Scientific Research

This page collects the 135 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Scientific Research”. Coverage spans news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Public Health, Climate Change, and Space Exploration.

1. Thu, Oct 291 item
   1. Ray Jayawardhana takes office as Caltech’s 10th president amid federal contract competition for JPL and rising policy pressuresRay Jayawardhana was installed as Caltech's 10th president on Thursday, taking leadership as the institute faces a competitive bidding process for its management contract of NASA’s Jet Propulsion LaboLos Angeles County
2. Wed, Oct 281 item
   1. Astronomers discover potential new dwarf planet ED138 beyond Pluto using Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryAstronomers have identified a new dwarf planet candidate named ED138 orbiting the sun beyond Pluto, discovered through data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The object is estimated to be between 60Hillsborough County
3. Tue, Oct 273 items
   1. Caltech to Lead NASA's UVEX Mission to Create First Deep Ultraviolet All-Sky Maps by 2031NASA has committed to launching the Caltech-led Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX) space telescope mission by 2031 to create the first deep all-sky maps in ultraviolet light and identify millions of tiny galLos Angeles County
   2. Conservationists launch first global strategy to protect fungi and integrate them into international biodiversity frameworksLos Angeles County
   3. Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory Marks 90 Years of Space Exploration and Prepares New MissionsLos Angeles County
4. Sun, Oct 251 item
   1. The science and politics behind the panic over ultraprocessed foodsThis article examines the ongoing scientific and political debate surrounding ultraprocessed foods, exploring conflicting research on health impacts, varying definitions of food processing, and proposHillsborough County
5. Sat, Oct 241 item
   1. Study links regular tea consumption to lower vascular disease riskA study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that regular tea drinkers are about 11% less likely to develop vascular disease, though the degree of risk reduction depends on consumption Hillsborough County
6. Thu, Sep 101 item
   1. German Aerospace Center study reports Mercury is shrinking faster than previously believedA new study reports that Mercury's shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed, resulting in a loss in diameter of up to 14 miles. Researchers attribute the contraction to the cooling and coMiami-Dade County

1. 01Caltechorganization3 mentions
2. 02119other3 mentions
3. 03Florida International Universityorganization3 mentions
4. 04Jet Propulsion Laboratoryorganization3 mentions
5. 05NASAorganization3 mentions
6. 06Wuhan Institute of Virologylocation2 mentions
7. 07University of Michiganorganization2 mentions
8. 08UK Biobankorganization2 mentions
9. 09Florida International Universityorganization2 mentions
10. 10270other2 mentions