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Scientists Say: Caldera

Scientists Say: Caldera

Caldera (noun, “Kal-DER-ah”) A caldera is a type of crater. It forms when a volcano collapses after a massive eruption. When volcanoes erupt, material bursts from underground cavities. That material could be lava. It could also be vapor, dust and...

Trump’s “gold standard science” rule would let political appointees edit government science and punish scientists, critics say

Trump’s “gold standard science” rule would let political appointees edit government science and punish scientists, critics say

An executive order by Donald Trump promising to “restore the American people’s faith in the scientific enterprise” would install political appointees at the apex of the scientific process, with a mandate to edit or discard science that did not...

NVIDIA Powers DOE’s Doudna Supercomputer with Vera Rubin Architecture for AI-Driven Science

NVIDIA Powers DOE’s Doudna Supercomputer with Vera Rubin Architecture for AI-Driven Science

BERKELEY, Calif., June 2, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced Doudna, the next flagship supercomputer at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), a DOE user facility at Berkeley Lab. The system...

The newest endangered species: The American scientist | Opinion

The newest endangered species: The American scientist | Opinion

No rational leader would declare, “We have too many scientists in our country.” Yet this is exactly what the Trump administration seems to believe. They are pushing the U.S. to a future with fewer scientists and where the U.S. does not lead in...

Coral reefs face collapse as climate heats up, scientists warn

Coral reefs face collapse as climate heats up, scientists warn

The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming, most are expected to die. This is not a far-off scenario. Scientists predict that the...

Ep. 37: On the Subject of Flow Imaging Microscopy in Collaboration with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Ep. 37: On the Subject of Flow Imaging Microscopy in Collaboration with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Welcome to “Analytically Speaking,” the podcast from LCGC International and Spectroscopy. Here in Episode #37, podcast host Dr. Jerry Workman speaks with Dr. Austin Daniels, application scientist for Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies. This...

Scientists discover electricity-generating bacteria, may power future technology

Scientists discover electricity-generating bacteria, may power future technology

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Rice University have identified a type of bacteria capable of "breathing" by producing electricity. It is an ability that could lead to major breakthroughs in biotechnology, sustainable energy, and...

What Is Data Science?

What Is Data Science?

Data science merges statistics, science, computing, machine learning, and other domain expertise to generate meaningful insights from data, driving better decision-making and operational efficiency. Below, we explore the process, techniques,...

Not just genes: After 17 years of study, scientist discovers just 1 lifestyle change that could easily add 10 healthy years to life

Not just genes: After 17 years of study, scientist discovers just 1 lifestyle change that could easily add 10 healthy years to life

Image credit: (Sandy Huffaker/for The Washington Post) Seventeen years ago, Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and founder of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, set out on a personal and scientific mission. At the age of 53, he wasn’t just...

Russian Scientists Develop Coating to Protect Aircraft Engines

[Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:33:40 +0300] Moscow - (Saba): Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Institute of Electrophysics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative coating made of silicon,...

Dell and NVIDIA-built Doudna supercomputer to propel US scientific discovery

Dell and NVIDIA-built Doudna supercomputer to propel US scientific discovery

Slated for deployment in 2026 at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Doudna promises to deliver a transformative leap in computing power, scientific capability, and AI...

Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say

Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say

The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to take the idea seriously. "Thirty years ago,...

Scientists discover new failure mode in LECO-treated TOPCon solar cells

Scientists discover new failure mode in LECO-treated TOPCon solar cells

An international research team has observed a significant increase in series resistance in LECO-treated TOPCon solar cells after temperature and bias treatment. The scientists said they now need to conduct further investigations into its impact on...

Scientists discover mysterious 'ghost lineage' after unearthing 7,100-year-old skeleton in China

Scientists discover mysterious 'ghost lineage' after unearthing 7,100-year-old skeleton in China

Chinese scientists have discovered a mysterious "ghost lineage" after analysing a 7,100-year-old female skeleton unearthed in southwestern China's Yunnan province. The ancient woman, found at the Xingyi archaeological site, represents a previously...

John Brenkus, host of ‘Sports Science' show, dies after battle with depression

John Brenkus, host of ‘Sports Science' show, dies after battle with depression

John Brenkus, the co-creator and host of the Emmy-winning "Sports Science" show, died Saturday at the age of 54 after a battle with depression. Brinx. TV, a media company founded by Brenkus, shared the news on Sunday. "It is with profound sadness...

See new interactive science exhibits now open for Staten Island students (34 photos)

See new interactive science exhibits now open for Staten Island students (34 photos)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two new science exhibits have been unveiled at the Borough President’s Hall of Science at the Michael J. Petrides School in Sunnyside. Borough President Vito Fossella, city Department of Education Chief School Operations...

Embassy of Turkmenistan in Baku organized a scientific symposium

Embassy of Turkmenistan in Baku organized a scientific symposium

The Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Azerbaijan, together with the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and the Khazar University of Azerbaijan, organized a scientific symposium in Baku on the theme “The Past, Present and Future of the...

UK farming on the brink: Drought drives urgent innovation from scientists

UK farming on the brink: Drought drives urgent innovation from scientists

Scientists are racing to develop the innovations that could save British farming from disaster as the UK faces its harshest drought in nearly 70 years. As the UK sees its driest spring since 1956, researchers at the James Hutton Institute have...

ISRO recruitment 2025: Applications open for 320 Scientist/Engineer posts; here’s direct link

ISRO recruitment 2025: Applications open for 320 Scientist/Engineer posts; here’s direct link

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inviting applications for the recruitment of Scientist/Engineer 'SC' posts. Interested and eligible candidates can submit their applications online at isro.gov.in until June 16, 2025. The recruitment...

Scientists are baffled as measurements reveal South Africa is RISING out of the ocean

Scientists are baffled as measurements reveal South Africa is RISING out of the ocean

Scientists have been baffled to discover that South Africa is rising out of the ocean. New measurements reveal that the country is rising by as much as two millimetres per year in some places. Previously, scientists thought this rapid uplift was...

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