#Ecologists detect warning signals of malaria outbreak

“#Ecologists detect warning signals of malaria outbreak” Ecology professor John Drake discusses research with then-Honors undergraduate student Mallory Harris, who is lead author on this malaria study, along with student Aditya Krisnaswamy. Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA taken in 2017 Researchers at the University of Georgia have demonstrated that disease surveillance data can be used to…

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#Solar Orbiter ready for science despite COVID-19 setbacks

“#Solar Orbiter ready for science despite COVID-19 setbacks” Solar Orbiter instruments. Credit: ESA-S.Poletti ESA’s Solar Orbiter has successfully completed four months of painstaking technical verification, known as commissioning. Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spacecraft is now ready to begin performing science as it continues its cruise towards the sun. When Solar…

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#New lessons from the worst oil spill disaster ever

“#New lessons from the worst oil spill disaster ever” Oil from the Deepwater Horizon poured into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days, making it the largest ever accidental oil spill on the planet. Eleven men died in the accident. Credit: Breck P. Kent/Shutterstock/NTB scanpix Ten years ago, the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf…

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#Intelligence community slams New York Times report on Russia-Taliban bounty plot

“#Intelligence community slams New York Times report on Russia-Taliban bounty plot” June 30, 2020 | 9:24am Leading intelligence community officials are speaking out following a news report about Russia paying the Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan — denouncing leaks of sensitive information to the media. CIA Director Gina Haspel, Director of National Intelligence…

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