Science
Conditions Ripe for Active Amazon Fire, Atlantic Hurrican Seasons
On August 11, 2019, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured these images of several fires burning in the states of Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso. This year’s drought combined with the recent uptick in deforestation make these states particularly vulnerable this fire season to fires that can grow out of control and spread.
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Scientists Dive Deep Into Hidden World of Quantum States
Right: Animation of a Van Hove singularity (VHS) shown approximately 1 nanometer below the surface of an oxide heterostructure made of atomically thin layers of strontium titanate and samarium titanate. Left: Atomic composition of the oxide heterostructure illustrated by colored dots: Purple represents samarium; orange represents strontium; light blue represents titanium; and small red dots represent oxygen.
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VERITAS: Exploring the Deep Truths of Venus
An artist's concept of active volcanos on Venus, depicting a subduction zone where the foreground crust plunges into the planet's interior at the topographic trench.
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Comet NEOWISE Sizzles as It Slides by the Sun, Providing a Treat for Observers
Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE appears as a string of fuzzy red dots in this composite of several heat-sensitive infrared images taken by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission on March 27, 2020.
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Keeping a Steady Eye on Sea Level Change From Space
Coastal areas around the world - such as the Zambezi River Delta shown in a Landsat 8 satellite image - are contending with the consequences of a warming planet including droughts and floods, in addition to changing sea levels.
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Shock waves from stellar explosions take preferential direction
Shock waves from stellar explosions take preferential direction
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Portable system boosts laser precision, at room temperature
An MIT-designed miniature “squeezer” reduces quantum noise in lasers at room temperature. The marble-sized system could enable better laser precision for quantum computing and gravitational-wave detection. This illustration shows an artist’s interpretation of the system.
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Discovery of a luminous galaxy reionizing the local intergalactic medium 13 billion years ago
The galaxy A370p_z1 in the Hubble imaging and a zoom-in in each filter. The non-detection in the first three filers, followed by detections in all the redder filter is a typical signature of distant galaxies.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020