Today: November 09, 2024
Today: November 09, 2024

Science

Health|Science

Trees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease

The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.

October 04, 2024
Trees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
Science|Technology

This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works

This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works

October 04, 2024
This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works
News|Science|World

The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence

Wars, a refugee crisis, famine, and artificial intelligence could all be recognized with Nobel Prizes

October 04, 2024
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
Environment|Science|World

Stranded killer whales make their way to sea in Russia

A family of killer whales who were stranded in a silted estuary in the Russian Far East have made their way to the open sea after researchers directed them into deeper water, Russia's

October 04, 2024
Stranded killer whales make their way to sea in Russia
Americas|Food|Science|World

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of years

October 04, 2024
Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
Health|Opinion|Science

Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs

Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs

October 04, 2024
Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs
Economy|Science|Technology|US

US nuclear power regulator urged to address 'dirty bomb' risks to society, economy

The U.S. nuclear power regulator has not acted on recommendations to address radiological security risks to the economy and society including those from "

October 03, 2024
US nuclear power regulator urged to address 'dirty bomb' risks to society, economy
Health|News|Science|World

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

The World Health Organization authorized Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first such approval in the agency's effort to bolster testing

October 03, 2024
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
News|Science|World

Next solar eclipse: When and where to view the celestial event

Next solar eclipse: When and where to view the celestial event

October 03, 2024
Next solar eclipse: When and where to view the celestial event
News|Science|US

California reports bird flu in two people in contact with infected cows

California, the biggest U.S. milk-producing state, on Thursday confirmed two human cases of bird flu in people who had contact with dairy cattle

October 03, 2024
California reports bird flu in two people in contact with infected cows
Africa|Health|News|Science|World

Gilead to donate remdesivir for emergency use against Marburg disease in Rwanda

Gilead Sciences said on Thursday it would donate about 5,000 vials of its antiviral drug remdesivir to the Rwanda Medical Supply for emergency use in response to the Marburg virus outbreak.

October 03, 2024
Gilead to donate remdesivir for emergency use against Marburg disease in Rwanda
Health|News|Science

Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old seed

Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old seed

October 03, 2024
Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old seed
Environment|Science|World

World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change

Winter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency

October 03, 2024
World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
Environment|News|Science|Sports

Alpine skiing-FIS, WMO join forces to raise climate change awareness

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have formed a new partnership focused on raising awareness about the impact of climate

October 03, 2024
Alpine skiing-FIS, WMO join forces to raise climate change awareness
Environment|Science

Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community

It’s tarantula mating season on the Colorado plains, when male spiders scurry out of their burrows in search of a mate

October 03, 2024
Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
Science|Technology

Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer

Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer

October 03, 2024
Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer
Asia|Health|News|Science

Dozens of captive tigers and lions die in Vietnam, bird flu detected

Dozens of tigers and lions in captivity died in the past month in southern Vietnam with tests showing they were positive for bird flu, health ministry and state media said on

October 03, 2024
Dozens of captive tigers and lions die in Vietnam, bird flu detected
Science|Technology

Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle

Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle

October 02, 2024
Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|World

Louisville Zoo debuts its newest addition: A Sumatran tiger cub

Louisville Zoo debuts its newest addition: A Sumatran tiger cub

October 02, 2024
Louisville Zoo debuts its newest addition: A Sumatran tiger cub
Business|News|Science|Technology|US

Corrosion exceeds estimates at Michigan nuclear plant US wants to restart, regulator says

Holtec, the company wanting to reopen the Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan, found corrosion cracking in steam generators "far exceeded" estimates, the U.S

October 02, 2024
Corrosion exceeds estimates at Michigan nuclear plant US wants to restart, regulator says
News|Science|Technology

NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

October 02, 2024
NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
Environment|Food|News|Science

Larger-than-normal apples harvested in Minnesota thanks to growing season's rainy start

Larger-than-normal apples harvested in Minnesota thanks to growing season's rainy start

October 02, 2024
Larger-than-normal apples harvested in Minnesota thanks to growing season's rainy start
Health|News|Science

