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Mirror Casting Event for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Members of the media are invited to visit the mirror lab on Jan. 14 between 9-11 a.m. MST to see the liquid glass as it is spun cast in a rotating oven at a…

Mobile assistance for AIDS patients in South Africa

30 years ago, in June 1981, two doctors, Michael Gottlieb and Wayne Sandera of the University of California in Los Angeles, described the very first AIDS cases…

Global warming caused by greenhouse gases delays natural patterns of glaciation, researchers say

The Earth's current warm period that began about 11,000 years ago should give way to another ice age within about 1,500 years, according to accepted…

Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future

Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado's Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA…

Earth's massive extinction: The story gets worse

“No one had ever looked to see if mercury was a potential culprit. This was a time of the greatest volcanic activity in Earth's history and we know today that…

Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs?

New research led by Carnegie's Kenneth Schneider analyzed the role of sea cucumbers in portions of the Great Barrier Reef and determined that their dietary…

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