Whatâs the August birthstone?
Happy birthday, August babies! Your month has 2 birthstones, peridot and sardonyx.
Satellite survey shows California’s sinking coastal hotspots
(Arizona State University) Using precise measurements from state-of-the-art satellite-based radar that can detect the land surface rise and fall with millimeter accuracy, an ASU research team has, for the first time, tracked the entire California coast’s vertical land motion. They’ve identified local hotspots of the sinking coast, in the cities of San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, who will be at a higher flooding risk during the decades ahead of projected sea-level rise.
New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing
Of the CRISPR-Cas9 tools created to date, base editors have gotten lots of attention because of their seemingly simple editing: they neatly replace one nucleic acid with another, in many cases all that should be needed to fix a genetic disease. Scientists have now determined the structure of the latest base editor as it swaps out nucleic acids, showing why it can go off target but also how it can be improved.
New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing
Of the CRISPR-Cas9 tools created to date, base editors have gotten lots of attention because of their seemingly simple editing: they neatly replace one nucleic acid with another, in many cases all that should be needed to fix a genetic disease. Scientists have now determined the structure of the latest base editor as it swaps out nucleic acids, showing why it can go off target but also how it can be improved.
Rising temps put desert shrubs in high-efficiency mode
Research shows that one shrub, the brittlebush, is adapting, and showing a remarkable ability to respond to increased temperature and aridity.
Enviros Ask Supreme Court To Block Border Wall. Again
Environmentalists asked the Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from building parts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall after a federal appeals court determined in June that tapping $2.5 billion in military funding for the project was unlawful. The motion,…
Go someplace dark and watch for meteors!
The Delta Aquarids are peaking. And the 2020 Perseid meteor shower gets rolling around now, too. Most importantly, find a dark sky!
Nikola Motor Breaks Ground On Factory In Coolidge, Arizona
Arizona-based Nikola Motor celebrated breaking ground on its new 1,000,000 square foot factory this morning in an event well-attended by Nikola leadership, including CEO Mark Russell, Mark Duchesne, global head of manufacturing, and local supporters including Coolidge Mayor Jon Thompson
Delta Aquariids 2020: All you need to know
Late July presents the nominal peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower, but this long and rambling shower is officially active from about July 12 to August 23 each year.
Arizona rock core sheds light on Triassic dark ages
A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, has given scientists a powerful new tool to understand how catastrophic events shaped Earth’s ecosystems before the rise of the dinosaurs. The core offers scientists a foundation to explain the changes in the fossil record and determine how these events may have shaped life on Earth.
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