Scientists get a look at sunken World War II aircraft carrier after 65 years
Story highlightsAircraft carrier is remarkably intact, resting in depths of 2,600 feet off San FranciscoEffort to re-examine USS Independence is government-private partnershipBut after the war, the fearsome US aircraft carrier was heavily damaged during atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific. By 1951, it was scuttled about 30 miles from San Francisco. No one had laid eyes on the warship for 65 years -- until this week. Scientists led by Robert Ballard, the deep-sea explorer known for ..>> view originalSynthetic DNA Does Math Using Analog Circuits
DNA circuits aren’t exactly new — they have previously been designed to solve problems like calculating square roots and playing games like tic-tac-toe — but they have almost always been digital, which is to say, information they process is translated into the binary code of zeroes and ones. But researchers from Duke University have made a nanoscale computer that uses synthetic DNA and is analog.Think of it like the difference between a regular calculator and an abacus.Unlike electrical circuits..>> view originalYellowstone River closes indefinitely over deadly parasite
Image copyright AP Image caption Officials blame the influx of dead fish on a contagious parasite Montana officials have indefinitely closed the Yellowstone River over concerns of a deadly parasite that has killed thousands of fish.A 183-mile-stretch (294km) of the river is closed to prevent infected fish from spreading to other waterways. Wildlife workers are surveying the area to determine whether the parasite, which causes kidney disease, has infec..>> view originalWhy are microbeads controversial?
Image copyright Thinkstock MPs have recommended banning the tiny particles of plastic called "microbeads" which are used in a number of cosmetics and cleaning products. But why have they taken the move?Microbeads is the term given to the little bits of plastic that are sometimes added to products for their abrasive properties.For example, in shower gels these tiny plastic pieces - smaller than 5mm - are designed to remove dry cells from the surface of the skin.They are also found in face wa..>> view originalHuman population footprint may be growing more slowly
The human footprint continues to expand, with three quarters of earth's land surface now experiencing measurable pressures from buildings, roads, crops, pastures and other human structures and activities, according to a new report. Those pressures are ...>> view originalAirlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight
Media captionThe £25m plane is understood to have sustained damage to its cockpit - footage taken from Youtube/Lee Cordell The world's longest aircraft - the Airlander 10 - has been damaged after nosediving on landing during its second test flight.The 302ft (92m) long aircraft - which is part plane and part airship - was damaged during the flight from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.The £25m craft is understood to have sustained damage to its cockpit when it hit the ground at about 11:..>> view originalNASA Regains Contact With 'Dead' Solar Mission
NASA has finally re-established contact with a sun-watching probe that was thought to be lost in space after it abruptly went silent in 2014. A signal from the long-lost spacecraft, called STEREO-B, was detected Sunday evening (Aug. 21) by NASA's Deep Space Network, a collection of space tracking stations that follows the agency's space missions across the solar system and beyond. NASA scientists had kept vigil for STEREO-B, making monthly searches for the probe until it phoned home Sunday at..>> view originalNewly Identified Species Of Extinct 'Micro Lion' Named After Sir David Attenborough
Around 18 million years ago, a feisty squirrel-sized marsupial roamed around the dense jungle of ancient Australia but has since gone extinct. In a new study, scientists from the University of New South Wales describe how they identified this ancient marsupial lion for the first time. They named the new species in honor of prominent British naturalist Sir David Attenborough. "Micro Lion" Designated Microleo attenboroughi, the tiny marsupial is a member of the family Thylacoleonidae. Its name al..>> view originalWashington to Kill 11 of State's 90 Endangered Gray Wolves for Preying on Cows
Washington state wildlife officials have been cleared to exterminate a pack of 11 endangered wolves after the animals were determined to have been preying on cows. There are only 19 confirmed gray wolf packs in all of Washington state, comprising just 90 wolves, according to a June census by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Killing the so-called Profanity Peak pack would remove more than 12 percent of the confirmed state population. A gray wolf. Jake and Karen Hollingsworth..>> view original
Saturday, August 27, 2016
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