Laza's Science

27/09/2020

The sprawling town may have been home to thousands before Spanish explorers arrived

An earthwork buried under a cattle ranch may be part of one of the largest Native American settlements ever established north of Mexico.

25/09/2020

Europe's primary forests: What to protect? What to restore?

Primary forests are forests without any signs of past human use and where ecological processes are not disrupted by human influence. These forests are of outstanding ecological value. They are an irreplaceable part of our natural heritage and critical for conserving forest biodiversity. In Europe, w...

23/09/2020

Here’s everything Apple revealed at its September hardware event

One of the three companies chosen by NASA to create a Human Landing System (HLS) for NASA has completed a key step by building a full-scale test article of its lander for its team and NASA to evaluate and review. The Dynetics HLS is roughly the size of the Apollo moon lander, but it’s laid [&…

21/09/2020

A small study found indicators of inflammation in images of some athletes’ hearts

Four of 26 college athletes, who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19, may have had myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle.

19/09/2020

Decreasing wildfires observed over Central Africa

Referred to as the "fire continent" by NASA, Africa is surprisingly a crucial hot spot for blazes. Global satellite images have shown that on an average August day, it is home to at least 70 percent of the 10,000 wildfires burning worldwide and 50 percent of fire-related carbon emissions.

17/09/2020

Ice shelves propping up two major Antarctic glaciers are breaking up

Two of Antarctica's most important glaciers are breaking free from their restraints, a new study reports.

16/09/2020

Scientists and doctors want to interrupt the virus before it settles in

Scientists are developing and testing ways to prevent the virus from settling in prime nasal real estate.

16/09/2020

New mineral, 'priscillagrewite,' named in honor of renowned Nebraska geologist

The greatest Christmas present Priscilla Grew received last year was an email.

16/09/2020

LIFE ON VENUS: ROCKET LAB CEO SHARES WHY WE NEED TO GO "SOON"

CEO Peter Beck has "a passion for Venus," and new research suggests there could be something fascinating at play.

16/09/2020

Microscopic views reveal virus particles coating the hairlike cilia of an airway cell

Microscopic views reveal virus particles coating the hairlike cilia of an airway cell from the lungs.

16/09/2020

Scientists look into tropopause to find early signals of persistent strong rainfall

The flooding season had just ended in China. Persistent strong precipitation events in many regions of China resulted in severe flooding disasters in the just passed summer of 2020. It is of great significance to capture precursor signals of persistent strong precipitation events.

16/09/2020

Space weather experts believe the sun has entered a new sunspot cycle, and expect it to be a relatively quiet one.