Genealogía de un concepto: Hacia una ideología de la tecnocienciaEl término "tecnociencia" fue acuñado por el teórico belga Gilbert Hottois para iniciar un programa filosófico en la década de 1980. Sin duda, el término se había utilizado mucho en el pasado. Como destacó muy cuidadosamente el teórico francés Dominique Raynaud, la "tecnociencia" surgió en...
Hurricane warnings were released for the Florida Keys on Friday as Exotic Anxiety Fred was spinning about 270 miles Southeast of Secret West as of the noontime hours. AccuWeather meteorologists claim that even though the system was still looking chaotic, it still has a chance at restrengthening into a hurricane as it moves via...
The Venus’s-flower-basket is a sea sponge found at depths of 100 to 1,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines. A new study shows how the creature’s porous, glassy skeleton alters the flow of seawater.Just How Detailed, Venus's- Flower-Baskets Manipulate the Flow of SeawaterA Venus's flower basket isn't all show. This spectacular deep-sea...
Galápagos: We Discover Why The Islands Are Blessed With Waters So Rich in NutrientsEvery part of the Galápagos's outstanding and distinct ecological community can be mapped back to its rich books of aquatic algae. Some animals prey on the tiny plants directly, others, subsequently, delight in them, and so on. Many one-of-a-kind species found...
The Natural Cycles in the Gulf of Alaska Accentuate Ocean AcidificationNew research at the College of Alaska Fairbanks shows that the fluctuations of significant wind and sea circulation systems can temporarily accelerate or reverse the price of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska." We usually think of sea acidification as this slow press...
Raising reforestation efforts in seaside regions could significantly decrease the amount of sediment run-off reaching reef and boost their resilience. College of Queensland-led research study has discovered.The study analyzed more than 5,500 seaside locations worldwide and found that virtually 85 percent of them leached debris to coral reefs, the second most severe threat encountering...
The map above reveals the places of the globe's most giant volcanoes. Tamu Massif on the Shatsky Rise in the northwest Pacific Ocean has the best mass and the giant footprint. Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii has the greatest height from base to top. Ojos del Salado in the Andes mountain range...
Majestic Mount Rainier skyrockets nearly 3 miles (14,410 feet) above sea level and towers above Seattle's increasing residential areas and Tacoma, Washington. Every year, practically two million site visitors involve Mount Rainier National forest to admire the volcano and its glaciers, alpine meadows, and forested ridges. However, the volcano's elegance is deceptive.U.S. Geological Study...
Comprehensive Tracking Gives Timely Cautions of Volcano RekindlingKeeping an eye on a volcano needs scientists to use a selection of techniques that can listen to and see activity inside a volcano. The USGS Volcano Hazards Program keeps track of volcanoes to find signs of change that forewarn volcanic reawakening. To comprehend a volcano's habits,...
Around 19 million years back, something terrible took place for sharks.Fossils amassed from debris in the Pacific Sea reveal a previously unidentified and significant shark extinction event, during which the populations of the predators abruptly dropped by as much as 90 percent, researchers report in the June 4 Scientific research. And researchers do not...
