside, called external pipas air comes shell, chick starts final process hatching vigorously scratching inside shell circular path around entire large endwith shell weakened, chick able give expansive bursts shell parts, ms ries saidit may take hours chick extricate shell time, undergoes several physiological adaptations, including absorbing yolk sac within body fully inflating lungsexhausted work, eaglet drawn enough nourishment yolk sac need eat several hours, giving time rest dry off, ms ries said question nytimescom | academic interests | 293 |
richard branson take risk virgin galactic science richard branson take risk wwwnytimescom science richard branson space flight riskhtmlwhy richard branson take riskcreditjoe skipper reutersjuly , founding space exploration company perhaps unsurprising step mr branson, made career fortune estimated billion building flashy upstart businesses promotes showmans flairwhat became virgin business empire began small record shop central london mr branson parlayed virgin records, home acts like sex pistols, peter gabriel , co founded became virgin atlantic challenge british airways field long haul passenger air travel virgin branded airlines followedthe virgin group branched businesses well, including mobile phone carrier, passenger railroad line hotels performed flawlessly virgin atlantic virgin australia filed insolvency pandemic last year, today remember ventures soft drinks, cosmetics lingerievirgin galactic announced much fanfare promise creating space tourism company style virgin orbit, spinoff company launches small satellites jumbo jet, came years later virgin orbit, separate virgin galactic, carried payloads orbit twice yearthe space tourism company piece mr bransons penchant highflying pursuits like skydiving hot air ballooning unlike many virgin groups businesses actually minority investments simply licensees, virgin galactic major focus mr bransons raised billion space companies saudi arabia, call deal killing dissident journalist jamal khashoggi regulatory filing, company said benefited personal network generate new inquiries reservation sales, well referrals existing reservation holdersweve spent years working space program, mr branson said bloomberg television interview tough, space tough rocket science added hoped travel one virgin galactics flights end yearvirgin galactic joined new york stock exchange merging publicly traded investment fund, giving potent source new funds compete deep pocket competitors publicity, mr branson marking trading debut exchange one companys flight suitsbut virgin galactic sought keep pace likes mr bezos blue origin, mr branson downplayed rivalry two know nobody believe say it, honestly, isnt, told today show earlier week | academic interests | 475 |
ritual human sacrifice helped create social hierarchies, study finds science societies practiced ritual human sacrifice wwwnytimescom science ritual human sacrificehtmltrilobitescreditpaulus swaen old maps printsapril , one thing thats definitely gotten better time much ritualistic human sacrificebut new study published monday nature revisits ancient practice look fresh insights scientists found that, better worse worse victims, course , human sacrifice helped create hierarchies present many modern societiesthe scientists university auckland victoria university wellington, new zealand, found ritual sacrifice may spurred transition small, egalitarian societies large, stratified ones study examined traditional austronesian cultures speakers family languages parts africa, asia oceania looked whether cultures used ritual sacrifice practiced affected social organization cultures divided groups egalitarian, moderately stratified highly stratified defined presence absence social hierarchy, rate social mobilitythe scientists found, perhaps surprisingly, human sacrifice contributed creating preserving social hierarchies, increased chances societies would fixed strata, inherited positions, less mobility also generally helped prevent loss social divisions existeddespite barbaric nature, human sacrifice useful tool rulers, elites, religious figures maintain cement power, even proclaim divinityin cultures, human sacrifice usually slaves others low status sometimes called response several events, including breaking taboos customs, funerals important people, consecration new house boat, according authorsthe authors list run mill techniques human sacrifice, others mention more, lets say, specific crushed newly built canoe, rolled roof house decapitatedhuman sacrifice practiced point parts world, major religions forbid custom, hasnt lasted modern timeseven so, rumors human sacrifice ritual murders sometimes circulate popular culture helps fan flames, game thrones season , anyone | academic interests | 389 |
time lapse shows ice flower middle night science find ice flower melts wwwnytimescom science find ice flower meltshtmltrilobitescreditmary ronanmarch , unseasonably warm weather, parts country expected blasted winter storms coming weeks may tiny, fleeting bright side live places something known frostweed grows ice flowersit blossoms middle night, air freezing ground warm least relative air supercool water seeps cracks plant stem, surrounding air transforms liquid ice slow, steady process, see time lapse photography taken forrest mims iii, amateur scientist author, woods near texas home january videotranscripttranscriptmaking ice flowerover course hours, ice flower blossomednaover course hours, ice flower blossomedcreditcreditforrest mims iiithe growing ice swirls rounded ribbons ripple fold like petals pick up, may shatter wake late, never even therein last couple weeks, frostflowers, commonly referred social media, photographed tennessee kentucky blooms also documented alabama, texas, indiana pennsylvania years jim carter, retired geographer illinois state university, even grown yard illinoisvideotranscripttranscriptmelting ice flowerjust bit warmth drives fleeting blossoms awaynajust bit warmth drives fleeting blossoms awayhe first stumbled upon one curious ice creations east tennessee , knowing wasever since, working understand fleeting blossom, also strange ice formations needle ice, grows soil hair ice, grows fungus infested woodwhat found formed process called ice segregation process similar one turns coke sitting cooler ice liquid slush crack openat basic level, garden requires presence certain plants frostweed freezing supercold water soil right rate plant, explains, pulls water ground water leaks hits frost, causes start freezing delicate temperature balance essential keep ice growingit stops unfurling balance broken, inevitable sooner lateryou get nice sunny day, doesnt take long sun hits it, sort wilts goes away, dr carter said | academic interests | 486 |
memory come seemingly nowhere science memory blue wwwnytimescom science memory mind pophtmlq apeople sometimes experience random recollections routine tasks housekeeping scientists call mind pops nov , imagecreditvictoria robertsq memory come seemingly nowherea kind involuntary recall usually involves words, phrases names, rather events generally, seem immediate trigger reminderthe phenomenon given name, mind popping, one researchers study it, george mandler, pioneer memory research died colleagues found memory usually occurred task relatively automatic, routine grooming housekeeping, left mind free wander speculated recall might involve called long term priming, information related memory acquired days even weeks earlier actual recollection | academic interests | 155 |
else aboard blue origin flight science else aboard flight wwwnytimescom science blue origin crew bezoshtmlpublished july , updated oct , mr bezos brought younger brother mark bezos, , lived private life co founder general partner highpost capital, private equity firm mark bezos previously worked head communications robin hood foundation, charity aids anti poverty efforts new york cityblue origin auctioned one seats, proceeds going club future, space focused charity founded mr bezos winning bidder paid million still know wasimagecreditdaemen familylast week, company announced auction winner decided wait subsequent flight due scheduling conflictsinstead, oliver daemen, year old student netherlands one runners auction, purchased ticket second new shepard flight, bumped upthe fourth passenger mary wallace funk goes wally pilot among group women passed rigorous criteria nasa used selecting astronauts | academic interests | 196 |
