More than 100 years of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed from ships’ logbooks
Research News Digitized logbooks help scientists recover unique climate records August 12, 2019 Our knowledge of dwindling sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean comes mostly through satellites, which have…
Virginia Tax Return Preparer Indicted For Aiding In False Tax Return Scheme
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging a Roanoke, Virginia tax return preparer with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns…
Mega-cloud from Canadian wildfires will help model impacts of nuclear war
Research News British Columbia wildfires created a massive cloud in August 2017 August 12, 2019 Extreme wildfires in British Columbia, Canada, pumped so much smoke into the upper atmosphere in…
Bird flu outbreak a ‘serious’ threat to S. Korea farms; not a danger to humans Updated: 2020-11-29 16:09:29 KST
The South Korean government has declared all parts of the country “at risk” and is taking extraordinary measures after a highly pathogenic bird flu was reported on Friday at a…
Blue sharks use ocean eddies as fast-tracks to food
Research News Swirling currents mark fish-filled ocean twilight zone August 12, 2019 Blue sharks use large, swirling ocean currents known as eddies to fast-track their way to food in the…
Two Former Biscayne Park Patrol Officers Plead Guilty to Deprivation of a Juvenile’s Civil Rights by Intentionally Making False Arrests
Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney, Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge,…
Depleted seamounts near Hawaii recovering after decades of protection
Research News Overfished ecosystem showing signs of recovery after years of protection August 12, 2019 For decades, overfishing and trawling — dragging the ocean bottom with heavy nets — devastated…
Reverse-engineering the fireworks of life
Research News Biologists reverse-engineer the microtubules that make up cell walls and spindles August 12, 2019 Imagine standing in a lumberyard and being asked to build a house — without…