"Page 2" - Scientific Topics of Interest

The International Year of the Periodic Table officially kicks off in Paris (Laura HOWES, ACS Chemical & Engineerig News (C&EN) ; January 30, 2019) https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-The-International-Year-of-the-Periodic-Table-officially-kicks-off-in-Paris/97/i5 Official launch event of the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (Press Release, UNESCO ; January 29, 2019) https://en.unesco.org/events/official-launch-event-international-year-periodic-table-chemical-elements Also... 150 years later, 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table (Alexandra GELLÉ, The Conversation ; January 28, 2019) http://theconversation.com/150-years-later-2019-is-the-international-year-of-the-periodic-table-109051 The periodic table  is 150 - but it could have looked very different (Mark LORCH, The Conversation , January 2, 2019) https://theconversation.com/the-periodic-table-is-150-but-it-could-have-looked-very-d...

New study gives explanation for differences in southern and northern lights : A new study finds the differences in auroral displays near Earth’s poles are likely caused by squeezing of Earth’s magnetotail by the solar wind. [Press Release. American Geosiences Union (AGU) ; 24 January 2019] Featured Research Article: Evolution of Asymmetrically Displaced Footsprints During Substorms (OHMA et al ., 2018) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018JA025869 Video: Aurora Borealis Time Lapse Movie   ( David MARX , April 23, 2014) Aurora Australis:  Island 28 May 2017 ( Daniel LAME , May 28, 2017)

Microplastic contamination found in a common source of groundwater, researchers report (Lois YOKSOULIAN, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; January 25, 2019) https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/743561#image-2 Karst Aquifer Diagram: ( GOLDSCHEIDER and DREW, 2007 ) Website: What is Karst?  And Why is it Important? ( Karst Waters Institute ) https://karstwaters.org/educational-resources/what-is-karst-and-why-is-it-important/

How to Watch the Only Total Lunar Eclipse of 2019, Plus a Supermoon - Teachable Moments | NASA/JPL Edu : In the News   Looking up at the Moon can create a sense of awe at any time, but those who do so on the evening of January 20 will be treated to the only total lunar eclipse of 2019. Visible for its entirety in North and South America, this eclipse is being referred to by some as a super blood moon – “super” because the Moon will be closest to Earth in its orbit during the full moon (more on supermoons here) and “blood' because the total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon a reddish hue (more on that below). This is a great opportunity for students to observe the Moon – and for teachers to make connections to in-class science content. (Lyle TAVERNIER, JPL-NASA; January 11, 2019)

Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Valley Desert (Tim STEPHENS, NewsCenter - UC Santa Cruz ; January 15, 2019) https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/01/san-joaquin-desert.html Featured Research Article: Habitat restoration opportunities, climate niche contraction, and conservation biogeography in California's San Joaquin Desert (STEWART et al. , 2019) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0210766#sec017 Also... Identification of potentially suitable habitat for strategic land retirement and restoration in the San Joaquin Desert (BUTTERFIELD et al ., 2017) https://www.scienceforconservation.org/assets/downloads/SLR-Habitat_-2017-lo.pdf The San Joaquin Desert of California:  Ecologically Misunderstood and Overlooked (GERMANO et al. , 2011) http://www.csub.edu/~dgermano/SanJoaquinDesert.pdf