watch live bald eagles nicknamed mr president first lady welcome first eaglet science eaglet emerges national arboretum, live webcam wwwnytimescom science bald eaglet hatches arboretum webcamhtmlvideotranscripttranscriptbald eaglet hatchesbald eagles nicknamed mr president first lady welcomed first eaglet friday webcam captured hatchingshows washington, dc, united states march , american eagle foundation eaglesorg mandatory courtesy american eagle foundation eaglesorg mandatory verbal courtesy american eagle foundation archive resale bald eagle nesting close eaglet emerging egg close eagle nesting wide view eagle nest eagle flying dropping fish nest various bald eagles nestbald eagles nicknamed mr president first lady welcomed first eaglet friday webcam captured hatchingcreditcreditreutersmarch , eaglet broke free shell friday morning national arboretum washington, live webcam fixed bald eagle nest hours day hatching started wednesday night first two eggs nest, one eaglet making significant progress emerging shellthe american eagle foundation said adult bald eagle pair nicknamed mr president first lady first nest location, high tulip poplar tree national arboretum, operated department agriculture eagles began nesting , first since adult eagles sticking close eaglet unhatched sibling, sometimes making visibility poor video stream wild eagle nest, anything happen, foundations site warns things like sibling rivalry, predators natural disaster affect eagle family may difficult watchin , bald eagles close extinction nesting pairs remaining, according united states fish wildlife service population since recovered longer considered endangeredwatching live footage birds habitat riveting test patience long periods go little happening aside ruffle featherbut spell , new yorkers fixated webcam showing red tailed hawks nest overlooking washington square park, following tale health and, ultimately, death mother hawk, named violetif really watching eggs hatching, another webcam keep eye shows peregrine falcon nest ledge st floor rhodes state office tower columbus, ohioa third egg appeared nest, ohio department national resources said thursday watch possible fourth egg weekend | academic interests | 470 |
jeff bezos blue origin launch new shepard rocket july science jeff bezos flight, different wwwnytimescom science jeff bezos space flight blue originhtmlcreditblue originpublished july , updated aug , july , another billionaire scheduled take another rocket edge space jeff bezos, founder amazon, founded rocket company, blue origin, vision millions people living working space futurebut companys first vehicle, new shepard, much modest ambitions like virgin galactics spaceshiptwo, designed take people short suborbital trips providing four minutes weightlessnessunlike spaceshiptwo, new shepard traditional rocket, launched upward capsule detaches booster rocket booster returns make vertical landing, much larger falcon rockets operated elon musks spacex do, capsule descends back ground parachutenew shepard also rises mile high karman lineblue origin highlighted fact, several features new shepard, tweet friday compared spacecraft virgin galactics spaceshiptwomr bezos later wished mr branson virgin galactic successful safe flight tomorrow, post instagram account added, best luck | academic interests | 210 |
tell us story dogs belong anyone dog waits eat remains fish near river brahmaputra gauhati, india credit anupam nath associated press dogs around world belong anyone instead, go variety names street dogs, village dogs, dump dogs neighborhood dogs strays escaped homes live breed fringes human society, continue shaped perhaps even human like tell us story dog dogs life live around people, belong whether encounter dogs every day live, memorable experience stray traveled, like hear gather favorite anecdotes photos publish alongside coming times story sorry, form longer accepting submissions see favorite stories dogs belong one nytimescom | academic interests | 180 |
atm covered microbes, mostly harmless, study finds science atm covered microbes, mostly harmless wwwnytimescom science atm keypad microbeshtmltrilobitescredittimothy clary agence france presse getty imagesnov , whenever withdraw money automated teller machine, atm deposits microbes onto youthat shouldnt surprising germs bacteria everywhere doorknobs, subway seats, staircases, cat, dog, face cant avoid them, especially youre punching pinresearchers new york city swabbed keypads atms banks, bodegas places across manhattan, brooklyn queens found atms mostly covered microbes human skin, similar ones found bathrooms, pillowcases televisionsthey also found addition leaving bits behind whenever touch keypads, also litter machines leftovers traces chicken, fish seafood among commonly found microbes manhattan found mold called xeromyces bisporus, associated spoiled cakes baked goodsnew yorkers love food, surprising, said jane carlton, urban microbiology ecologist new york university author study, published wednesday journal msphere added microbes found pretty consistent across boroughs stressed majority microbes found harmless gross, perhaps, mostly harmlessto researchers like dr carlton, atms act like miniature laboratories study dna city machines house unique microcosm keypads reflects people use every day team look touch screen atmsthe study part larger research project investigate new york citys urban microbiome far, researchers already looked microbes subway system, provide insight people around city atm findings, dr carlton said, another piece jigsaw puzzle microbes new york cityto complete portrait plan next look citys pets pests means swabbing cats, dogs, squirrels, pigeons, rats cockroaches | academic interests | 361 |
nasa nd class astronauts go two years training becoming full fledged graduates science nasas newest class astronauts ready hit pool wwwnytimescom science nasa astronauts class htmlcreditrobert markowitz nasajune , dont yet know going, dont know get there, good chance leaving planet coming yearslast week, nasa announced nd class astronauts seven men five women chosen , applicants, space agency ever received range age include army doctor, engineer spacex massachusetts institute technology professor lt kayla barron, us navy zena cardman, graduate research fellow, pennsylvania state university lt col raja chari, us air force lt cmdr matthew dominick, us navy bob hines, research pilot, nasa johnson space center warren hoburg, assistant professor, mit jonny kim, resident physician, massachusetts general hospital robb kulin, launch chief engineer, spacex maj jasmin moghbeli, us marine corps loral ohara, research engineer, woods hole oceanographic institution maj frank rubio, us army jessica watkins, postdoctoral fellow, caltechofficially, astronaut candidates go two years training becoming full fledged graduates practice spacewalks foot deep swimming pool nasa johnson space center houston, learn fly nasas jet planes study ins outs international space stationbecause russia nasas main partner space station, also learn speak russian | academic interests | 259 |
birds listen play music likelihood, science birds listen play music wwwnytimescom science birds listen play musichtmlq acreditvictoria robertsjune , q songbirds wire outside window listen practice violina likelihood, do, said timothy j devoogd, professor psychology cornell university, long studied human bird brains, particularly brains birds encode learned behaviors like songhe said aware good study suggested bird brains respond song areas human brains doas shorthand way thinking, bird song sounds musical human ears, odds similar human music sound songlike bird, dr devoogd saidwe know combination innate learned qualities, birds cue particular frequency range, particular tempo bird constructs song using qualitieshe said predicted species create elaborate songs themselves, like mockingbirds, starlings catbirds, would interested wider range human musicbut question whether bird hearing responding liking music, responding potential foe, dr devoogd saidhe said lot research finding reproducing male hears another bird singing, good song, gets angry question nytimescom | academic interests | 243 |
