Earlier this month, four people with their lives hanging in the balance were hoisted to safety after finding refuge on a nearby NOAA weather buoy when their vessel took on too much water.
NOAA Buoy Helps Save Lives
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Equus Beds Aquifer Water Quality Nearly Unchanged Between 2001 and 2016
Water quality in the Little Arkansas River and in the Equus Beds aquifer has not substantially changed since 2001, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of Wichita, Kansas.
Stanford Experiment Harnesses Atoms to Detect Gravitational Waves
Hidden deep in a basement at Stanford stands a 10-meter-tall tube, wrapped in a metal cage and draped in wires.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
An old Moon rose this morning, its waning sunlit crescent shining just above the eastern horizon before sunrise.
Setting the Stage for Fuel-Efficient Fertilizer
Ammonia, the primary ingredient in nitrogen-based fertilizers, has helped feed the world since World War I.
Tiny, Biocompatible Nanolaser Could Function Inside Living Tissues
Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them.