Think allergy season is over? Not so fast, a doctor says

Think allergy season is over? Not so fast, a doctor says

October 02, 2024
Think allergy season is over? Not so fast, a doctor says
Environment|Health|News|Science|US

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

A new study says hurricanes in the United States are hundreds of times deadlier in the long run than the government calculates

October 02, 2024
Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
Health|Science

Turtle rescue on Long Island removes extraordinary beak from "Mr. Bubbles," a pet box turtle

Turtle rescue on Long Island removes extraordinary beak from "Mr. Bubbles," a pet box turtle

October 02, 2024
Turtle rescue on Long Island removes extraordinary beak from "Mr. Bubbles," a pet box turtle
Health|Science

Medallion containing original mold from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction

Medallion containing original mold from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction

October 02, 2024
Medallion containing original mold from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction
Health|Science

Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear

Imbalances in different species of bacteria in a baby’s gut may provide insights into their neurodevelopment.

October 02, 2024
Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear
Arts|Education|Science

Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives

Using films like “The Matrix,” a sociology course examines how factors beyond our control shape the world we live in − in fact and in an imagined future.

October 02, 2024
Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives
Business|Environment|News|Science|Technology

Japan to keep nuclear, boost renewables in its energy mix, new industry minister says

Japan plans to continue safely restarting nuclear power plants and will use as much renewable energy as possible, Industry Minister Yoji Muto said on Wednesday,

October 02, 2024
Japan to keep nuclear, boost renewables in its energy mix, new industry minister says
Environment|Health|News|Science|World

Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods

One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August

October 02, 2024
Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods
News|Science|World

Russian rescuers save four stranded killer whales off Kamchatka, says SHOT news outlet

A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers have saved four killer whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east after leading them to deeper waters, the

October 02, 2024
Russian rescuers save four stranded killer whales off Kamchatka, says SHOT news outlet
Asia|Business|Europe|Science|Technology

Hydrogen project investments are accelerating but uncertainty remains, IEA says

Final investment decisions for hydrogen projects have doubled over the last 12 months, dominated by China, but installed capacity and demand are low as the

October 02, 2024
Hydrogen project investments are accelerating but uncertainty remains, IEA says
Environment|Science|Technology

Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping

What lies beneath the Great Lakes' waves is largely unknown, but there's a new push to learn more about thousands of shipwrecks, underwater infrastructure and the impacts of climate change on the bottom of the world's largest freshwater system

October 02, 2024
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
Environment|News|Science|Technology|World

A ‘ring of fire’ will soon appear in the skies over some parts of the world

A ‘ring of fire’ will soon appear in the skies over some parts of the world

October 01, 2024
A ‘ring of fire’ will soon appear in the skies over some parts of the world
Environment|Europe|Science

Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024

Experts say the volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer and compounded the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%

October 01, 2024
Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
News|Science|Technology

NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon

October 01, 2024
NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon
Americas|Environment|News|Science|World

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surge for third month

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for September in almost a decade and a half, preliminary government data

October 01, 2024
Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surge for third month
News|Science

You can count female physics Nobel laureates on one hand – recent winners have wisdom for young women in the field

Only 5 women have ever won a Nobel Prize in physics. The field as a whole has issues with gender diversity, but as a woman physicist explains, success is possible for women in the field.

October 01, 2024
You can count female physics Nobel laureates on one hand – recent winners have wisdom for young women in the field
Environment|Health|Science

Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants

Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants

October 01, 2024
Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants
Environment|Science|Technology

Motorsport is trying to reach Net Zero. Could fuels like this, made from air and water, help accelerate the journey?

Motorsport is trying to reach Net Zero. Could fuels like this, made from air and water, help accelerate the journey?