jeff bezos crew wore blue flight suits space science jeff bezos crew wore space wwwnytimescom science jeff bezos spacehtmlcreditblue origin, via associated presspublished july , updated oct , jeff bezos blasted space tuesday, wasnt channeling apollo astronauts least one respect sartorial choicemr bezos, founder amazon, told nbcs today show monday wouldnt need traditional spacesuit mile jaunt earthmr bezos three crew members aboard new shepard capsule wore light flight suits shiny sheen resemble jumpsuits worn military pilots, perhaps even nascar drivers racing suitthe blue suits, revealed pictures videos published mr bezos fellow passengers flight, mission patch upper left chest features blue origins rocket blasting spaceit feels good flight suit, mr bezos said promotional video posted monday instagramthe crew members first initials surnames printed white letters chest area suits, black trim blue origin name emblazoned left sleeve right arm flag patch, similar worn astronauts fighter jet pilots american flag bezos brothers wally funk, dutch flag oliver daemenblue origin wasnt company make distinctive fashion choices competition billionaires attempted private conquest spacewhen richard branson realized dream traveling space last week virgin galactic rocket plane, wore darker blue jumpsuit made sports apparel giant armour, complete companys ubiquitous logoelon musk, chief executive tesla, enlisted costume designer worked batman v superman, fantastic four, avengers x men ii create prototype functional spacesuit worn astronauts flying spacexs crew dragon capsule | academic interests | 337 |
nasa insight mission mars launch two years science nasa reschedules mars insight mission may wwwnytimescom science nasa reschedules mars insight mission may htmlcreditnasamarch , goes plan, postponed mission probe beneath surface mars launch two years, nasa announced wednesdaythe insight spacecraft head space month, december, nasa delayed mission realized enough time fix stubborn leaks vacuum enclosure housing key instrumentnasa aiming launch insight may , next time earth mars close enough allow quick six month trip mars farther sun earth orbits slowly, two planets line every months im thrilled, said w bruce banerdt, planetary geophysicist nasas jet propulsion laboratory pasadena, calif, missions principal investigator hoping would get opportunity give another tryinsight shortening interior exploration using seismic investigations, geodesy heat transport would land mars nov , however, space agency yet know exactly much delay add missions million cost dr banerdt said team given officials nasa headquarters rough estimate order million, lesscnes, french space agency, charge seismic instrument turned troublesomeinsight designed listen going deep interior planet including shaking tiny quakes measuring change velocity seismic waves pass planet could also offer clues marss crust, mantle corethe three seismometers instrument, sensitive enough detect movements small half radius hydrogen atom, require near perfect vacuum operate precision tests august revealed small leak enclosure, flattened sphere nine inches wide engineers attempted patch it, leak persistednasas jet propulsion laboratory, managing mission, redesign build new enclosuredr banerdt travel nasa headquarters washington six months present detailed cost estimate report fixes theyll watching closely making sure making good progress, saidnasa officials could still cancel mission, dr banerdt said extremely optimistic insight would get groundlast month, lockheed martin, built insight, shipped spacecraft back launch site vandenberg air force base california denver, prepared storage | academic interests | 446 |
climate change mean department defense defines science defense department redefines climate change wwwnytimescom science global warming dictionary definition military defense departmenthtmltrilobitesmarch , climate change mean, exactlythe question existential one department defense matter careful literal considerationthe department recently decided standard websters definition climate change didnt quite meet needs added version homegrown dictionary, department defense dictionary military associated termsheres defines climate change variations average weather conditions persist multiple decades longer encompass increases decreases temperature, shifts precipitation, changing risk certain types severe weather eventsthe dictionary, used part standardize military communication, updated monthly, new entry climate change made public late februarythe military adds definitions websters dictionary entry considered insufficient, richard r osial, spokesman joint staff, explained email definitions policy implicationsthis new explanation climate change added many definitions climate change floating around right now, department needs ensure whenever term used department defense issuances, specific definition, mr osial wrotethrough definition policy plans, department acknowledged countrys landscapes, climates resources likely undergo serious changes rising temperatures risks associated climate changespecifically, department anticipates increased need air, sea land capabilities capacity arctic region, damage thawing permafrost sea ice alaska arctic region, mr osial wrotesome additional risks associate climate change portend grim future risks include disruption competition reliable energy fresh water supplies changed disease vector distribution, increasing complexity cost ongoing disease management efforts, among others, addedthe definition added result two executive orders issued president barack obama, required several government agencies prepare climate change achieve certain environmental benchmarks, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions percent next decadein , unofficial plan adapting climate change developed chuck hagel, defense secretary time, later established official policy adaptation resilience agencywide beginning year, department also identified nearly policy areas make changes consider effects climate change, updates expects complete , mr osial wrote | academic interests | 444 |
read somewhere jupiter gravitational force makes sun move direction true q acreditvictoria robertsjune , q read somewhere gravitational force exerted jupiter great makes sun move direction truea planets solar system interact gravitationally sun, jupiters great mass nearly two half times rest planets combined makes interaction visible astronomers kind dance rather minuscule wobbleany two objects orbit around actually orbit around invisible point called center mass, barycenterjupiter planet barycenter outside radius sunthe traditional picture planets ordered parade around star much complex | academic interests | 146 |
famous english gardens grow well cloud cover always seems hanging science english garden grow wwwnytimescom science english gardenshtmlq ajune , creditvictoria robertsq famous english gardens grow well cloud cover always seems hanging thema contrary popular myths, england constantly shrouded rain clouds, said rowan blaik, director living collections brooklyn botanic garden english gardener new york, id say theres awful lot difference opportunities successfully garden englandas hours solar radiation needed power photosynthesis, met office, britains government weather climate recorders, keeps national record sunshine hours, mr blaik saidtheir recent long term average climate data, spanning , found considerable range sunshine durations ventnor botanic garden isle wight, south coast england, received long term daily average hours sunlight july, compared hours cragside, northumbria, northeastbritain one big advantage one climate zone, temperate, mr blaik said, ideal growing plantsthis especially fortunate, mr blaik said, united kingdom whole , native plant species plant introductions temperate zones around world helped give nation rich horticultural history, saidtodd forrest, vice president horticulture living collections new york botanical garden, agreed much britain throughout year, climate conditions ideal remarkable range temperate zone garden plantsthere enough sunshine, warmth water support steady plant growth flowering much spur sort rank growth found warmer, wetter climates, mr forrest said winter temperatures cool enough promote dormancy, frigid cause massive winter kills | academic interests | 334 |
