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River Mystery Solved

By Guest PostJune 5, 2011Environmentbacteria, biofilms, biogeochemical processes, blooms of didymo, Chile, didymo, didymo growth, didymosphenia geminata, freshwater algae, mats, microbes, microenvironment, national science foundation, new zealand, nutrients, oligotrophic, oliogotrophic streams, p v sundareshwar, phosphorus, rapid creek, rivers, rock, south dakota school of mines and technology, species, streams, tim kratz, uncommon environmental phenomena, unpolluted waterways, water bodies in the southern hemisphere

*Scientists discover how “Didymo” algae bloom in pristine waters with few nutrients*

The pristine state of unpolluted waterways may be their downfall, according to research results published in a paper this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

A species of freshwater algae that lives in streams and rivers, called Didymo for Didymosphenia geminata, is able to colonize and dominate the bottoms of some of the world’s cleanest waterways–precisely because they are so clear. (more…)

Mexico Leads Latin America in Online Video Penetration and Engagement

By Guest PostMay 4, 2011Technologyalejandro fosk, Argentina, argentines, behaviors in latin america, brazil, brazilians, Chile, chileans, Comscore, digital consumer behaviors, mexicans, Mexico, online video viewing

*comScore Releases Latest Report on Online Video Viewing in Latin America*

Santiago, Chile May 3, 2011– comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of online video viewing behaviors in Latin America based on data from its comScore Video Metrix Service. The report found that in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile more than 80 percent of all online users viewed video content in March 2011, with viewers in Mexico spending the most time watching online video at an average of 10.5 hours per viewer during the month. (more…)

Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis

By Guest PostMarch 15, 2011Environment, Scienceaxis, Chile, complex model, earth mass, earth rotation, earthquake, figure axis, gravitational attraction, Japan, japan earthquake, japan quake, length of earth day, march 11, microseconds, richard gross, sumatran earthquake, theoretical calculation, united states geological survey

The March 11, magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan may have shortened the length of each Earth day and shifted its axis. But don’t worry-you won’t notice the difference.

Using a United States Geological Survey estimate for how the fault responsible for the earthquake slipped, research scientist Richard Gross of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., applied a complex model to perform a preliminary theoretical calculation of how the Japan earthquake-the fifth largest since 1900-affected Earth’s rotation. His calculations indicate that by changing the distribution of Earth’s mass, the Japanese earthquake should have caused Earth to rotate a bit faster, shortening the length of the day by about 1.8 microseconds (a microsecond is one millionth of a second). (more…)

comScore Introduces Online Video Measurement Service in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Spain

By Guest PostNovember 30, 20102 commentsTechnologyadvertisers, alejandro fosk, Argentina, brazil, Chile, Comscore, comscore video metrix, Facebook, footprint, globo, Google, internet users, latin america, Mexico, publishers, spain, vevo, video properties, YouTube

*YouTube.com Makes Google Sites the Top Ranking Video Property across Latin America and Spain*

Santiago, Chile, November 30, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the launch of comScore Video Metrix in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Spain as comScore continues to expand its video measurement footprint across the globe. comScore’s industry-leading video measurement product is now available for 16 individual markets, with additional countries becoming available in the near future. comScore will be hosting a complimentary webinar How Latin America is Shaping Online Video’s Global Growth on December 1. For more details and to register, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/653852337 (more…)

Google Sites, Facebook.com and Microsoft Sites Rank as Most-Visited Online Destinations in Chile

By Guest PostAugust 30, 20103 commentsTechnologyalejandro fosk, Chile, chileans, Comscore, Facebook, Google, latin america, media metrix, Microsoft, terra – telefonica

*comScore Releases Report: State of the Internet with a Focus on Chile*

Santiago, Chile August 30, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on the top Internet destinations in Chile based on data from its comScore Media Metrix Service. The report found that Google Sites led as the most-visited Internet property in the market, reaching 95 percent of all Chileans online.

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Asteroid Found in Gravitational “Dead Zone”

By Guest PostAugust 20, 20101 commentScience2008 lc18, carnegie institution, chad trujillo, Chile, Galaxy, gravitational tug, hawaii, jupiter, lagrangian points, las campanas, magellan telescopes, mars, neptune, planet, pluto, scott sheppard, Space, spacecraft, subaru telescope, sun, trojan asteroids

Washington, D.C.—There are places in space where the gravitational tug between a planet and the Sun balance out, allowing other smaller bodies to remain stable. These places are called Lagrangian points. So-called Trojan asteroids have been found in some of these stable spots near Jupiter and Neptune. Trojans share their planet’s orbit and help astronomers understand how the planets formed and how the solar system evolved.

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Photo Proof: Super Stars of the Universe Have Humble Beginnings

By Guest PostJuly 18, 20101 commentScience4.6 billion years, 85-meter telescope, Chile, department of astronomy, eso, european southern observatory, high-mass stars, NASA, nasa spitzer space telescope, southern sky, stefan kraus, stellar collisions, super massive star, universe, university of michigan, very large telescope interferometer

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The first close-up picture of a nascent super massive star and its surroundings has shown that the highest mass stars in the universe form just like their smaller counterparts. They are born from swirling disks of gas and dust, rather than from violent stellar collisions.

“How these high mass stars form has been a debate for 20 years,” said Stefan Kraus, a research fellow in the University of Michigan Department of Astronomy who is first author of a paper on the findings published July 15 in Nature.

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The crowded universe

By ShamsJune 18, 2008ScienceChile, La Silla Observatory, light years, Mars Phoenix Lander, NASA, planets, universe

That’s how it starts. Astronomers found planets that though very hot to have life on, but beliefs that we are not alone may come true someday while spotting some pretty cute creatures walking light-years away. 🙂

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