October 01, 2024
Motorsport is trying to reach Net Zero. Could fuels like this, made from air and water, help accelerate the journey?
Science|Technology

Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary

The scientific center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator and is billed as the world’s biggest machine is celebrating its 70th anniversary

October 01, 2024
Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary
Environment|Europe|Science

Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer

Swiss glaciers melted at an above-average rate in 2024 as a blistering hot summer thawed through abundant snowfall, monitoring body GLAMOS

October 01, 2024
Swiss glacier melt exceeds average in 2024 after hot summer
Business|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany

October 01, 2024
Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
Science|World

Depth of major Amazon tributary in Brazil drops to record low in severe drought

The Solimoes, one of the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River in

September 30, 2024
Depth of major Amazon tributary in Brazil drops to record low in severe drought
Africa|Health|News|Science|World

Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

September 30, 2024
Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease
Environment|Science|World

River ‘piracy’ gave towering Everest a growth spurt, scientists say

River ‘piracy’ gave towering Everest a growth spurt, scientists say

September 30, 2024
River ‘piracy’ gave towering Everest a growth spurt, scientists say
News|Science|World

Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered evidence that could point to a woman ruling in a coastal valley during the ancient Moche culture more than 1,300 years ago, including a stone

September 30, 2024
Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say
Environment|Health|News|Science

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine

A lot went wrong in the scramble to respond after a train carrying highly volatile vinyl chloride and other chemicals derailed in 2023. The lessons can help ensure safer responses in the future.

September 30, 2024
Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine
Science|World

Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth

Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing.

September 30, 2024
Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth
Environment|News|Science

Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it

A study out in Science this month finds that states' attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding

September 30, 2024
Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Environment|News|Opinion|Science|Technology

Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control

Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly supported clean energy investments, while Donald Trump has railed against them. But transformative shifts in the energy landscape already are well underway.

September 30, 2024
Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
Science|Technology

China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it

China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it

September 30, 2024
China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX capsule for stuck astronauts docks at space station

A SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule, which is due to bring home stuck astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams next year, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday,

September 29, 2024
SpaceX capsule for stuck astronauts docks at space station
News|Science|Technology|World

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home

September 29, 2024
Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year
News|Science|Technology|US|World

Watch SpaceX mission launch at Cape Canaveral

The SpaceX mission called Crew-9 launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

September 29, 2024
Watch SpaceX mission launch at Cape Canaveral
News|Science|Technology

Crew-9 astronauts arrive at space station after SpaceX reports rocket anomaly

Crew-9 astronauts arrive at space station after SpaceX reports rocket anomaly

September 29, 2024
Crew-9 astronauts arrive at space station after SpaceX reports rocket anomaly
Health|News|Science

How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid — and what it found in your state

How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid — and what it found in your state

September 29, 2024
How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid — and what it found in your state
News|Science|Technology

Doomed Titan submersible’s hull had many flaws, expert testifies

Doomed Titan submersible’s hull had many flaws, expert testifies

September 29, 2024
Doomed Titan submersible’s hull had many flaws, expert testifies
News|Science|World

Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land

Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land

September 29, 2024
Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Tech startup uses AI to keep tabs on the grid to prevent wildfires

Tech startup uses AI to keep tabs on the grid to prevent wildfires

September 28, 2024
Tech startup uses AI to keep tabs on the grid to prevent wildfires
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station

September 28, 2024
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
Europe|Science

Arrowheads reveal the presence of a mysterious army in Europe’s oldest battle

Arrowheads reveal the presence of a mysterious army in Europe’s oldest battle

September 28, 2024
Arrowheads reveal the presence of a mysterious army in Europe’s oldest battle
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX launches mission that aims to return long-delayed Starliner astronauts

SpaceX launches mission that aims to return long-delayed Starliner astronauts

September 28, 2024
SpaceX launches mission that aims to return long-delayed Starliner astronauts
Environment|News|Science

A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild

Another chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon

September 28, 2024
A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricity

At oil and gas giant Shell, Cindy Taff was in charge of drilling wells that are considered unconventional because the oil or natural gas is difficult to access

September 27, 2024
Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricity
Environment|Science

Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution

Cities are adding trees and green spaces as one way to blunt the impact of warmer average temperatures and heat waves that are longer and hotter due to climate change

September 27, 2024
Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution
Environment|News|Science|Technology

Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene

Electric vehicle owners who live in the path of hurricanes should be wary of the risk their cars could catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater as the powerful storm moves ashore

September 27, 2024
Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene
Health|News|Science|US

