In geology fieldwork Intersession class, students hike the mountains of the Mojave Desert to record and categorize rock formations to better understand millions of years of planetary history.
Digging Into Earth's History
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Upper-Plate Earthquakes Caused Uplift Along Northern Hikurangi Margin
Earthquakes along a complex series of faults in the upper plate of New Zealand’s northern Hikurangi Subduction Margin were responsible for coastal uplift in the region, according to a new evaluation of local marine terraces.
Double Trouble: A Drug for Alcoholism Can Also Treat Cancer by Targeting Macrophages
Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research.
Computer Servers Now Able to Retrieve Data Much Faster
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have found a novel approach that significantly improves the storage efficiency and output speed of computer systems.
Biological Diversity as A Factor of Production
The main question addressed by the study is: Does greater biodiversity increase the economic value of managed ecosystems? “We have found that the possible relationships between economic value and biodiversity are varied,” says Professor Thomas Knoke, Head of the Institute of Forest Management at the TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan.
Engineers Design Bionic “Heart” For Testing Prosthetic Valves, Other Cardiac Devices
As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States.
