Marco Foronda
DARPA to Launch Satellites Using Jets
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 07, 2015 07:14 AM EST |
Airborne Launch Assist Space Access is intended for smaller satellites.
Underwater Volcanic Activity Alters Climate Change
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 07, 2015 06:12 AM EST |
The oceanic crust is constantly renewed by underwater volcanic chains called spreading ridges.
U.S. Navy Firefighting Robot can Save Lives at Sea
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 08:12 AM EST |
SAFFiR has a super-human range of motion to maneuver in complex spaces.
Hubble Photographs Rare Triple Moon Parade in front of Jupiter
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 08:08 AM EST |
Scientists say seeing three moons back lit by Jupiter's glow is something that only happens once or twice a decade.
Tiny Termites Help in Fighting Climate Change
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 07:20 AM EST |
Termite mounds store nutrients and moisture, and (through internal tunnels) allow water to better penetrate soil.
Chimps Learn Local Grunts to Adapt to a New Environment
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 06:45 AM EST |
It's still uncertain how the newly arrived chimpanzees were able to match their compatriots.
After Nine Years, New Horizons Takes First Photos of Pluto
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 05:12 AM EST |
Astronomers said it represents a big step forward in getting man's clearest-ever view of the distant dwarf planet.
Largest Prehistoric Rodent had Foot-Long Teeth Like Tusks
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 05:07 AM EST |
The largest living rodent, the capybara, weighs a paltry 145 pounds.
Killer Whale' Lolita' Gets Federal Government Protection
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 05, 2015 08:42 AM EST |
Lolita is the last known survivor of the many orcas captured from the Salish Sea in 1970.
ESO Telescope Discovers Variable Stars in Trifid Nebula
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 05, 2015 06:41 AM EST |
The stars lie around 37,000 light years from Earth.
Fish Fraud Detector Tells if a Fish is or isn't a 'Grouper'
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 05, 2015 06:35 AM EST |
GrouperChek analyzes seafood samples using real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification.
Superfast Computers to Have One Atom-Thick Silicon Transistors
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 04, 2015 07:38 AM EST |
The new development is all about efficient low-temperature manufacturing and fabrication of silicene devices.
Eight More Exoplanets Discovered
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 04, 2015 07:06 AM EST |
The scientists named two of the planets Kepler-438b and Kepler-442b, and these two are the most similar toEearth of all the eight new exoplanets.
Climate Change to Blame for the Decline of American Pika Population
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 04, 2015 02:38 AM EST |
Pikas try to avoid overheating during summer and thus, spend more time underground.
Water on Comet 67P Different from Water on Earth
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 04, 2015 02:16 AM EST |
Water molecules on Comet 67P are rather different than the water on Earth.
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