#NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts

#NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts

“#NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts” MIKE ISLAND, La. — Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief played as a child. Not far away in the Mississippi River delta system, middle-school students can stand on islands that emerged the…

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#’Polar dinosaurs’ lived in Arctic year-round, fossils suggest

#’Polar dinosaurs’ lived in Arctic year-round, fossils suggest

“#’Polar dinosaurs’ lived in Arctic year-round, fossils suggest” Baby dinosaur fossils found in northern Alaska suggest that the reptiles lived year-round in the Arctic and were likely warm-blooded, a new study revealed. The “unexpected discovery” of embryos and just-hatched babies from at least seven non-bird dinosaur species shows that the prehistoric animals survived extended periods…

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#‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists

#‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists

“#‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists” Astronomers have reportedly discovered that a large object moving from the outer reaches of the solar system will approach as close as Saturn’s orbit in the next decade.  The comet, known as 2014 UN271, was first discovered by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) – an international collaborative project started in 2013 that is…

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#Venus found to be more geologically active than previously believed

#Venus found to be more geologically active than previously believed

“#Venus found to be more geologically active than previously believed” Planetary scientists have reportedly found that the crust of Venus is fragmented and that its surface shows evidence of tectonic motion. The findings could indicate that the second planet from the sun – sometimes called the Earth’s “twin” – is still geologically active as well as potentially provide further insight…

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# With US regulators handing out .5B in fines since 2014, crypto is not the ‘wild west’ of finance

# With US regulators handing out $2.5B in fines since 2014, crypto is not the ‘wild west’ of finance

“# With US regulators handing out $2.5B in fines since 2014, crypto is not the ‘wild west’ of finance ” According to a report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, unregistered securities offerings represent more than half of all crypto fines handed out by U.S. regulators. In Elliptic’s June 21 Sanctions Compliance in Cryptocurrencies report, the…

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#Virgin Galactic to fly researcher to space for conducting experiments

#Virgin Galactic to fly researcher to space for conducting experiments

“#Virgin Galactic to fly researcher to space for conducting experiments” British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s spaceship company, Virgin Galactic Holdings said on Thursday it will fly researcher Kellie Gerardi to space for testing new healthcare technologies. Gerardi, a researcher with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, will serve as a payload specialist and experiment with…

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