From 2011 to 2015, California experienced its worst drought on record, with a parching combination of high temperatures and low precipitation.
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Can Remote Sensing Help us to Protect Coral Reefs?
Coastal communities depend on a healthy coral reef ecosystems for food, clean water, commerce, and culture.
Labeling Added Sugars Content on Packaged Foods and Beverages Could Lower Heart Disease/Diabetes Risk and Cut Healthcare Costs
A label showing added sugars content on all packaged foods and sugary drinks could have substantial health and cost-saving benefits in the United States over the next 20 years, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Meteoroid Strikes Eject Precious Water from Moon
Researchers from NASA and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, report that streams of meteoroids striking the Moon infuse the thin lunar atmosphere with a short-lived water vapor.
UNH Researchers Find Unusual Phenomenon in Clouds Triggers Lightning Flash
In a first-of-its-kind observation, researchers from the University of New Hampshire Space Science Center have documented a unique event that occurs in clouds before a lightning flash happens.
Turning Silenced Cancer Genes Back Into Fighters
Working with human colon cancer cells and mice, researchers led by experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have successfully blocked the activity of portions of a protein known as UHRF1 and restored the function of hundreds of cancer-fighting genes that became “misregulated” by the disease.
