#NYC inmate tries to escape Rikers Island

“#NYC inmate tries to escape Rikers Island” June 18, 2020 | 2:07pm | Updated June 18, 2020 | 3:04pm A New York City inmate awaiting trial on assault charges made a mad dash for freedom and tried to swim away from the Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday — but was foiled by two guards…

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#Stunning new Hubble images reveal stars gone haywire

“#Stunning new Hubble images reveal stars gone haywire” These two new images from the Hubble Space Telescope depict two nearby young planetary nebulae, NGC 6302, dubbed the Butterfly Nebula, and NGC 7027, which resembles a jewel bug. Both are among the dustiest planetary nebulae known and both contain unusually large masses of gas. Credit: NASA,…

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#Natural fluid injections triggered Cahuilla earthquake swarm

“#Natural fluid injections triggered Cahuilla earthquake swarm” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A naturally occurring injection of underground fluids drove a four-year-long earthquake swarm near Cahuilla, California, according to a new seismological study that utilizes advances in earthquake monitoring with a machine-learning algorithm. In contrast to mainshock/aftershock sequences, where a large earthquake is followed by many…

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#Forest loss escalates biodiversity change

“#Forest loss escalates biodiversity change” A deforested area. Credit: Malkolm Boothroyd New international research reveals the far-reaching impacts of forest cover loss on global biodiversity. The research, led by the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, investigated the impacts of forest loss on species and biodiversity over time and around the world,…

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