Topic: University of California-Santa Cruz
The Crab Pulsar, a fast-spinning supernova remnant discovered in 1968, appears to emit pulsed gamma-rays at greater energy levels than can be explained by current scientific models, a new study said Thursday.Astrophysicists using the VERITAS telescope array at the Whipple Observatory in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and European researchers trying to peer back to the beginnings of the universe said on Wednesday they have spotted what they think is the most ancient galaxy ever seen -- 13.2 billion years old.The aging Hubble Space Telescope ...
Correction: Starry Night storyIn a story about a study that increased the estimate of the number of stars in the universe, The Associated Press reported erroneously the university of astronomer Eliza Kempton. She is at the University of California Santa Cruz, not ...
Our army of guest bloggers is out in full force here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (which publishes ScienceNOW). University of California, Santa Cruz, science writing student Tia Ghose finds that traditional wisdom may ...
Some critters have somehow learned how to get past the slime, usually by coating them in dirt.The students of the University of California Santa Cruz made the Banana Slug their official mascot in 1986 after years of controversy and love of the ...
Tweet A team of astronomers said today that they've discovered the first solid example of a planet outside our solar system that could sustain life. "Our findings offer a very compelling case for a potentially habitable planet," Steven Vogt, professor of astronomy ...
US astronomers said Wednesday they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star, and believe there could be many more planets like it in space.The planet, found by astronomers at the University of California, Santa ...
The current system of peer-reviewing scientific publications has the momentum of centuries, and is still ruled by a rigid cycle based on its original print medium. Many researchers are interested in developing review systems around these repositories that may augment, and eventually ...
Judge dismisses federal terror charges against animal rights activists accused in CA protestsA federal judge has dismissed charges against four animal rights activists accused of violating a rarely enforced anti-terrorism law while protesting at University of California scientists' homes.U.S. District Judge Ronald ...
Lots of leapin' lizards living no longer; researchers say global warming threatens reptilesSometimes it can be too darn hot even for a lizard.Cold-blooded creatures that have to soak up the rays to get going might seem like the last animals you would ...
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Starry Night
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Lizards Threatened
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Neanderthal Genes
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