Tag: method

Tooth size in South American sea lions reflects historical shifts in population abundance

PALEONTOLOGY08/03/2025

A new study published in PeerJ reveals that the teeth of South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) hold valuable clues about past population dynamics. Researchers from the Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos, the Centro para...

Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

ASTRONOMY08/03/2025

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put another lander sideways on the moon through a NASA-sponsored program. Within 24...

Scientists develop method for seasonal prediction of wildfires in the US West

CLIMATE24/05/2022

This summer's western wildfire season is likely to be more severe than average but not as devastating as last year's near-record, according to an...

New method for tracking the sources of diamonds

MINERALS16/04/2022

A technique for identifying the sources of diamonds without the use of clues such as the presence of specific inclusions will be reported on...

New study confirms potential of geoelectrical methods in search for hidden graves

EARTH12/04/2022

Rather than digging to identify unmarked mass grave sites or evidence to locate missing persons, cutting-edge technologies are helping law enforcement agents, forensic scientists...

Team develops new method of hunting for carbon in soil without digging or taking soil samples

EARTH01/04/2022

Physicists and soil scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have teamed up to develop a new method for...