In The News: College of Sciences
Steve Rowland, paleontologist and professor of geology at UNLV, discusses the Ice Age fossils recently extracted from private property in Carson City, at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum in Las Vegas.
A meme is circulating on the Internet comparing the statement “once COVID-19 is over” to the wishful possibility of winning the lottery.
United States authorities are trying to eradicate Asian giant wasps , which are often dubbed killer wasps . However, the wasp which was first reported to appear there at the end of 2019 is feared to spread throughout the country and become a permanent species.
In response to your July 27 story, “New study may predict ‘worst case’ climate scenario for Nevada’”: I read this report with alarm. Every disaster movie starts with a scientific warning being ignored, and we ignore this study at our peril. Like ignoring the early coronavirus warnings, not following advice from climate scientists creates disasters, too.
Meet the UNLV scientist and professor who's literally doing some groundbreaking work on Mars with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Asian giant hornets have the potential to spread across the United States and establish a permanent presence in the country, experts have told Newsweek.
If the Mars Perseverance Rover was lifting off from Cape Canaveral at almost any other time, ҳ| 鶹ýӳ geochemistry and astrobiology professor Elisabeth “Libby” Hausrath would have had a front-row seat.
If the Mars Perseverance Rover was lifting off from Cape Canaveral at almost any other time, ҳ| 鶹ýӳ geochemistry and astrobiology professor Elisabeth “Libby” Hausrath would have had a front-row seat.
In the latest round of feuding between the world’s leading economies, China has vowed to retaliate after the United States ordered its consulate in Houston shut within 72 hours. Although the latest move by Washington is being viewed as an attempt by President Trump’s campaign strategists to deflect attention for his failure to deal decisively with the Covid-19 pandemic, it could quickly escalate into another ugly tit-for-tat trade war. As trade and political tensions between Washington and Beijing flare up, the specter of China using rare earth minerals as a ‘nuclear option’ has once again resurfaced.
At some point you've probably pondered the age-old question: Are we alone in the universe?
NASA’s next Mars rover, which is scheduled to begin its journey to the red planet tomorrow, will be about the size of a sport utility vehicle, an analog that’s fitting because NASA wants it to do even more than the current rover, Curiosity.
At some point you've probably pondered the age-old question: Are we alone in the universe?