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Tropical Storm Jongdari more organized in NASA's Terra satellite imagery
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm Jongdari appeared much more organized in visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite when passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Searing Summer Heat Follows Killer Floods in Japan
The extreme weather has planners concerned about conditions during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Mars Express delivers radar evidence of hidden lake at Red Planet’s south pole
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter, shown in this artist’s conception, has been circling Mars since 2003. (Spacecraft image credit: ESA / ATG Medialab; Mars: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
Radar readings from the European Spac...
Chemicals that keep drinking water flowing may also cause fouling
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Many city drinking water systems add softening agents to keep plumbing free of pipe-clogging mineral buildup. According to new research, these additives may amplify the risk of pathogen release into drinki...
Navigate a city without getting lost
(The University of Hong Kong) Chair Professor in GIS in Urban Planning Professor Anthony Yeh and his research team invented the world's first Smart Address Plate (SAP) which when installed in buildings or shops, can help users determine their lo...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket puts 10 Iridium satellites in orbit, then lands in rough seas
A webcam shows the deployment of an Iridium NEXT telecommunications satellites from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper stage, with Earth in the background. (SpaceX via YouTube)
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent 10 more Iridium NEXT telecommunications satellites int...
A Gut--and Liver--Check to Get a Bead on Alzheimer's
Areas outside the brain may play a role in a chain reaction related to dementia, but the path from gut to head remains elusive-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New clues to origins of mysterious atmospheric waves in Antarctica
(University of Colorado at Boulder) CU Boulder team finds link between gravity waves in the upper and lower Antarctic atmosphere, helping create a clearer picture of global air circulation.
The Centauro: A new disaster response robot to assist rescue workers to operate safely
(Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT) Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia completed the realization, assembly and testing of a new disaster response robot: the Centauro, consisting of a four-legged base and an anthropomorphic upper b...
Scientists come up with revised ‘Rio scale’ to rate claims of extraterrestrial contact
SETI pioneer Jill Tarter pays a visit to the Allen Telescope Array in California, one of the prime sites for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. (Credit: SETI Institute)
For almost 60 years, efforts to pick up signs of extraterrestrial civi...