More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms

More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms

September 27, 2024
More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms
News|Science|Technology|World

Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months

Earth will have a temporary “mini moon” for two months

September 27, 2024
Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months
News|Science|Technology|Travel|World

AI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert

AI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert

September 27, 2024
AI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert
Science|Technology|World

October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and the Pacific

A “ring of fire" eclipse of the sun will cross the Pacific and the tips of Argentina and Chile

September 27, 2024
October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and the Pacific
Health|News|Science

Four more US health workers show symptoms after contact with Missouri bird flu patient

Four additional healthcare workers in Missouri who came in contact with a hospitalized bird flu patient developed mild respiratory symptoms but the virus was not

September 27, 2024
Four more US health workers show symptoms after contact with Missouri bird flu patient
Environment|News|Science|Technology

Hurricane Helene power outages leave millions in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored

Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.

September 27, 2024
Hurricane Helene power outages leave millions in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored
Environment|News|Science

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles

The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly destructive wildfires, with some areas unlikely to recover

September 27, 2024
As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles
Education|Science|Technology

Teachers feel most productive when they use AI for teaching strategies

Teachers turn to artificial intelligence for help with a variety of tasks. New research reveals which ones − and how − AI can help teachers with the most.

September 27, 2024
Teachers feel most productive when they use AI for teaching strategies
Environment|News|Science|World

Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island

Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island

September 27, 2024
Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island
Education|Science|Technology

She was one of the only Black women in her engineering program. Now, this MIT grad is using dance to introduce a new generation to STEM

She was one of the only Black women in her engineering program. Now, this MIT grad is using dance to introduce a new generation to STEM

September 27, 2024
She was one of the only Black women in her engineering program. Now, this MIT grad is using dance to introduce a new generation to STEM
Europe|Science|World

Danish archaeologists unearth 50 Viking skeletons

The excavation of a large Viking-era burial site in Denmark has unearthed 50 unusually well-preserved skeletons that archaeologists expect will help shed

September 27, 2024
Danish archaeologists unearth 50 Viking skeletons
Health|News|Science|US

Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests

Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests

September 27, 2024
Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests
Business|Health|Science|US

US farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins

U.S. farmers are increasing pressure on the Biden administration to allow vaccinations for chickens, turkeys and cows to protect them

September 27, 2024
US farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins
Education|Science

Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes

As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across a paper suggesting

September 27, 2024
Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes
News|Science|Technology|World

Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion

The operator of an experimental submersible that imploded while seeking out the sunken Titanic was either putting profits over safety or pushing humankind’s boundaries

September 27, 2024
Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion
Environment|News|Opinion|Science|World

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves

At the United Nations, the troika of the current and next two presidents of U.N. climate conferences are telling other leaders to make their required climate-fighting targets much more ambitious

September 27, 2024
Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves
Health|Science|Technology

Pennsylvania vet offers world's only CyberKnife cancer treatment for cats and dogs

Pennsylvania vet offers world's only CyberKnife cancer treatment for cats and dogs

September 26, 2024
Pennsylvania vet offers world's only CyberKnife cancer treatment for cats and dogs
Business|Education|Environment|Europe|Science

Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

Germany’s beer industry relies on education and research to combat the climate change that's wreaking havoc on farms and breweries across the country

September 26, 2024
Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change
Health|News|Science|Technology

How to make sure your generator doesn't kill you

Running a generator in the aftermath of a storm can be deadly unless you take some precautions. CNN's Chad Myers explains how to keep you and your family safe.

September 26, 2024
How to make sure your generator doesn't kill you
Business|News|Science

Pfizer's Oxbryta exit may hasten trials of rival experimental sickle cell drugs, analysts say

Pfizer's decision late on Wednesday to withdraw its sickle cell disease treatment due to the risk of death could help speed up trials of new

September 26, 2024
Pfizer's Oxbryta exit may hasten trials of rival experimental sickle cell drugs, analysts say
Health|News|Science

US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says

A scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report was released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

September 26, 2024
US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
Health|News|Science

A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist

September 26, 2024
A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds
Environment|Science|World

Polish zoo seeks name for newborn deer of tiny endangered species

Warsaw Zoo is seeking suggestions to name a female baby southern pudu, the second smallest deer species in the world, after its birth two months ago.

