Jessica Colarossi

2 months ago | bu.edu | Jessica Colarossi

An Arctic expert visited the remote Svalbard Global Seed Vault, where seeds are a symbol of scientific history and hope in a time of climate crisis History A BU Arctic expert studies the remote Svalbard Global Seed Vault, where seeds are a symbol of scientific history and hope in a time of climate crisis Twitter Facebook Adriana Craciun stood at the entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a towering rectangular doorway jutting out of a snowy mountain, in the cold twilight of winter. Just...

2 months ago | phys.org | Jessica Colarossi

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures clinging to their sides. Unlike mountains on land that dare climbers and hikers to brave their peaks, underwater mountains, called seamounts, are vastly underexplored. Submerged at often unfathomable depths, many are inaccessible to even the most experienced divers.

Jan 22, 2025 | bu.edu | Jessica Colarossi

Zucker-Marques: We did a lot of digging; we looked at IMF documents, historical documents, and accounted for the price of gold in today’s market. When this gold was registered in the IMF in 1944, one ounce of gold was worth $45. Today, the price of gold is about $2,600 per ounce. This gold belongs to the member countries, and so we’re trying to communicate that countries can decide to sell the gold and use it for a better purpose. Zucker-Marques: They need to decide collectively.

Jan 17, 2025 | bu.edu | Jessica Colarossi

A BU-led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals and sea creatures Deep Sea A BU-led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals and sea creatures Twitter Facebook Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures clinging to their sides. Unlike mountains on land that dare climbers and hikers to brave...

Jan 15, 2025 | bu.edu | Jessica Colarossi |Devin Hahn

Watch launch footage and reactions as NASA’s Blue Ghost moon lander, carrying a BU-created X-ray telescope, blasts off into space Twitter Facebook At 1:11 am on January 15, NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 spacecraft blasted into the sky from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and destined for the moon.