6.3-magnitude quake strikes south of Indonesia's Bali
A strong earthquake jolted Indonesia's holiday island of Bali early on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued.
Environment
Mar 18, 2020
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An advance in molecular moviemaking shows how molecules respond to two photons of light
Over the past few years, scientists have developed amazing tools—"cameras" that use X-rays or electrons instead of ordinary light ¬- to take rapid-fire snapshots of molecules in motion and string them into molecular movies.
General Physics
Mar 18, 2020
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How people investigate—or don't—fake news on Twitter and Facebook
Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, provide people with a lot of information, but it's getting harder and harder to tell what's real and what's not.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2020
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Noises from human activity may threaten New England's freshwater soundscape
Sounds produced by human activities—anthropogenic sounds—account for more than 90 percent of the underwater soundscape in major freshwater habitats of New England. Rodney Rountree of The Fish Listener in Massachusetts, ...
Ecology
Mar 18, 2020
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Fine-tuning radiocarbon dating could 'rewrite' ancient events
Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise measurements, is the standard method for determining the dates of artifacts in archaeology and other disciplines.
Archaeology
Mar 18, 2020
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NASA analyzes tropical cyclone Herold's water vapor concentration
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on Mar. 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed wind shear was adversely affecting Tropical Cyclone Herold.
Environment
Mar 18, 2020
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Venice canals clear as city tourist-free under coronavirus
The city of Venice is enjoying crystal clear waters in its world-famous canals due to a lack of debris from tourists and near-zero boat traffic under Italy's ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Environment
Mar 18, 2020
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Research team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images
Last April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sparked international excitement when it unveiled the first image of a black hole. Today, a team of researchers have published new calculations that predict a striking and intricate ...
Astronomy
Mar 18, 2020
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Late cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem
A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated ecosystems were structured, how dinosaurs and co-occurring animals were distributed across the landscape, how they interacted with one another, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 18, 2020
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Increasingly mobile sea ice risks polluting Arctic neighbors
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil, according to new research from CU Boulder.
Earth Sciences
Mar 18, 2020
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