alaska volcano eases eruption sends ash seven miles atmosphere science alaskan volcano eases eruption wwwnytimescom science earth alaskan volcano eases eruptionhtmlcreditcolt snapp associated pressmarch , volcanic eruption alaska sent cloud ash seven miles atmosphere forced cancellation flights appeared ease late monday, officials saidpavlof volcano, miles southwest anchorage near tip remote alaska peninsula, began erupting sunday afternoon, alaska volcano observatory said, bringing heightened seismic activity itlava could seen spewing mouth local mariners, pilots residents town cold bay, miles southwest, observatory saidstrong winds carried ash hundreds miles interior state nearby village, nelson lagoon, blanketed thin layer monday morning, alaska dispatch news reportedany danger posed volcano appeared dissipated monday night observatory downgraded alert level red, meaning hazardous eruption underway, orange, signal hazards appeared limitedthe ash cloud created headache , alaska airlines passengers monday airline canceled flights six cities northern alaska, observatory saidwe simply wont fly ash present, john ladner, airlines director operations, said statement | academic interests | 230 |
new shepard fly science new shepard fly wwwnytimescom science new shepard flighthtmloct , , etoct , , etcreditlm otero associated pressnew shepard centerpiece rocket blue origins space tourism business booster rocket bottom stands six stories tall, capsule sitting top seat six crewthe suborbital rocket named alan shepard, first american reach space one astronauts walked moon takes blue origins launch site one, launchpad rural west texas miles el pasothe full mission lasts minutes new shepard launches altitude roughly miles, widely recognized marker space begins known krmn lineat peak altitude, booster rocket releases crewed capsule booster begins descent back toward ground, reigniting single engine land vertically slab concrete five miles launchedback space time, crew capsule suspended free fall miles high passengers experience roughly four minutes weightlessness microgravity well views earths slightly curved horizon atmosphere meets space seat window feet feetim thrilled anxious, little nervous little frightened, whole new adventure, mr shatner said interview nbcs today show mondayduring blue origins first crewed flight july, passengers unbuckled floated throughout cubic foot capsule, amused weightlessness tossed candies one another somersaults getting back seatsduring capsules free fall toward land, deploys initial set parachutes brake speed, another set three bigger parachutes carry capsule softly land miles per hour milliseconds landing desert also far launchpad capsule releases burst air underside cushion touchdown seats inside supported scissor like mechanism limits impactblue origin boasted windows new shepards crew capsule biggest fly space, elon musks spacex snatched superlative september launched crew dragon capsule low earth orbit new glass dome stretches inches wide inches deep, covering , square inches | academic interests | 429 |
huffpost examination zachary case, well two others students based hundreds pages columbia investigative reports emails exchanged university officials students shows emma sulkowicz case isolated incident documents show investigation sulkowicz alleged sexual assault, columbia taken missteps handling cases, failing adhere federal guidance standards title ix, federal law mandates gender equality education, advises sexual assault cases fully resolved within days initial reporting columbia policy goes further, stating investigations take longer days investigation over, hearing wrap case two weeks later according university documents, zachary case took seven months another case , transgender columbia sophomore said xe waited six months investigation resolved and, sarah, rising senior, filed two sexual assault cases one took four months resolve took six columbia students reveal university missteps sexual assault investigations | academic interests | 191 |
someone runs digital media company uses every form social media ever invented, hope street cred urge graduating year build boundaries, introduce digital detoxes life, learn regularly disconnect jumble cacophony make time reconnect many profound fulfilling relationships ahead you, relationship important relationship ever and, like relationship, taken granted one thing wish knew graduating college, delphic admonition know thyself socrates admonition unexamined life worth living ancient philosophical platitudes, fact relevant important guiding truths lives vassar college commencement speech class | academic interests | 156 |
raipur chhattisgarh government decided complete admission process educational institutions existing reservation system, providing overall reservation percenta meeting state cabinet presided chief minister bhupesh baghel, made decision based interim order passed supreme court order stayed high court decision invalidated state government order implement percent reservation government job appointments admissions educational institutionsin , previous raman singh government revised reservation formula, allocating percent scheduled tribes sts , percent scheduled castes scs , percent backward classes, bringing overall reservation percent however, state high court set aside order, asserting reservation exceeding percent unconstitutional subsequently, matter appealed supreme courtdue high court ruling, reservation quota sc st communities reduced level undivided madhya pradesh percent quota sts, leading protests tribal communities amidst resentment among tribal communities, bhupesh baghel government passed two bills december state assembly bills aimed increase reservation scheduled tribes sts percent, backward classes obcs percent, scheduled castes scs percent, economically weaker sections ews percent move would elevated total reservation state percentthe bills submitted governor chhattisgarh, anusuiya uikey, approval however, yet granted assent, bills pending since thenthe delay governor assent sparked political dispute state ruling congress party accused governor intentionally stalling bills favour bharatiya janata party bjp bjp refuted allegations, asserting governor simply adhering due processmeanwhile, may , supreme court issued interim order staying high court decision development allowed state reinstate reservation government jobs educational institutions overall percent percent sts, percent scs, percent obcsmeanwhile, indications chief minister would make significant announcement august related giving free bus services students educational institutions identity cardscm baghel indicated considering demand one youths youth dialogue programme raipur asked free bus services commute colleges | academic interests | 427 |
jammu prestigious north tech symposium nts fosters synergy indian army, academia, industry set mark historic milestone indian institute technology iit jammu picturesque jagti campus september year edition distinct finds abode civil establishment first time since inception years ago, iit jammu spokesperson addedhe said, symposium, joint initiative society indian defence manufacturers sidm aegis confederation indian industries cii , endeavours bridge gap needs indian army capabilities academia industry among highlights grand exhibition boasting latest products industry participants, special attention given burgeoning startups additionally, product unveilings meticulously crafted cater distinctive needs armed forces instill profound sense national pride, armed forces stage spectacular military equipment display, affording general public, industry stakeholders, academia immersive patriotic experience iit jammu playing gracious host collaborative spirit army, academia, industry zenith, north tech symposium promises unforgettable confluence intellect, innovation, patriotism event aims propel india defence capabilities new heights set precedent successful army academia industry partnerships | academic interests | 234 |
