Maple Syrup, Gold Nanoparticles, and Gratitude

It’s springtime in New England—an important season for maple syrup production.

The maple syrup season is short, only lasting between four and six weeks. The flavor of syrup can change depending on when it is gathered during that time.1 The syrup is gathered by attaching buckets to trees with spouts sticking into the trees’ bark.


Lone Scotland Tree Survived Deadly "Elm Disease"

One lone elm tree survived a deadly “elm disease.”


Still Trying to Explain the Great Unconformity

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has again tried to explain a global erosional surface known as the Great Unconformity.1 This boundary surface marks a major gap in the rock record between Precambrian rocks below and younger sedimentary rocks above.


Plates Wobble Before Big Quakes

A new study published in Nature has found that tectonic plates may change directions rapidly, or “wobble,” several months before a massive quake is released.1 Scientists are not sure why, but it may lead to a future breakthrough in earthquake predictions.


Predicting Earthquakes More Complex than Thought

The accurate prediction of an earthquake could potentially save thousands of lives. Everything from the study of strange animal behavior to satellites mapping changes in surface elevation have been employed to try and predict earthquakes. However, few of these methods have been shown to be reliable or accurate.

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