Knoxville, TN-(ENEWSPF)- The work of a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, professor has helped reveal a rare orbital shift and the density of an asteroid that will pass close to Earth. Josh Emery, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences, and the team of the NASA asteroid sample return mission called[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the creation of an advisory board to support federal agencies with the implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.    The new board, the federal government’s first advisory committee on Great[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Whether the Higgs boson exists could be settled by the end of summer, say University of Michigan physicists involved in the search for the missing piece of particle physics’ Standard Model. “We’re zooming in,” said Jianming Qian, physics professor in the College of Literature, Science & the Arts.[Read More…]

Revised North American Waterfowl Management Plan Signed at Ducks Unlimited National Conference NASHVILLE, Tenn–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012.  Today at the 75th anniversary National Conference of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signed the 2012 Revision of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, reaffirming the Department’s commitment to one[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Estuaries 101, the newest multi-media, online science curriculum for middle school students developed for teachers by NOAA, offers students a virtual field trip to one of 28 estuaries around the country. The Estuaries 101 curriculum, now available online, provides new interactive learning tools that teach fundamental[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, signs US/EU agreement to collaborate on science, with Dominique Ristori, director general of the Joint Research Centre. In the background: US Ambassador William Kennard (left) and John Bell, head of cabinet of Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn. Download here. (Credit: U.S. Department of State) Top[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 Eyewall of Hurricane Katrina taken on Aug. 28, 2005, as seen from a NOAA P-3 hurricane hunter aircraft before the storm made landfall on the US Gulf Coast. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) When the first hurricane emerges from the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico this season,[Read More…]

Audubon and explore.org Bring Raptor Family Life to Global Audience to Inspire, Educate and Connect People   Photo Credit: Derrick Jackson   New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012.  Nature lovers needn’t travel far from their computers, mobile phones or tablets to witness the remarkable stories found outdoors.  Thanks to a partnership[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012.  NASA astronomers announced Thursday they can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our galaxy, sun, and solar system: the titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during[Read More…]

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2012.l  People in the UK will be able to follow the entire journey of the planet Venus across the Sun through a webcast streaming video and images from telescopes around the world. The journey, known as a ‘transit’, will only be visible from Britain after sunrise on[Read More…]