September 26, 2024
Polish zoo seeks name for newborn deer of tiny endangered species
Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

The promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.

September 26, 2024
Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?
Environment|Health|News|Science|US

Airdropping vaccines to eliminate canine rabies in Texas – two scientists explain the decades of research behind its success

Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife vaccination. Millions of doses have been distributed since the ‘90s.

September 26, 2024
Airdropping vaccines to eliminate canine rabies in Texas – two scientists explain the decades of research behind its success
Health|Science

AbbVie's Parkinson's disease drug meets main goal in late-stage trial

AbbVie's drug met the main goal in a late-stage trial when tested in patients with early Parkinson's disease, the company said on Thursday.

September 26, 2024
AbbVie's Parkinson's disease drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
News|Science|Technology

NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers

September 26, 2024
NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties
Lifestyle|Science|Uncategorized

Hey, where's your card? Another Detroit-area library deals with bugs

Bugs can't seem to get enough of Detroit-area libraries

September 25, 2024
Hey, where's your card? Another Detroit-area library deals with bugs
Environment|Science|Technology|US

More firm clean power needed to hit California climate goals, Edison Intl. CEO says

Fully decarbonizing California's electrical grid will require more firm clean power sources, including advanced geothermal and natural gas with carbon capture, Edison

September 25, 2024
More firm clean power needed to hit California climate goals, Edison Intl. CEO says
News|Science|Technology|World

The northern lights might again be visible in the US as solar activity increases

The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada

September 25, 2024
The northern lights might again be visible in the US as solar activity increases
Health|Science|World

1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows

1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows

September 25, 2024
1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows
Food|Health|Science

DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists

DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists

September 25, 2024
DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists
Europe|Science|Technology

For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon

It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface

September 25, 2024
For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
News|Science|Technology|US

Spaceflight radiation exposure tested with onboard sensors and mannequins

With the help of mannequins named Helga and Zohar and sensors placed inside a spacecraft, scientists have collected valuable data about radiation exposure for

September 25, 2024
Spaceflight radiation exposure tested with onboard sensors and mannequins
Health|Lifestyle|Science

Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do

The concept of a personality may sound like it’s set in stone. But personality is really much more flexible − and you can take steps to craft your characteristic thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

September 25, 2024
Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do
Education|Environment|Science

Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game

Students found the topic of climate change less boring when they studied it using a numbers estimation game.

September 25, 2024
Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game
Business|Health|News|Science|US

Merck's colorectal cancer therapy fails late-stage trial

Merck said on Wednesday a combination of its experimental drug and blockbuster therapy Keytruda failed a late-stage trial testing it in previously treated patients with a type of colorectal

September 25, 2024
Merck's colorectal cancer therapy fails late-stage trial
Science|Technology

NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws

An engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board says the carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process

September 25, 2024
NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws
Environment|News|Science|Travel

The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week

An Alaska national park’s annual celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber

September 25, 2024
The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
Environment|Europe|News|Science

Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says

Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur, a report said on Wednesday, as its scientific

September 25, 2024
Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says
News|Science|Technology|US

NASA pushes back Crew-9 mission launch to Saturday (Sept. 24)

NASA said on Tuesday the launch of its Crew-9

September 24, 2024
NASA pushes back Crew-9 mission launch to Saturday (Sept. 24)
Environment|Europe|News|Science|World

Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change

Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the heavy rainfall that caused floods killing 24 people in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found

September 24, 2024
Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Environment|News|Science

Hurricanes have changed. The way we prepare for them should, too.

Hurricanes have changed. The way we prepare for them should, too.

