In The News: Division of Research
Paradise, California had long prepared for wildfires but only in its worst nightmares did it imagine the kind of “megafire” that last week destroyed most of the town and is becoming a common occurrence in the state.
Brian Hedlund and Ariel Friel collect microbes living for tens of thousands of years in the subsurface of the earth. By studying these microorganisms, they hope to gain clues about potential life on Mars and other planets.
Footprints of a “lizard like-creature” 310 million years old have been unearthed in the Grand Canyon, making them potentially the oldest reptile footprints ever found.
310-million-year old footprints of a "lizard like-creature" have been unearthed in the Grand Canyon, making them potentially the oldest ever reptile footprints ever found.
What could be the oldest footprints ever, of a lizard like-creature that roamed Earth 310 million years ago have been discovered in the Grand Canyon. Made by one of the first reptiles that ever lived the prints make it look as if the creature was line dancing.
Illegally downloading music can be easily prevented, suggests a paper from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. If you do not want people to steal music from the internet anymore, you have to tell them that it is illegal and warn them that they may be monitored if they continue to do so.
Since establishing itself in Macao more than a decade ago, Sands China Ltd. has been taking the lead in responsible gaming efforts through both its own initiatives and through its support of the government’s annual Responsible Gambling Promotions.
STOP! This is illegal. You may be monitored and fined.
Privacy threats are just as effective at scaring off illegal downloaders as big fines
As the world begins to learn about blockchain, a local professor is up to speed because he's been doing research on the new technology for about two years.
How big of a problem hate speech is in Las Vegas is unclear because it is difficult to track, experts say.
The Kepler telescope has run out of fuel and officially entered retirement. Luckily, there is a replacement on the way to continue our observation of the stars.