"Page 2" - Scientific Topics of Interest

Textbook aromatic substitution mechanism overthrown  (Katrina KRÄMER, Chemistry World ; 23 July 2018 https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/textbook-aromatic-substitution-mechanism-overthrown/3009288.article Website: Meisenheimer Adduct ( IUPAC Gold Book ) https://goldbook.iupac.org/html/M/M03819.html

Earth's resources consumed in every greater destructive volumes (Jonathan WATTS, The Guardian ; July 22, 2018) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/earths-resources-consumed-in-ever-greater-destructive-volumes Video: Earth Overshoot Day 2018 falls on August 1 ( Sustainability Illustrated ; July 20, 2018) Website: Earth Overshoot Day ( overshootday.org / Global Footprint Network ) https://www.overshootday.org/

A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one "oddball" (Press Release, Carnegie Science ; July 16, 2018) https://carnegiescience.edu/news/dozen-new-moons-jupiter-discovered-including-one-%E2%80%9Coddball%E2%80%9D Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet (David R. Williams, NASA ; Updated 18 July, 2018) https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/joviansatfact.html

‘Meghalayan Age’ announced as official new chapter in Earth’s history  (Josh GABBATISS, The Independent UK ; July 18, 2018) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/meghalayan-age-new-chapter-earth-history-geology-drought-anthropocene-a8452646.html?amp#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s Collapse of civilizations worldwide defines youngest unit of the Geologic Time Scale (News and Meetings,  International Commission of Stratigraphy ; July 12, 2018) http://stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-news-and-meetings/119-collapse-of-civilizations-worldwide-defines-youngest-unit-of-the-geologic-time-scale Featured Publication: International Chronostratigraphic Chart  ( International Commission of Stratigraphy ; July 2018) http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-07.pdf Website: International Commission on Stratigraphy http://www.stratigraphy.org/

Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior : Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond. (Jennifer CHU, MIT News Office ; July 16, 2018)