Scientific artist Kelly Stanford has sure come a long way since we last spoke to her in 2019. The Manchester, UK-based science communicator is a Physical Geography PhD candidate from the University of Hull’s Energy and Environment Institute and winner of EGU’s Artist (not) in Residence in 2021. This year, at the Union’s General Assembly … Read more
An innovative scientific instrument, the Compact Color Biofinder, developed by a team of University of Hawai’i at Mānoa researchers, may change the game in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life. An innovative scientific instrument, the Compact Color Biofinder, developed by a team of University of Hawai’i at Mānoa researchers, may change the game in … Read more
Share this post or save for later A Lawrence man and former foster father who was found guilty of lewd fondling and sexual intercourse with his biological daughters was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. A Douglas County jury found the 47-year-old man guilty last month on … Read more
A key point in debates about abortion restrictions is this question over when, legally-speaking, life begins. Some anti-abortion activists may suggest that after this point, abortion should no longer be legal. Many prominent anti-abortion voices have asserted life begins at conception, and argued it’s backed by science. But there isn’t that kind of consensus scientifically … Read more
New research didn’t bring an irrefutable answer to when the start of life is. Instead, the question got more complicated. A key point in debates about abortion restrictions is this question over when, legally-speaking, life begins. Some anti-abortion activists may suggest that after this point, abortion should no longer be legal. Many prominent anti-abortion voices … Read more
In less than a year, Abbie Russelburg went from a Geology major with a passion for music to being accepted into the Music Education program and awarded the CMU Cymbal Award. Russelburg is a current senior at Central Michigan University, double majoring in Geology and Music Education. This past year, her first as a Music … Read more
New research from Dr. Kyle Larson’s lab has been able to pinpoint a timeline of when the rocks atop the summit pyramid of Mount Everest were deformed as part of the growth of the Himalayas. Photo credit: Kyle Larson. It’s been a topic of debate among geologists for years – when did the deformation of … Read more
A galaxy in a telescope (or a Hubble image) may seem silent and still, but that’s only because us humans are impatient. Over millions or even billions of years, gravity builds galaxies – and destroys them. In two studies presented June 14th at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), astronomers show some of … Read more
In the past few weeks, my father has been my family’s top priority. He’s sick. To see him weak and unable to do the things he’s taken for granted for nearly 81 years has been a shock to the system. Two weeks ago, Herdis Harzheim-Sambeth, who lives in Tiefenbronn, a small town near Stuttgart, Germany, … Read more
In the past few weeks, my father has been my family’s top priority. He’s sick. To see him weak and unable to do the things he’s taken for granted for nearly 81 years has been a shock to the system. Two weeks ago, Herdis Harzheim-Sambeth, who lives in Tiefenbronn, a small town near Stuttgart, Germany, … Read more