In The News: College of Sciences
Re “Titan submersible implosion: another safety lesson learned through tragedy” (Editorial, June 24): Despite our ability to adapt and our incredible intelligence, humans can’t live in the extreme conditions of the deep ocean. The use of an experimental submersible that was not tested with the full rigor necessary to operate it as a commercial vessel should never have been allowed.
High schoolers could read about the Great Unconformity in a geology textbook, or they could stand on a trail on Frenchman Mountain, notice that the rocks look different and wonder why.
For the first time, an international team caught a rapidly spinning pulsar that had just finished snacking on its companion star and was ready to destroy it with strong wind and radiation.
Questions still remain after a missing Titanic submersible suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' and left five people dead.
All stories start somewhere – even the incomprehensibly vast expanse above us has a beginning. Scientists have long studied the cosmos, searching for answers to the “how’s” and “why’s” of life, and that effort continues to this day.
The report of an alien sighting at a Las Vegas home made headlines around the world. The reported sighting was triggered when a mysterious fireball was seen falling from the sky. That's when numerous calls came to 911 with one Las Vegas caller claiming an alien was in their backyard. Astrophysicist Jason Steffen says it was a meteor, not a spaceship, and it probably landed in the ocean.
Conservation of the Amazon rainforest is Colombia’s greatest contribution to solving the global climate crisis.
To reverse signals in time, we’ve always used a digital approach. Now, a new analog method could dramatically improve wireless communications.
Beekeeper Dave Sharpless went to check on one of his beehives during this June 2019 day in Henderson only to find empty, melted hives.
In the event of nuclear war, the ultra-rich can hide away in their luxury bunkers that cost anywhere from $35,000 to $14 million. But what about the rest of us?
Spring has come and while temperatures are rising, the Las Vegas valley is seeing more pesky insects crawling and flying around.
According to the World Health Organization, Alzheimer's is one of our most debilitating diseases. It effectively erases who you are, insinuating itself at first with annoyance, then anger, then fright, and finally silence. It can take 20 years to play out, exhausting caregivers, family, and friends.