September 24, 2024
Hurricanes have changed. The way we prepare for them should, too.
Science|World

New species of ghost shark discovered by New Zealand scientists

New species of ghost shark discovered by New Zealand scientists

September 24, 2024
New species of ghost shark discovered by New Zealand scientists
Environment|Science|Technology

Mysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future

Mysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future

September 24, 2024
Mysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future
Environment|Science|World

World leaders call for investment in clean energy, developing nations seek help

World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need

September 24, 2024
World leaders call for investment in clean energy, developing nations seek help
Health|News|Science

Child in UK 'defies odds' to survive withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment

A young child born with severe disabilities has confounded doctors by surviving the withdrawal of life-support treatment in what is believed to be a unique case, and

September 24, 2024
Child in UK 'defies odds' to survive withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
Business|Science|Technology

US nuclear plants won't power up Big Tech's AI ambitions right away

A plan by Microsoft to use the restart of a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to help power its expanding data centers reflects the

September 24, 2024
US nuclear plants won't power up Big Tech's AI ambitions right away
Business|Health|Science

Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug approved in Japan

Eli Lilly said on Tuesday Japan's health ministry has approved donanemab, its drug for Alzheimer's disease, providing patients with another treatment option after Eisai and Biogen's

September 24, 2024
Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug approved in Japan
Food|Health|News|Science

Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds

Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds

September 24, 2024
Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds
News|Science|Technology|World

IAEA chief says situation tense around Russia's Kursk plant, but no permanent mission planned

U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi, in an interview published early on Tuesday, said the situation remained serious around Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant, but his agency planned

September 23, 2024
IAEA chief says situation tense around Russia's Kursk plant, but no permanent mission planned
Arts|Science

Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle

Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle

September 23, 2024
Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
News|Science

Researchers uncover remains of Ice Age mastodons in Peru

The fossilized remains of three mastodons from the Ice Age have been uncovered in the Peruvian Andes, raising questions as to how the behemoths arrived in the area.

September 23, 2024
Researchers uncover remains of Ice Age mastodons in Peru
Health|News|Science

A virus that could lead to paralysis in kids is on the rise. How worried should parents be?

A virus that could lead to paralysis in kids is on the rise. How worried should parents be?

September 23, 2024
A virus that could lead to paralysis in kids is on the rise. How worried should parents be?
Environment|News|Science|Technology

Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping

A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions

September 23, 2024
Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
News|Science|Technology|World

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair

September 23, 2024
A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
Health|Science|World

India reports first case of mpox from fast-spreading clade 1b variety

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first

September 23, 2024
India reports first case of mpox from fast-spreading clade 1b variety
Business|Finance|Health|Science

Biohaven surges as genetic disease drug meets main study goal

Biohaven's drug for a genetic disease that affects the nervous system met the main study goal, sending its shares up more than 12% as the trial data allayed investor

September 23, 2024
Biohaven surges as genetic disease drug meets main study goal
News|Science|Technology|World

2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair

September 23, 2024
2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth
Business|News|Science|Technology

OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic said he hopes the legacy is a renewed interest in exploration

September 23, 2024
OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Science|Technology

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X.

September 22, 2024
SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
Europe|News|Science|World

Ukraine says Russia is planning strikes on nuclear facilities

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday that Russia is planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities before the winter, and urged the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog and Ukraine's

September 21, 2024
Ukraine says Russia is planning strikes on nuclear facilities
News|Science

New DNA analysis unravels the mystery of ‘lost prince’ Kaspar Hauser

New DNA analysis unravels the mystery of ‘lost prince’ Kaspar Hauser

September 21, 2024
New DNA analysis unravels the mystery of ‘lost prince’ Kaspar Hauser
News|Science|Technology

Diving in the Titan ‘was never supposed to be safe,’ mission specialist says of the experimental submersible

Diving in the Titan ‘was never supposed to be safe,’ mission specialist says of the experimental submersible

September 21, 2024
Diving in the Titan ‘was never supposed to be safe,’ mission specialist says of the experimental submersible
Health|Science

Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help test a better vaccine?

Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help test a better vaccine?

