Carolyn Porco
Cassini imaging lead. Visiting Scholar UC Berkeley. National Geographic Eliza Scidmore awardee. I think. I speak. I write. Opinions are my own.
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Must Love Dogs - Saving NYC Dogs
TO BE KILLED – 3/23/2019
Playful, affectionate, friendly and outgoing, CHASE is just a baby puppy who dreams of an active family who will take him for runs or hikes or a nice swim (come this...
Scientists Reveal Ancient Social Networks Using AI—and X-Rays
Historians are using data science to unearth overlooked female power brokers, imperial influencers, and other figures hidden in ancient texts.
CICLOPS - Official Source of Cassini images of Saturn, its rings & moons
Official website of the Cassini Imaging Team and the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) where Saturn system images are processed, archived, and posted for the scientific community and the public. The Imaging Team leader,...
WE ARE THE BORN FREE GENERATION
Today is our 35th anniversary! In a special blog, Our President and Co-Founder, Will Travers OBE, looks back on 35 years of our charity.
Bar chart race — the most populous cities in the world
An Observable notebook by johnburnmurdoch.
Enabling large-scale genome editing by reducing DNA nicking
To extend the frontier of genome editing and enable the radical redesign of mammalian genomes, we developed a set of dead-Cas9 base editor (dBEs) variants that allow editing at tens of thousands of loci per cell by overcoming the cell death...
First Comprehensive, National Study of Coal Ash Pollution Finds Widespread Groundwater Contamination
An examination of monitoring data available for the first time concludes that 91 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants with monitoring data are contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollutants.
The New Plastics Economy - The Future Of Plastics
Rethinking the global plastics economy and how we can implement a plastic packaging system change.
Historic Win: America’s Most Successful Conservation Program Permanently Reauthorized
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), our nation’s most successful conservation and recreation funding program, was permanently reauthorized today.
Mysterious Type Of Killer Whale, Sought After For Years, Found In Southern Ocean
The notion that there might be some new kind of killer whale emerged in 1955, when photos from New Zealand showed a bunch of unusual-looking whales stranded on a beach.
PhD Research Fellowships in cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics, five positions (166342) | University of Oslo
Job title: PhD Research Fellowships in cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics, five positions (166342), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, April 7, 2019
The Ocean Ecosystem
OUR OCEANS ARE IN CRISIS. Overfishing, pollution and habitat fragmentation are wearing down the health of our oceans. Add to that ocean acidification—a process caused by increased carbon emissions that can degrade coral reefs and corrode the shells...
NASA Selects Teams to Study Untouched Moon Samples
NASA has selected nine teams to continue the science legacy of the Apollo missions by studying pieces of the Moon that have been carefully stored an untouched for nearly 50 years. A total of $8 million has been awarded to the teams.
APOD: 2019 March 10 - Moonrise Through Mauna Keas Shadow
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
In Silicon Valley, Plans for a Monument to Silicon Valley
A group in San Jose, Calif., wants a worldwide competition to design a suitable landmark to celebrate the achievements of the tech companies.
Why are so many people getting a meat allergy?
Alpha-gal allergy dictates what you can eat, wear, how you relax, and even which medicines are safe.