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TECH SPACE Splashdown: Supersonic cold metal bonding in 3-D

The model is the first to connect the dots between particle impact velocity, energy transformation, and temperature rise in the particle impact zone, in three dimensions. CGDS is already used extensively to manufacture or repair metal parts for large passenger... more

SHAKE AND BLOW NASA sees an active tropical Atlantic again

The Atlantic Ocean is kicking into high gear with low pressure areas that have a chance at becoming tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes. Satellite imagery from NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites have provided visible, infrared and microwave data on four ... more

SPACE INDUSTRY SAPA Pushes for Stricter Definition of 'Australian Business' to Enhance National Economic Complexity

The alliance, representing a collective capital exceeding A$5 billion, argues that a more precise definition would classify an "Australian business" as a company registered in Australia, not controlled by foreign interests, based locally, governed by a majorit... more

FARM NEWS Ancient Egyptian cotton unveils secrets of domesticated crop evolution

Scientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has occurred in a major crop group within the relatively short history of plant domestication. The findings offer ... more

ICE WORLD Antarctica more widely impacted by humans than previously thought

How widespread this activity is across the continent has never been quantified. We know Antarctica has no cities, agriculture or industry. But we have never had a good idea of where humans have been, how much of the continent remains untouched or largely unimp... more

SUPERPOWERS Charting the Geopolitical Landscape of the Late 2020s Part Two

Starting with the catastrophic humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Sahel, we explore how climate change and geopolitical complexities interplay to create a nexus of instability. We then examine the nuanced tensions and strategic alignments between Russia an... more

SPACE TRAVEL Application of NASA Earth Science for Planning in African Union Nations

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia Haslach, and U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Reuben Brigety, met this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss resources available to help mitigate the impacts in Africa of glob... more

CLIMATE SCIENCE WSU Vancouver climate scientist sees stage set for reprise of worst known drought, famine

She warns that the Earth's current warming climate could make a similar drought even worse. Deepti Singh, an assistant professor in WSU's School of the Environment, used tree-ring data, rainfall records and climate reconstructions to characterize the condition... more