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Post-tropical cyclone Prapiroon's remnants moving over northern Japan
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The remnants of Post-Tropical Cyclone Prapiroon were spotted by NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite as they were moving over Japan's Hokkiado Prefecture in northern Japan.
Embattled EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns--What's Next?
Deputy Andrew Wheeler, who has also worked to reverse climate legislation, takes over as acting administrator-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
UTA electrical engineering professor earns national education award
(University of Texas at Arlington) Frank Lewis, an electrical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, is the recipient of the 2018 John R. Ragazzini Award from the American Automatic Control Council. The award recognizes outsta...
Satellite Images Hint North Korea Won't Disarm Anytime Soon
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo arrives Friday for negotiations, but the photos suggest North Korea leader Kim Jong-un’s regime is increasing its missile-making capabilities-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Machine learning to assist in building muscle
(InSilico Medicine, Inc.) Sarcopenia (from Greek 'flesh poverty'), is one of the major age-related processes and involves the loss of skeletal muscle and its function. To address this challenge researchers from Insilico Medicine developed a...
Establishing system for 911 video calling poses design challenges
(Simon Fraser University) A team of researchers led by Simon Fraser University professor Carman Neustaedter suggests that while there may be obvious benefits to implementing video calling for 911, there are also technical and social challenges to ens...
Researchers links coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving oce
(University of Central Florida) A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to a long-time phenomenon -- Rossby Waves. And this connection may lead to a new tool to help
Can Ride-Hailing Improve Public Transportation Instead of Undercutting It?
Ride-hailing threatens does public transit but is also key to its future success with smart policies and the right price signals in place-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Best Way to Shade the Earth
Researchers show where to release sulfur aerosols into the atmosphere with the least chance of causing droughts or flooding rains-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
(Dis)Trust in Science
Can We Cure the Scourge of Misinformation?-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com