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Scientists Make the Case to Restore Pluto’s Planet Status

By Arthur Hirsh | Johns Hopkins on Mar 17, 2017 Featured, Science/Education

Johns Hopkins University scientist Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: Regardless of what one prestigious scientific organization says to the contrary, Pluto is a planet. So is Europa, commonly known as a moon of Jupiter, and the Earth’s moon, and more than 100 other celestial bodies in our solar system that are denied […]

Rapid Plankton Growth in Ocean Seen as Sign of Carbon Dioxide Loading

By Arthur Hirsh | Johns Hopkins on Nov 30, 2015 At Sea, Featured, Science/Education

A microscopic marine alga is thriving in the North Atlantic to an extent that defies scientific predictions, suggesting swift environmental change as a result of increased carbon dioxide in the ocean, a study led a by Johns Hopkins University scientist has found. What these findings mean remains to be seen, as does whether the rapid […]