chennai indian institute technology madras iit madras conduct joint admission test masters jam february , registrations test open september last date apply october candidates, completed undergraduate degree currently studying final year undergraduate programmes, eligible apply jam age restriction foreign nationals indian degrees eligible apply, subject policy admitting institutecandidates apply online jamiitmacinjam conducted computer based test seven test papers biotechnology bt , chemistry cy , economics en , geology gg , mathematics , mathematical statistics ms, physics ph cities across countrycandidates merit list eligible admission seats various postgraduate programmes iits seats iisc nits admissions msc, msc mtech dual degree ms research based jam score jam score valid one year | academic interests | 181 |
ahmedabad origin student launched global project environment conservation th grade student malvern college uk, aarya chiripal started project anthropoteens focus environmental education recently conducted workshops government schools students ahmedabadaarya said, collective action stakeholders like government, community, individuals crucial meaningful steps toward sustainable future felt youth play bigger role environment conservation awareness impact climate change individuals across worldanthropoteens aims introduce students interdisciplinary strategies conservation encourage dialogue differential effects climate change various communities initiative, number educational elements created includes anthropoteens curriculum, introduces fundamental concepts field, climate change climate change impact individuals across globe , e magazine titled anthropozine, publishes articles youth around globe, anthropogreen case studies, series original case studies impact climate change marginalized groupshe also recently conducted interactive workshops students, collaboration yuva unstoppable, nonprofit organization ahmedabad also conducting series interviews teenagers diverse communities socioeconomic locations gain greater insight environmental disasters affect society | academic interests | 231 |
education minister dharmendra pradhan launched books authored iit madras faculty alumnus july newly inaugurated bharat mandapam new delhititled empowering india ideas action scientists engineers, one books written prof pradeep, padma shri awardee institute professor, department chemistry, iit madras, mr krishnan narayanan, president, iitmaa itihaasa research digital explores ideas leading research educational institutions india book, authors identified seven focus areas outlined recommendations hundreds case studies science, technology, innovation empowering india achieving sustainable development book also contains ten illustrations, takes concept symbolizes india, rural urban, visualizes new context infused various elements produced ai engine human artistthe book published indian academy sciences part iit madras alumni association iitmaa thought leadership activities inputs scientists, including alumni iit madras proceeds book sales would contributed towards cause science academy , iit madras said official statementin addition, another book mann ki baat inspiring transformational capacity nation people, authored prof v kamakoti, director, iit madras, mr venkatraghavan ks, mr krishnan narayanan prof vr muraleedharan, department humanities social sciences, iit madras, also released leveraged policy advocacy complex living systems frameworks analyse mann ki baat show inspired nation created transformational capacity ecosystem country, especially areas research, innovation entrepreneurship part research, also developed large language model based mkb chatbot, prof v kamakoti, director, iit madras, said book mann ki baat book, empowering india ideas action scientists engineers , prof pradeep, institute professor, department chemistry, iit madras, said, believe book great value building new india solid recommendations spread across specific areas incorporated planning policies, sure india rightful place | academic interests | 401 |
new delhi institute chartered accountants india icai declared icai ca foundation result today, august candidates appeared chartered accountants, ca foundation june examination check results official website icainicinicai conducted ca foundation june exam june , , across country candidates access foundation results simply logging roll number registration number pon official portaldirect link icai ca foundation june result candidates follow step step process given access resultshow check icai ca foundation results step visit official website icai icainicinstep homepage, click link reads, foundation june step redirected login page, enter registered detailsstep icai ca foundation june result displayed screenstep download take printout result future referencecandidates must secure least marks ca foundation paper combined total marks pass exam | academic interests | 187 |
kea pgcet karnataka examinations authority kea started online registration process pgcet today, august candidates apply post graduate common entrance test official website cetonlinekarnatakagovinas per schedule, karnataka pgcet application process open august , till pm candidates advised complete registration earliest wait last moment kea post graduate common entrance test held september , kea conduct pgcet admission st year st semester full time part time mba mca tech arch courses karnataka non karnataka candidates year apply kea pgcet registration apply karnataka pgcet step visit official website kea keakarnicinstep homepage, click link pgcet step now, register fill application formstep upload necessary documents pay registration feestep download take printout confirmation page future referencedownload karnataka pgcet notificationapplication feesubmit necessary fees follows rs general obc candidates per course, rs sc st category candidates karnataka per course | academic interests | 222 |
aditya wadhawanseveral schools along ncert edtech introducing several initiatives increase mental calculation among students age calculators gadgets, mental maths promoted increase calculation abilities recently, directorate education doe , delhi government mandated conducting classes mental maths classes v xii students minute class, consist mental maths question bank various question banks meant different classes available official educational website delhi government speaking education times, dinesh kaushik, faculty maths, directorate education doe , says, classes mental maths would quicken calculation skills ensure this, teachers help students attempt objective type questions given mental maths booklets booklet contains tricks, definitions questions help increase calculation speed instance, students asked subtract square students would taught solve question using minus b whole square identity arrive answer rather following conventional method attempting questions, students better understand base knowledge various chapters maths syllabus teachers help solving questions help simplify maths students, informs kaushik anup kumar rajput, professor maths, ncert, mental maths must taught separately, instead, part syllabus schools following method, strong mathematical foundation among students teaching maths, students supported teachers devise methods calculate faster jinal dedhia, co founder, acadzo, says, mental maths something every student exposed would enable develop faster calculative methods, later help crack competitive exams smoothly improves concentration levels listening skills acadzo developed software boost mental calculation abilities, develops auditory skills soon numbers called students quickly calculate give result speeds calculation skills visual imagery mental maths abilities problem solving skills fine tuned games rubik cube, chess, poker, many strategic games, says dedhia | academic interests | 391 |
