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What makes for an endangered species classification isn’t always obvious.

Channels: Climate Science, Environmental Science, Nature, Wildlife, All Journal News,

Keywords: Biodiveristy, Endangered Species, policy and ethics, Ethics, risk, Environment, Climate Change, Extinction

Neutron spectroscopy is an important tool for studying magnetic and thermoelectric properties in materials. But often the resolution, or the ability of the instrument to see fine details, is too coarse to clearly observe features identifying novel phenomena in new advanced materials. To solve this problem, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developed a new super-resolution software, called SRINS, that makes it easier for scientists to better understand materials’ dynamical properties using neutron spectroscopy.

Channels: Materials Science, Mathematics, Technology, DOE Science News,

Keywords: Neutrons, super-resolution software, Neutron spectroscopy, Data Analysis, Resolution, Neutron Scattering, Spallation Neutron Source, High Flux Isotope Reactor, Python, python-based software

DHS S&T awarded $750,000 to SecuLore Solutions, an Odenton, Md.-based cybersecurity company, to improve and increase the resiliency of the nation’s emergency communications infrastructure, including Next Generation 911 (NG911) technologies.

Channels: Budgets and Funding, Technology, Cybersecurity,

Keywords: Cybersecurity, Emergency Communications, Science And Technology, Funding, Research And Development

If you have a dog, hopefully you're lucky enough to know that they are highly attuned to their owners and can readily understand a wide range of commands and gestures. But are these abilities innate or are they exclusively learned through training?

Channels: Cognition and Learning, Pets, Psychology and Psychiatry, Staff Picks, All Journal News,

Keywords: Animal Rights, Developing Countries, Ethology, pets, Zoology, veterinary science

The American Institute of Physics is accepting submissions for the 2020 AIP Science Communication Awards. The awards were established in 1968 to recognize the best examples of science writing in the previous year. Entries should be intended for a general audience and will be judged on their ability to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of physics and related fields. The four categories are books; magazine, newspaper or online articles; writing for children; and broadcast and new media productions. The deadline for entries is March 31, 2020.

Channels: In the Workplace, Media and Journalism, Physics,

Keywords: AIP Science Communication Awards, Science Writing, science communication, science journalism, writing awards, American Institute of Physics

The human-caused biodiversity decline started much earlier than researchers used to believe. According to a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology Letters the process was not started by our own species but by some of our ancestors.

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Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecology

A comprehensive analysis of 10,575 genomes as part of a multi-national study led by researchers at UC San Diego has revealed close evolutionary proximity between the microbial domains at the base of the tree of life, the branching pattern of evolution described by Charles Darwin more than 160 years ago in his book, On the Origin of Species.

Channels: All Journal News, Evolution and Darwin, Genetics, Microbiome, Supercomputing, Technology, Staff Picks, Nature (journal),

Keywords: Tree Of Life, Uc San Diego, San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego Department of Pediatrics, Rob Knight, Oiyun Zhu, Wayne Pfeiffer, Comet supercomputer, National Science Foundation (NSF) , ASTRAL

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute today presented the 32nd Economic Report to the Governor to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert at the 2020 Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber. The report has been the preeminent source for data and commentary on Utah’s economy for over 30 years. The consensus forecast predicts increased uncertainty and moderation, but still healthy growth for the state in the coming year.

Channels: Business Ethics, Economics, Government/Law,

Keywords: economic report, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University Of Utah, utah economy