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Its 15th anniversary since launch has provided one of the oldest spacecraft on the Red Planet with glimpses of dust devils, avalanches, and more. Since the Earth left Earth 15 years ago, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet. The veteran spacecraft studies temperatures in …

The climate science community is mourning the loss of a pioneering climate scientist and glaciologist, Konrad Steffen. Koni, as he was known to his friends and colleagues, apparently fell to his death in a deep opening in the ice called a crevasse on Saturday while conducting research in West Greenland. …

Why do some people become extremely ill with COVID-19, while others have angry symptoms? Three key molecules seem to play a crucial role, new research opened this week. These important indicators, all found in the bloodstream of critically ill patients, can be characterized as specific cytokines, as hormonal molecules produced …

A midday fire in a Los Angeles County countryside burned nearly 10,000 acres, sending a plume of smoke that could be seen from the city’s beaches 65 miles away. The Lake Fire on federal land in the unincorporated community of Lake Hughes, about 63 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, …

Participants in the studies, conducted by researchers from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, considered natural black hairstyles to be less professional, and the effect was particularly pronounced in industries where a more conservative appearance is common. The study, which will be published next week in the journal Social Psychological …