chandigarh haryana chief minister, manohar lal khattar emphasizing significance rural development overall progress nation said rural areas play key role shaping country identity, culture, economic foundation considerable portion india population engaged agriculture, hence economy reliance sector remains significant agriculture contributes food security also country gdp employment makes development villages key priority sustained economic growth prosperity, said khattar addressing gathering inaugural ceremony two day training conference organized regional panchayati raj parishad surajkund mondaymeanwhile, prime minister, narendra modi also addressed programme video conferencing, bjp national president jp nadda physically attended function chief guest surajkundkhattar said focus round development villages crucial step toward achieving sustainable inclusive growth across country today gathered discuss topic revolves around foundational principles country democracy well every citizen even years independence, development villages remains primary need, saidhe said last nine years, starting numerous schemes conducting experiments village development haryana reflects proactive approach adopted present state government towards improving rural infrastructure, livelihood opportunities, overall quality lifelabelling panchayats shield national unity, integrity, good governance, democracy, chief minister underscored pivotal role played panchayats local self governance democratic process country, belief panch parameshwar originated due justice lovingness panchayats three levels gram panchayat, panchayat samiti zilla parishad basic foundation democratic system country similarly, civic bodies like municipality municipal council also making commendable efforts overall development urban areas country, said khattarhe said recognizing key role played panchayats, grassroots governing bodies, prime minister modi empowered panchayats aim ensuring governance accessible, carrying development works transparent, responsive mannerthe chief minister said panchayati raj institutions pris empowered dynamic development rural areas this, pris given key administrative financial powers governmentthe chief minister said state government done work giving percent representation women pris informed order financially empower pris, surcharge stamp duty equivalent percent property value rural areas imposed said gram darshan portal started coordination elected representatives rural residentsbjp national general secretary, kailash vijayvargiya, bjp state president, op dhankar, mlas, seema trikha, sh rajesh nagar many dignitaries remained present occasion | academic interests | 498 |
hpsc admit card haryana public service commission hpsc released mpsc hcs main admit card today, august , candidates qualified hcs executive branch allied services download hall ticket official website hpscgovinas per schedule, hpsc hcs main examination conducted august , candidates download admit card simply logging application id password official portaldirect link hpsc hcs main admit cardhow download hcs main admit card step visit official website hpscgovinstep homepage, click link reads, click download admit card posts hcs ex br allied services mains examination held step redirected new page, enter login details click submitstep hcs hall ticket displayed screenstep download take hard copy future reference | academic interests | 184 |
new delhi staff selection commission ssc released admit card combined higher secondary level chsl tier examination, admit card northern region downloaded official website ssc, sscnicinthe chsl tier exam scheduled held august , admit card contains important information candidate name, roll number, exam date, time, venue candidates advised carefully check admit card bring along exam hallthe ssc chsl tier exam computer based test cbt conducted two shifts first shift held pm second shift held pm pm exam consist two sections, general intelligence reasoning ability, quantitative aptitudethe ssc chsl tier exam qualifying exam candidates qualify tier exam called tier exam tier exam descriptive exam test candidate english language skillsdirect link download ssc chsl tier admit card northern region steps download ssc chsl tier admit card step go official website ssc, sscnicinstep click admit cards tabstep click ssc chsl tier admit card linkstep enter registration number date birthstep click submit buttonstep admit card displayed screenstep download admit card take printout future reference | academic interests | 283 |
bse odisha supplementary result board secondary education bse odisha announced class supplementary result today, august , students appeared odisha hsc th supplementary examination check results official website bseodishaacinbse odisha declared hsc th annual exam result may year, total , , students appeared matriculation examination, , , students cleared examination impressive pass percentage students could clear exam first attempt given option appear supplementary examinationcandidates access supplementary examination result simply logging roll number official portal alternatively, candidates follow mentioned steps download odisha hsc th supplementary result direct link odisha hsc th supplementary result check bse class supplementary result step visit official bse odisha website bseodishaacin step homepage, click link reads, supplementary hsc examination step new page open, enter roll number full namestep supplementary result displayed screenstep download take printout future reference | academic interests | 211 |
new delhi jai narain vyas university, previously known university jodhpur, recently made available admit cards various programs official website admit cards pertain several examinations accessed official website jai narain vyas university jnvuiumsin examinations admit cards released include following ballb,bballb iv semester atkt ex students exam ballb,bballb ii semester atkt students exam ballb,bballb ii semester regular students exam ballb,bballb viii semester exam ballb,bballb vi semester regular students exam ballb,bballb vi semester atkt ex students exam ballb,bballb iv semester examination, specifically atkt ex students, scheduled various dates august subjects papers include english, constitutional law india, law evidence limitation, law contract ii specific contracts , political science major strategic management major , financial market operations, philosophy students admitted prior session release admit cards marks important step preparation students upcoming examinations, providing necessary information details proceed smoothly academic assessments showcases university commitment facilitating seamless examination process studentssure, six steps download jai narain vyas university admit cards ballb bballb exams visit official website open web browser navigate official website jai narain vyas university typing url jnvuiumsin navigate admit card section look section website dedicated admit cards examination related information might labelled differently, contain information downloading admit cardsselect exam type find specific exam appearing among listed options case, choose ballb bballb exam optionprovide necessary details need enter specific details access admit card typically, includes roll number, registration number, date birth, possibly captcha code verificationdownload admit card providing required information, click download submit button admit card selected exam generated displayed screensave print admit card visible, save pdf file device recommended take printout admit card, required entry examination hall make sure printout clear legibleremember, university website may slightly different layout process, important follow instructions provided website accurately face difficulties process, also reach university examination technical support assistance | academic interests | 462 |
