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Next milestone is the launch in orbit of the satellite from the ISS in Q1 2022

Understanding the evolution, dispersals, behaviors, and ecologies of early African Homo sapiens requires accurate geochronological placement of fossils and artifacts. We introduce open-air occurrences of such remains in sediments of the Middle Awash study area in Ethiopia. We describe the stratigraphic and depositional contexts of our discoveries and demonstrate the effectiveness of recently developed uranium-series dating of ostrich eggshell at validating and bridging across more traditional ra...

The 2050 climate neutrality goals require the right technologies. The current round of post-pandemic investment is decisive for a successful strategy. What role will carbon capture and utilization play in this, if any?

UCLA-led study explains how much damage is caused by treated sewage Basar/Wikimedia Algae blooms in Newport Bay, off the coast of Southern California. UCLA researchers found that nitrogen in treated sewage is driving a massive growth of oceanic algae, which could have lasting effects on the region’s ecosystem. Sonia Aronson | May 17, 2021 At a glance, the sparkling waters of the Southern California coast appear healthy. But a deeper dive into the water’s chemical composition reve...

A First-of-its-Kind Camera to Investigate the Moon’s South Pole Athermal infrared camera aboard a lunar lander scheduled to head to the moon as early as 2022 could help determine which regions on the lunar surface have water trapped in them. Assistant Professor of Physics Kerri Donaldson Hanna is working with University of Colorado Boulder Professor Paul Hayne on NASA’s Lunar Compact InfraRed Imaging System (L-CIRiS).  Hayne is the principal investigator on the project in partnership wit...

La Jolla Shores group supports proposed historic designation for Walter Munk house The landscaped house known as Seiche, home of late La Jolla oceanographer Walter Munk, is up for historic designation review next month. (Courtesy) The Shores Association board also is looking for the outdoor dining program on Avenida de la Playa to be made permanent. Published March 12, 2021 Updated March 14, 2021 12:57 PM PT Print The proposed historic designation of the La Jolla ...

Seiche, the lush and landscaped La Jolla Shores property once home to famed oceanographer Walter Munk, was damaged last week when a tree fell over during a storm. The tree’s roots raised the ground about eight feet, damaging the guest house roof, compromising its foundation and breaking some underground lines Jan. 26. Munk died in February 2019 at age 101, but his widow, Mary Coakley Munk, has been living in the main house. She said she wasn’t in the guest house when the tree toppled and di...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The inner terrestrial protoplanets accrete early, inherit a substantial amount of radioactive 26Al, and hence melt, form iron cores, and degas their primordial volatile abundances rapidly. The outer Solar System... view more  Credit: Mark A Garlick/markgarlick.com An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford, LMU Munich, ETH Zurich, BGI Bayreuth, and the University of Zurich discovered that a two-step formation process of the early Solar System can...