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Avian archetypes: Native American folklore’s most fascinating birds

By Guest PostSeptember 26, 2024Culture, Naturebirds in folklore, cahuilla bird songs, kah kool, native american folklore, native folklore, puebloan pottery, rainbirds

A celebrated Bruin honors ‘the beauty, grace, power and wisdom of those who were here before us’

As a doctoral candidate in folklore and mythology at UCLA in the 1990s, Paul Apodaca focused his dissertation on the Cahuilla bird songs, a tradition that continues today among members of Native American Cahuilla tribes. The recipient of the award for Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, he even invited modern-day bird singers to campus at UCLA’s annual Pow Wow. Despite the name, he explains, the songs are not about birds at all. (more…)

Quantenverschränkung misst Erdrotation

By Guest PostSeptember 21, 2024Scienceerdrotation, quantenverschraenkte photonen, quantenverschraenkung, rotationsempfindlichkeit, sagnac interferometer, spin der erde

Quantenverschränkte Photonen reagieren auf den Spin der Erde

Ein Forschungsteam unter der Leitung von Philip Walther an der Universität Wien hat in einem bahnbrechenden Experiment die Auswirkungen der Erdrotation auf quantenverschränkte Photonen gemessen. (more…)

New Imaging Technique Uses Earth’s Warped Surface to Reveal Rocky Interior

By Guest PostSeptember 19, 2024Environmentcrust, deformation imaging, earth, earthquake, earthquake cycle, elastic properties, surface mapping, surface mapping technology, tectonic plates

Surface mapping technology such as GPS, radar and laser scanning have long been used to measure features on the Earth’s surface. Now, a new computational technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin is allowing scientists to use those technologies to look inside the planet. (more…)

Eisriesenwelt: Alter der unterirdischen Eisvorkommen entschlüsselt

By Guest PostSeptember 14, 2024Environmenteishoehle, eisriesenwelt, klimageschichte der alpen, salzburg

Die Eisriesenwelt-Eishöhle in Salzburg ist nicht nur eine der bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten Österreichs, sie gilt auch als eine der größten Eishöhlen der Welt. Seit mehreren Jahren führt der Innsbrucker Geologe Christoph Spötl dort bereits Untersuchungen durch. (more…)

Pursuit of a Valley fever vaccine passes significant milestone

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2024Healthcoccidioides fungal spores, fungal infection, vaccine candidate, valley fever, valley fever risk, valley fever vaccine

Since settling in Arizona in 1978, Dr. John Galgiani has treated thousands of patients with Valley fever, some of whom left an indelible impression on his heart and soul. (more…)

Feeding body and soul: Alum leads zero-waste bulk buying group

By Guest PostSeptember 7, 2024Environmentbulk buying group, falmouth community, good food, natural food store, sustainable foods, waquoit village, zero waste

Upon her retirement from full-time ministry in 2016, Janet Smith-Rushton ’78 M.Div. retreated to Waquoit Village, a serene community nestled in the town of Falmouth on Cape Cod—but she hasn’t slowed down. Putting to work the values that defined her time as a minister, she leads the Waquoit Zero Waste Bulk Buying Group, a grassroots initiative that provides access to healthy, sustainable foods in a region lacking fresh and wholesome options. (more…)

Vor-Ort-Analyse der Brennstoffe mit Röntgenfluoreszenz hilft bei Optimierung von Holzheizkraftwerken

By Guest PostSeptember 2, 2024Sciencealtholz, biogene festbrennstoffe, brennstoffe mit roentgenfluoreszenz, holzheizkraftwerk, qualitaet der brennstoffe, waermetauscher

Team der Hochschule Rottenburg und der Universität Tübingen entwickelt Verfahren zur Qualitätskontrolle biogener Festbrennstoffe – Einsparung von Ressourcen und verminderte Schadstoffemission

Die Effizienz und Umweltverträglichkeit von Holzheizkraftwerken hängen entscheidend von der Qualität der eingesetzten Brennstoffe ab. Diese wird vom Wasser-, Asche- und Energiegehalt und maßgeblich von der chemischen Zusammensetzung des Materials beeinflusst. Um wirtschaftlich zu arbeiten und die Freisetzung von Schadstoffen so gering wie möglich zu halten, muss die Qualität der Brennstoffe optimal auf die Heizkraftwerkstechnik angepasst werden. (more…)

Princeton geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans

By Guest PostAugust 26, 2024Scienceassimilation model, neanderthal caves, neanderthal dna, neanderthal humans, neanderthals

Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were discovered, people have wondered about these ancient hominins. How are they different from us? How much are they like us? Did our ancestors get along with them? Fight them? Love them? The recent discovery of a group called Denisovans, a Neanderthal-like group who populated Asia and Oceania, added its own set of questions. (more…)

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