rajasthan police recruitment rajasthan police set open online registration process recruitment constables across various categories today, august , interested candidates check eligibility criteria apply recruitment official website policerajasthangovinas per rajasthan police constable recruitment , online application process said post open august , candidates exercise option edit application form august , age limitthe applicants age years however, age relaxation applicable reserved categorieseducational qualificationdistrict police intelligence passed senior secondary class equivalent recognized school education boardpolice telecom passed senior secondary class equivalent examination recognized school education board physics mathematics science one subjectsdownload rajasthan police recruitment notification vacancythrough recruitment drive, rajasthan police aims fill total vacant posts constable general driver band mounted dog squad police telecom various districts unitshow apply rajasthan police constable recruitment step visit official website policerajasthangovinstep homepage, go recruitment careers sectionstep now, click constable registration link available screenstep fill application form upload required documentsstep pay application fee submit formstep download take printout confirmation page future referenceapplication feethe application fee rs general, bc creamy layer , candidates states sc, st, bc ncl , ews candidates, fee rs | academic interests | 285 |
bhu ug admission banaras hindu university bhu released first allotment list bhu ug admissions today, august students applied admission undergraduate courses banaras hindu university check seat allotment status official website bhuonlineincandidates provisionally allotted seats first round counselling required pay admission formalities august , , till pm first list admission various undergraduate programs released list main campus, paid seats affiliated colleges displayed bhuonlinein fee deadline first list , reads official notice bhudirect link bhu ug round seat allotment result check bhu ug seat allotment result step visit bhu official website bhuonlineinstep homepage, click link bhu ug seat allotment resultstep now, enter login details submitstep bhu ug selection status displayed screenstep download take printout allotment offer future referencenote candidates get admission offer regular allotment go mop round, admission start august th | academic interests | 213 |
pune getting selected oxford university london, innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship program, transformative journey veddansh gupta, said statement issued schoola student victorious kidss educares, ib world school, veddansh said collaborating peers across globe, explored business principles, innovation methods, entrepreneurial thinking unique experience enabled incubate idea successful business equipped invaluable skills future endeavours highlight course inventing future innovation challenge, similar famous shark tank, veddansh, along peers, presented business idea challenge experience, improved creative thinking, business planning, presentation, leadership abilitiesveddansh immersed oxford historic residential colleges, living centuries old student bedrooms socializing vibrant common rooms prestigious lecture halls, attended world leaders nobel prize winners, left awestruck inspiredveddansh journey exemplifies spirit self realization, harmonizing learning leadership embrace brighter future experiencing life campus one world renowned academic institutions truly dream come true | academic interests | 192 |
visakhapatnam indian institute managementvisakhapatnam iimv paid rich tributes late vani row, daughter distinguished scientist philanthropist dr brl row, birth anniversary vani prominent consultant investment banker known globally achievements vani row memorial address took place permanent campus iimv vani row, alumna iim ahmedabad, made significant impact successful consultant investment banker india usa untimely demise honour daughter, dr brl row generously donated rs crore iim visakhapatnam establish incubation centre budding entrepreneursthe event attended faculty, staff, students iimb alumna dr nalini guhesh delivered vani row memorial lecture, sharing anecdotes experience workplace emphasised importance continuous learning building team effective communication skills added apart core skills, one learn extra expertise area struggle might beneficial respect future challenges workplace dr brl row expressed delight hearing accolades daughter shared vani row gold medal recipients emphasised commitment ensuring students, particularly women, access quality education highlighted challenges women representation educational institutions persisting obstacles due social conditions family concern needs overcomedean administration prof mv anuradha expressed gratitude towards dr brl row commitment encouraging women academic participation added institute looking forward incubation centre named vani row, future source provides support functions, mentorship, resources future entrepreneurs iimv director prof chandrasekhar highlighted vani remarkable accomplishments, underscoring influence role model future generations thanked dr brl row continuously supporting gracing event year valuable presence urged students event take learning co curricular activities institute overall holistic development event, divya yadav, pallavi bansal, prapti alok, vani row gold medal recipients, shared perspectives medallist prestigious award expressed gratitude towards dr brl row commitment added award source inspiration needs carried legacy coordinator academics research prof shivshanker singh patel also spoke occasion | academic interests | 422 |
isc class compartment result council indian school certificate cisce declared indian school certificate isc class compartment result today, august , students appeared compartment improvement examination check download results official website cisceorgcisce conducted isc th annual examination february march result announced may , students could clear examination first attempt wanted improve grades appeared compartment improvement examination now, council declared result isc class compartment examination candidates access cisce isc th result simply logging registration details, like uid index number official portal alternatively, students follow step step process access resultsdirect link cisce isc class compartment improvement resulthow check cisce isc th compartment result step visit official website resultscisceorgstep homepage, select isc coursesstep now, enter uid index numberstep cisce isc compartment improvement result displayed screenstep download take printout result future reference | academic interests | 209 |
icai ca foundation result chartered accountant foundation result released today institute chartered accountants icai official website aspirants participated icai ca foundation examination access results institute official website icainicinto retrieve ca results, candidates must input roll number, registration number, captcha code within icai foundation result link aforementioned website, icainicinthe scheduled date time ca foundation result duly communicated via official notification icai websitein conjunction result disclosure, pass percentage candidates along distinguished toppers examination shall also publicizedthe forthcoming notification ca foundation december examination anticipated issued tomorrow shortly thereafterin accordance qualifying criteria, candidates must secure minimum marks ca foundation paper cumulative aggregate marks attain esteemed pass statusdirect link ca foundation result steps download ca foundation result visit official website open web browser navigate official website institute chartered accountants india icai , icainicinlocate result section look section link related examination results homepage could labeled results, examination, something similarclick ca foundation result link click specific link corresponds ca foundation result link may clearly marked, indicating exam yearenter credentials prompted enter roll number, registration number, captcha code provided page ensure accuracy entering detailssubmit view result entering required information, click submit view result button ca foundation result displayed screendownload print review result carefully, ensuring details accurate everything looks correct, proceed download result document advisable take printout future reference documentationremember keep result safe secure, essential document future processes related ca foundation examination additionally, note specific instructions guidelines provided icai regarding result validity | academic interests | 386 |
