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Science research roundup: August 2021

August 2021 e-newsletter available now

Artist’s conception of the Cassini spacecraft flying amid geysers on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. Credit: Karl Kofoed / NASA

Universe Today: Watch 14 hours of Enceladus geyser action

Searching for life in the cosmos

Bob Criss, a Washington University expert on urban creeks and rivers, steps along the paved basin of the River Des Peres on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, beneath Midland Boulevard at Wilson Avenue in University City. Photo by Christian Gooden.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis area flood expert shifts focus to urban flash floods

Science research roundup: July 2021

Experimental geochemist Krawczynski to examine role of water in volcanoes, Earth’s evolution

Plankton are microscopic organisms drifting in the oceans. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Muddied waters: Sinking organics alter seafloor records

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured this photo as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19 during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. Photo courtesy of NASA.

UPI: NASA studies bigger, better Mars helicopter

The Carina nebula, where newborn stars are irradiated by intense ultraviolet light from nearby massive stars - possibly similar to the environment which birthed our solar system - is pictured over a fragment of Acfer 094. (Credit: Ryan Ogliore)

Sculpted by starlight: A meteorite witness to the solar system’s birth

Screen shot from the award-winning "Sacred Sediments" video, featuring Bronwen Konecky

Award-winning "Sacred Sediments" video features Bronwen Konecky

#BlackInAstro Experiences: Bryné Hadnott