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EPA Updates the National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination and Protect Communities Region 09 For Immediate Release: May 13, 2019 Published May 13, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

EPA Updates the National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination and Protect Communities Region 03 PHILADELPHIA (May 13, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding seven sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose human health and environmental risks. Published May 13, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

Researchers have discovered that Pseudomonas bacteria can detect the speed (shear rate) of flow regardless of the force. By linking the flow-detecting gene to one responsible for illumination, they have bioengineered a real-time visual speedometer: The faster the flow, the brighter the glow. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513123118.htm

Limiting air travel to reduce carbon footprint works for some academics, but not everyone is onboard from Latest News from Science Magazine https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/why-some-climate-scientists-are-saying-no-flying

Underwater vehicles, diving robots, and detectors require their own energy supply to operate for long periods independent of ships. A new, inexpensive system for the direct electrochemical extraction of energy from seawater offers the advantage of also being able to handle short spikes in power demand, while maintaining longer term steady power. To do so, the system can autonomously switch between two modes of operation. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513120735.htm

A new analysis suggests that the moon is actively shrinking and producing moonquakes along thousands of cliffs called thrust faults spread over the moon's surface. The faults are likely the result of the moon's interior cooling and shrinking, causing the surface crust to shrivel and crack like a raisin's skin. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513112233.htm

A years-long study concludes that an odd assortment of particles found in beach sands in Japan are most likely fallout debris from the 1945 Hiroshima A-bomb blast. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513112227.htm

A new analysis suggests that the moon is actively shrinking and producing moonquakes along thousands of cliffs called thrust faults spread over the moon's surface. The faults are likely the result of the moon's interior cooling and shrinking, causing the surface crust to shrivel and crack like a raisin's skin. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513112233.htm

Solar cells made of perovskite hold much promise for the future of solar energy. However, the material degrades quickly, severely limiting its efficiency and stability over time. Researchers have discovered that adding a small amount of fluoride to the perovskite leaves a protective layer, increasing stability of the materials and the solar cells significantly. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513112231.htm

Do you find that most store-bought tomatoes don't have much flavor? Scientists may have spotlighted the solution by developing the tomato pan-genome, mapping almost 5,000 previously undocumented genes, including genes for flavor. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190513112235.htm

EPA Adds Cliff Drive Groundwater Contamination Site in Logansport, Indiana to National Priorities List Region 05 LOGANSPORT (May 13, 2019) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Cliff Drive Groundwater Contamination site in Logansport, Ind. Published May 13, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

EPA Updates the National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination and Protect Communities; Adds Abandoned Landfill in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico Region 02 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding seven sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose human health and environmental risks. Published May 13, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

EPA Updates the National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination and Protect Communities Headquarters, Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding seven sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose human health and environmental risks. Published May 13, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

EPA Updates the National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination and Protect Communities; Adds Former Metals Plant in Cortlandt, N.Y. Region 02 NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding seven sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose human health and environmental risks. Published May 13, 2019 at 09:30AM Read more

By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS from NYT Science https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/science/moon-moonquakes-tectonic.html?partner=IFTTT via IFTTT