Monthly Archive: September 2022
Wetlands like this one in California’s Morro Bay Estuary shelter fish, animals and plants and help control flooding. Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis – Published: 2022 Sep …
Downed powerlines can mean weeks without power. AP Photo/Matt Slocum – By Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Bentham Paulos, Affiliate, Electricity Markets & Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Galen Barbose, Research Scientist, Lawrence …
Mad Bat prototype in vertical flight, complete with a dummy pilot. Mad Bat – By Loz Blain 2022 Sep 27 – The team behind the ADIFO omnidirectional, supersonic flying saucer has designed and prototyped an interesting and unique eVTOL design with an extraordinarily quick …
Covering 43 hectares, the forest shares a single root system with each tree genetically identical to one another. Public Domain – By Rich Haridy 2022 Sep 26 – An ecologist from Utah State University is warning one of the world’s largest living things, a …
On the left is a baby happily responding to the sweet taste of carrot and on the right is a baby grimacing at the bitter taste of kale. FETAP (Fetal Taste Preferences) Study, Fetal and Neonatal Research Lab, Durham University – By Rich Haridy …
The Polaris Slingshot is a three-wheeled, two-seat roadster of pure fun. Aaron Turpen / New Atlas View gallery – 7 images – By Aaron Turpen 2022 Sep 22 – When we first encountered the Polaris Slingshot, it was in its new design with …
The Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Southern California is the largest such plant in the Western Hemisphere, providing 50 million gallons of desalinated seawater per day. Reed Kaestner via Getty Images – By Gregory Pierce, Co-Director, Luskin Center for Innovation, University of California, Los …
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test is the first planetary defense experiment ever attempted. NASA/JHUAPL/Steve Gribben – By Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Air University Published: 2022 Sep 20 – On 2022 Sep 26, NASA plans to change an asteroid’s …
Pope Francis on his three-day trip to Kazakhstan in September 2022. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko – By J. Eugene Clay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Arizona State University Published: 2022 Sep 20 – Pope Francis spent three days in Kazakhstan, starting 2022 Sep 13, …
Scientists in Germany have estimated how many ants there are on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Sep 19 – The next time an inquisitive four-year-old asks how many ants there are on Earth, you can be ready to fire back a specific …
