Sounds of space: Jingle, pluck and hum

Hear the sounds of space. The videos in this post are what happens when scientists turn astronomical data into sound, via a process called sonification.

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Warming impact on crops exacerbated by water – Nature.com

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Planets are born in cosmic organic soups

Astronomers have found that planets form in cosmic soups of organic molecules. These soups have different ingredients, leading to a wide diversity of planets.

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The Gratuitous Global Warming Alarmism In ‘Reminiscence’ – RealClearMarkets

X Story Stream recent articles The sci-fi noir movie Reminiscence will likely be remembered mainly for having the worst opening all time for a major studio release, but what I found most interesting is the gratuitous alarmism. The movie is nowhere near…

Rerun of a supernova blast expected 2037

Astronomers expect to see a rerun of a supernova blast, whose light traveled 10 billion years to reach us, in about the year 2037.

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Could Solar Radiation Management be the Future of Fighting Climate Change? – AZoCleantech

Solar radiation management (SRM) sparks perhaps the greatest controversy of all proposed climate change prevention strategies. However, as the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights, the effects of global warming continue to become ever…

The climate advocates who say Harvard’s oil divestment is a mistake

Even as climate activists celebrated Harvard University’s promise to cleanse its multibillion-dollar investment fund of holdings in fossil fuel companies last week, others dedicated to the fight against the climate crisis wondered if the real winner was the oil industry….

Solar geoengineering: Can we cool the planet? – DW (English)

“There is no doubt that humans are able to artificially cool the planet,” explains David Keith from Harvard University. Keith is a researcher in solar engineering — a very controversial field. Mostly because it’s all about discovering if and how…

Why climate change is still the greatest threat to human health – National Geographic

People around the world are witnessing firsthand how climate change can wreak havoc on the planet. Steadily rising average temperatures fuel increasingly intense wildfires, hurricanes, and other disasters that are now impossible to ignore. And while the world has been…

Sustainability Committee focuses on health and equity to meet goal

Harvard is engaging its researchers and industry climate leaders to identify and invest in projects, according to the Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability.