Hospital Tied to Deadly Outbreak; Former CDC Heads Issue Warning; More Shrimp Pulled
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Bacteria from cooling towers at Harlem Hospital and a nearby site where the city’s public health lab is located were sources for the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others in New York City. (AP) Former CDC directors said HHS […]
Earth’s interior is cooling faster than expected
The evolution of our Earth is the story of its cooling: 4.5 billion years ago, extreme temperatures prevailed on the surface of the young Earth, and it was covered by a deep ocean of magma. Over millions of years, the planet’s surface cooled to form a brittle crust. However, the enormous thermal energy emanating from […]
Hydrogen-burning white dwarfs enjoy slow aging
The prevalent view of white dwarfs as inert, slowly cooling stars has been challenged by observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. An international group of astronomers have discovered the first evidence that white dwarfs can slow down their rate of ageing by burning hydrogen on their surface. “We have found the first observational evidence […]