bpsc admit cards release date bihar public service commission bpsc gearing release admit cards upcoming school teacher recruitment examination encompassing tgt trained graduate teacher , pgt post graduate teacher , primary teacher positions aspirants eagerly awaiting coveted roles expect admit cards available download form august , official website bpsc, accessed wwwbpscbihnicin examination, designated written examination, slated held august , , , , notably, evaluation process take place offline mode, adhering traditional pen paper methodologyit worth mentioning issuance admit cards anticipated occur approximately days commencement examination candidates advised stay updated official website ensure obtain admit cards timely manneran impressive number , , posts grabs recruitment drive, presenting significant opportunity aspiring educators secure coveted teaching role biharan alteration examination schedule necessitated due central teacher eligibility test ctet , leading rescheduling originally planned dates august revised dates august adjustment allows candidates focus bpsc school teacher examination ctet bpsc admit card official website steps download bpsc admit card visit official website go official website bihar public service commission bpsc using url provided recruitment notification search bpsc official website preferred search enginenavigate admit card section look section website related admit cards examinations may labeled admit card, examination, something similarclick admit card link click specific link related downloading bpsc admit card relevant examination eg, school teacher tgt, pgt, primary enter registration details likely prompted enter registration number, date birth, required credentials access admit card ensure provide accurate informationverify submit double check details entered ensure accuracy verification, click submit download admit card buttondownload print submitted, bpsc admit card displayed screen carefully review details, name, exam date, venue everything correct, proceed download admit card print hard copy carry examination centreremember keep admit card safe, crucial document appearing bpsc examination adhere additional instructions provided official website regarding admit card exam day guidelines | academic interests | 472 |
klee answer key commissioner entrance examination cee , kerala released provisional answer key kerala law entrance examination klee answer key downloaded official website cee, ceekeralagovinklee conducted august , , admission five year integrated llb programmes offered law colleges kerala candidates appeared exam raise objections provisional answer key august raise objection, candidates must pay fee rs per question demand draft dd dd drawn favour commissioner entrance examinations, kerala payable thiruvananthapuramthe supporting documents along dd submitted office commissioner examinations post physically address office commissioner entrance examinationscivil stationthiruvananthapuramkerala cee review objections final answer key released august direct link download klee answer key steps raise objection provisional answer key step download provisional answer key official website ceestep identify questions objection tostep pay fee rs per question demand draft dd step write letter commissioner examinations raising objectionsstep attach dd supporting documents letterstep submit letter office commissioner examinations post physicallythe deadline raising objections august objections received deadline considered | academic interests | 271 |
new delhi delhi university set announce list vacant seats du ug admission tomorrow, august candidates could make first merit list must lose hope wait vacant seat list published official websites duacin admissionuodacinas per schedule, second round csas allocation admissions begin august display vacant seats that, candidates given option order higher preference, august , csas nd allocation list declared august shortlisted candidates accept allotted seats august , du ug admission second round csas allocation admissionss noeventdate display vacant seatsaugust , window order higher preferenceaugust , declaration nd csas allocation listaugust , candidates accept allocated seataugust , colleges verify approve online applicationaugust , last date online payment fees candidatesaugust , seat allotment list first round csas announced august per data shared university, total , students provisionally allotted seats roundthere three rounds csas allocations admissions however, university may announce rounds seat allotment per availability vacant seats | academic interests | 247 |
chennai president droupadi murmu sunday said educated women make greater contributions economy, provide leadership various sectors make positive impact society address th convocation university madras here, said lakh students currently studying varsity affiliated colleges per cent girls university madras shining example gender equality president said investing progress nation investing education girls educated women make greater contribution economy, provide leadership various sectors make positive impact society, underlined congratulating graduating students, murmu said region cradle civilisation culture tirukkural guiding us centuries great bhakti tradition poetry originated tamil nadu taken north nation wandering saints temple architecture tamil nadu, statues sculptures tribute human excellence, noted earlier, murmu accorded guard honour raj bhavan | academic interests | 201 |
neet pg counselling medical counselling committee mcc declare neet pg seat allotment result today, august candidates participated round neet pg counselling check seat allotment status official website mccnicinas per schedule, neet pg round counselling registration open july august now, committee set announce seat allotment result official portal following announcement result, shortlisted candidates upload necessary documents mcc portal august , candidates shortlisted first round allotment required report allotted colleges august august admission formalities candidates must note three rounds counselling, third stray vacant rounddirect link neet pg seat allotment result updated announcement neet pg seat allotment list, candidates follow step step process given access resultshow check neet pg round seat allotment resultstep visit official site mcc mccnicinstep homepage, click neet pg seat allotment result linkstep pdf file shortlisted candidates appear screenstep check name liststep download take printout selection list future reference | academic interests | 242 |
tn neet ug counselling directorate medical education research dmer tamil nadu declared round seat allotment result tn neet ug counselling today, august , candidates participated first round counselling check seat allotment status official website tnmedicalselectionnetthe selected candidate pay tuition fee downloading provisional allotment order report head institution allotted time date specified, selection admission cancelled without notice, reads official noticedownload mbbs bds government quota allotment listdownload mbbs bds management quota allotment listhow check tn neet mbs bds seat allotment result step visit official website tnmedicalselectionnetstep homepage, click link reads, mbbs bds course session provisional list candidates allotted step pdf provisional selection list open screenstep check name allotment liststep download take printout seat allotment result future reference | academic interests | 197 |
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