![]() You Flushed the Toilet. They Made Some Bricks. By JOANNA KLEIN Converting biosolids into building materials could keep a lot of leftovers of the waste process out of landfills, and provide other environmental benefits, too. Published: January 30, 2019 at 06:00PM via NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2Uybj3e
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Exploring The Mysterious Origins Of Mars' 3-Mile-High Sand Pile
Space scientists on Earth have improvised a tool on the Mars rover to help them figure out how a giant mountain on the Red Planet came to be. Their surprising conclusion: It's likely windswept sand. Read more on NPR NPR News: Sick And Tired? Scientists Find Protein That Puts Flies To Sleep And Fights Infection1/31/2019
Sick And Tired? Scientists Find Protein That Puts Flies To Sleep And Fights Infection
In the search for what triggers sleep, researchers stumbled upon a link between sleep and the immune system. A single fly gene gets turned on in sick flies, inducing sleep and an immune response. Read more on NPR ![]() How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Weighed a Mountain on Mars By KENNETH CHANG With a bit of technical improvisation, scientists worked out that the bedrock of Mount Sharp appeared to be less dense than had been expected. Published: January 30, 2019 at 06:00PM via NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SjWaVM ![]() We Tried Five Polar-Weather Experiments. Here’s What Happened. By KATIE THOMAS With schools closed and temperatures well below zero, one family learned some hard lessons about the scientific process. Published: January 30, 2019 at 06:00PM via NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2TokJhr
Medical Effects Of Extreme Cold: Why It Hurts And How To Stay Safe
Frostbite can nip ears in just a few minutes in the sort of temperatures many Americans are facing this week. Pull that hat down and curb the drinking; alcohol can impair your judgment of temperature. Read more on NPR
With Better Climate Data, A Push To Use It To Prepare For Climate Impacts
Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there's a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming. Read more on NPR NPR News: With Better Data On Climate Change Scientists Predict Extreme Conditions Earlier1/30/2019
With Better Data On Climate Change, Scientists Predict Extreme Conditions Earlier
Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there's a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming. Read more on NPR
Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex
The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again? Read more on NPR
Massive Starfish Die-Off Is Tied To Global Warming
Sea stars along the Pacific Coast are dying in the largest disease epidemic ever documented in a wild marine species. New research suggests warmer waters is making the disease even more deadly. Read more on NPR |
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