Dylan Loeb McClain, The New York Times
Published: 26 Jul 2021 11:22 AM BdST
Updated: 26 Jul 2021 11:22 AM BdST FILE Steven Weinberg at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, Aug 25, 2016. Weinberg, a theoretical physicist who discovered that two of the universe’s forces are really the same, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize, and who helped lay the foundation for the development of the Standard Model, a theory that classifies all known elementary particles in the universe, making it one of the most important breakthroughs in physics in the 20th century, died on Friday, July 23, 2021, in a hospital in Austin, Texas. He was 88. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
Hey, Steven Spielberg, Why Not Put Some Of Your Big Bucks Where Your Blockbuster Is This Summer?
By Dan Huff
ROUGHLY 65 MILLION years ago, a fairly large comet or asteroid
slammed into the earth near what is now Mexico s Yucatan Peninsula. Judging by the geological evidence scientists have unearthed
all over the world, the horrendous impact triggered a massive
die-off of plant and animal life. Some theorize this event may
have hurried the dinosaurs to extinction, thus allowing some otherwise
unremarkable, possibly rat-sized mammal to flourish on the evolutionary
plains of time, eventually giving rise to.well, us. As a species, we ve only very recently become aware of the distinct
E-Mail
IMAGE: University of Iowa physicists have gained new insights about the sun s electric field. The researchers measured electrons streaming from the sun, a main constituent of the solar wind, to determine. view more
Credit: Jasper Halekas lab, University of Iowa
As the Parker Solar Probe ventures closer to the sun, we are learning new things about our home star.
In a new study, physicists led by the University of Iowa report the first definitive measurements of the sun s electric field, and how the electric field interacts with the solar wind, the fast-flowing current of charged particles that can affect activities on Earth, from satellites to telecommunications.
Faculty Appointed Endowed Professorships, Chair Appointments wesleyan.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wesleyan.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Publishing date: Apr 17, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 8 minute read •
Article content
(Bloomberg) In the fight against global warming, methane has flown under the radar for years as activists and scientists focused on curbing carbon dioxide emissions. But this odourless and colorless gas is about 80 times more potent than CO2 in the first two decades after getting released into the atmosphere, and in recent years it has jumped to the top of everyone’s climate to-do list.
President Joe Biden is considering singling out methane for significant reductions as he prepares to unveil an ambitious pledge to cut all greenhouse gasses. China’s five-year plan announced in March included its first-ever pledge to contain the gas. The United Nations and European Commission expect to publicly launch their International Methane Emissions Observatory later this year to speed efforts to tackle this problem around the world.