Scientists find evidence of liquid water deep underneath the Martian surface

Water exists on Mars, according to a team of geophysicists, and not just as ice on its poles or as vapor in its atmosphere. The scientists have found evidence of liquid water deep in its outer crust, based on their analysis of data provided by NASA's Mars Insight Lander. Specifically, they analyzed four years' worth of ground motions recorded by the lander's seismometer. By looking at seismic velocities, or how fast seismic waves travel on the planet, they were able to determine the materials that the waves moved through. What they found was that Mars' mid-crust has fractured igneous rocks saturated with liquid water. One of the scientists involved in the study, Prof Michael Manga from the University of California, Berkeley, told the BBC that they implemented the same techniques used "to prospect for water on Earth, or to look for oil and gas." He said his group's findings can answer the question of where all the water on Mars had gone, because features on the planet's surface showed that it had lakes and rivers around three billion years ago. While there's a theory that most of that water was lost to space, scientists have challenged that idea in recent years. One study by Caltech and NASA JPL published in 2021 found data that most of that water is still trapped in the planet's crust. The scientists involved in this newer study, published in PNAS, were only able to analyze seismic velocity data taken from underneath the lander. However, they believe that similar... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2024-08-13 12:00:54 UTC ]
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‘Deep River’ bucks every literary trend, and that’s what makes it so charming

Karl Marlantes’s new novel is a sweeping family saga set in Oregon logging country. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-08 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Deep Vellum Acquires Two Publishers, Adds Imprints

Dallas-based translation publisher Deep Vellum has acquired the backlists of Phoneme Media of Los Angeles and A Strange Object of Austin, Tex., and is expanding into publishing works originally written in English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst is finding success in YouTube, and is pouring more resources into programming

After Hearst acquired Clevver, the publisher’s food brand Delish will produce more shows out of the company’s LA studio. The post Hearst is finding success in YouTube, and is pouring more resources into programming appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-06-28 04:01:35 UTC ]
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Half of women over 40 say older women in fiction are clichés, survey finds

Fifty-one percent of women over 40 feel older women in fiction books tend to fall into clichéd roles, according to a new survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 07:03:41 UTC ]
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MacBook Pro recall: How to find out if your 15-inch Apple laptop is a fire hazard

Apple warns of fire safety risks in some 15-inch MacBooks sold from September 2015 to February 2017. If you bought a 15-inch MacBook Pro a few years ago, it could be a fire hazard. Apple has issued a recall for “a limited number” of laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-21 13:00:57 UTC ]
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Two thirds of professional writers earn less than £10k, RSL survey finds

Sixty-seven percent of professional writers earned £10,000 or less in 2018, a Royal Society of Literature poll of more than 2,000 authors has found, with a room of one’s own still viewed as the most important requirement for a writing career 90 years on from Virginia Woolf’s seminal essay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 18:49:13 UTC ]
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Poll finds 90% of Canadians have fallen for fake news

Ninety per cent of Canadians say they have fallen for fake news online, with many listing Facebook as the most common source of misleading reports, according to a new international public opinion poll. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-06-11 04:01:00 UTC ]
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New Study Finds Google Receives an Estimated $4.7 Billion in Revenue from News Publishers’ Content

The News Media Alliance today published findings from a new study that analyzes how Google uses and benefits from news. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-10 15:10:50 UTC ]
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'Files' for Microsoft's Windows Lite OS looks amazing running on a foldable Surface

Back in 2015, Microsoft said that Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows. The software giant views its newest operating system as a service that’s continually updated. Although problems with both the October 2018 Update and May 2019 Update mean that’s not really true at the moment. Most... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-05-30 09:08:54 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Pete Holmes On Losing (and Finding) His Religion

Comedian Pete Holmes brings his serious/funny funny/serious take to the publishing world with 'Comedy Sex God' (Harper Wave, May), a book that is part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Finding an Audience for Books in Translation

For the past few decades, the main topic of conversation among those in the literary translation community has been about producing more titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Elizabeth Eulberg Navigates New YA Waters

Elizabeth Eulberg has written four lighthearted middle grade mysteries starring crackerjack sleuth Shelby Holmes, and eight young adult novels about girls weathering the everyday oscillations of their teenage years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In Sourcebooks, PRH Finds a New Way to Grow

In taking a 45% stake in the Illinois publisher, Penguin Random House can let a good thing be and benefit at the same time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Henry Rollins on the road with John Waters’ memoir, ‘Mr. Know-It-All’

John Waters’ new collection of essays, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom Of A Filth Elder,” explores the edgy filmmaker’s many decades of experience in the business, brushes with mainstream acceptance, and life as an aging counterculture celebrity. As Waters writes: “Aging gracefully is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-23 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Deepfakes and synthetic media an 'abiding concern' - political scientist

We still don't know how to deal with the downsides of social media like Twitter or Facebook, let alone deepfakes, says expert. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2019-05-20 18:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Where Publishers and Librarians Find Their Happy Place

The march of technology has brought a slew of changes to libraries and publishers, and of course even to BookExpo, which continues to experiment with different formats to serve its various constituencies across the book world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines Find Breakthrough Efficiencies in the Pitching Process

Sponsored by Submittable By and large, magazines have adapted to the digital world. They’ve stabilized their workforce and continue to combat falling subscription rates. Yet, there are two areas where publishers are still adjusting to a new normal. First, the amount of content that writers,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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