September 20, 2024
Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help test a better vaccine?
Health|Science|Technology

FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home

FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home

September 20, 2024
FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home
Health|Science

Heavy metal exposure could increase cardiovascular disease risk, study finds

Heavy metal exposure could increase cardiovascular disease risk, study finds

September 20, 2024
Heavy metal exposure could increase cardiovascular disease risk, study finds
Health|News|Science|World

Final day drama: Things to know about testimony on the Titan sub disaster

Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean

September 20, 2024
Final day drama: Things to know about testimony on the Titan sub disaster
Arts|Europe|Science

On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers

She speaks seven languages, has a PhD in particle physics, an apartment in Budapest plastered with her own pastel drawings of nudes, and a career that took her

September 20, 2024
On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers
Asia|Environment|News|Science|World

Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban

Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood

September 20, 2024
Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban
Science|Technology|World

2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station

Russia’s space agency says two Russians have set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station

September 20, 2024
2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station
Business|Environment|News|Science|Technology

The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers

September 20, 2024
The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers
Food|Health|Science

Ultraprocessed foods may increase your risk for type 2 diabetes, study shows

Ultraprocessed foods may increase your risk for type 2 diabetes, study shows

September 20, 2024
Ultraprocessed foods may increase your risk for type 2 diabetes, study shows
Lifestyle|Science

Trump and Harris vocabularies signal their different frames of mind

People can have their own personal dialect based on their own linguistic and social experiences.

September 20, 2024
Trump and Harris vocabularies signal their different frames of mind
Science|Technology|World

Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone

The first wind phone appeared in Japan in 2010, and the concept has since spread around the world.

September 20, 2024
Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone
Environment|Science

Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet

Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet

September 20, 2024
Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet
Business|Europe|Health|Science

Sanofi's tolebrutinib drug delays progressive MS by 31% in trial

Sanofi said on Friday that its multiple sclerosis drug candidate was shown to delay worsening of a progressive form of the disease by 31%, as the French drugmaker

September 20, 2024
Sanofi's tolebrutinib drug delays progressive MS by 31% in trial
Asia|Environment|News|Science|Technology

China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge

China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, bringing to an end

September 20, 2024
China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge
News|Science|Technology|World

UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence

A high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and is urging the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology

September 20, 2024
UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence
Asia|Environment|News|Science|World

China, Japan agree Fukushima discharge plan, paving way to restart seafood trade

China and Japan reached an agreement over the discharge of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, the two governments said on

September 19, 2024
China, Japan agree Fukushima discharge plan, paving way to restart seafood trade
News|Science|Technology

Titan submersible malfunctioned days prior to the fatal dive, former scientific director testifies

Titan submersible malfunctioned days prior to the fatal dive, former scientific director testifies

September 19, 2024
Titan submersible malfunctioned days prior to the fatal dive, former scientific director testifies
Health|Science|World

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people

September 19, 2024
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin
Health|News|Science

New analysis of samples from Wuhan animal market supports its role as a central site of early spread of Covid-19

New analysis of samples from Wuhan animal market supports its role as a central site of early spread of Covid-19

September 19, 2024
New analysis of samples from Wuhan animal market supports its role as a central site of early spread of Covid-19
Election|News|Science|Technology|US

'Vote while you float': How 2 ballots will be cast from space

CNN's Kristen Fisher reports how the two NASA astronauts trapped in space will be able to cast their votes in the presidential election.

September 19, 2024
'Vote while you float': How 2 ballots will be cast from space
Environment|Science

Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how

Research finds that extensive feeding by invasive insects can cause trees to produce defense compounds, to the detriment of valued native insects.

September 19, 2024
Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how
Lifestyle|Science

Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present

The future and its possibilities are something that you actively co-create with others. New research suggests that imagining together makes you closer and more connected to them in the here and now.

September 19, 2024
Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present
Arts|Science

Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds

Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds

September 19, 2024
Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
Environment|News|Science

Canada's 2023 emissions edged lower but progress slow, report says

Canada's carbon emissions declined slightly in 2023 from the previous year but need to fall much faster to meet Ottawa's 2030 climate target, the Canadian Climate Institute think-tank said

September 19, 2024
Canada's 2023 emissions edged lower but progress slow, report says
News|Science|Technology|World

The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race

The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race

September 19, 2024
The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race
Science|Technology|World

UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI

An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations to address AI-related

September 19, 2024
UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI
News|Science|Technology

Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive

The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive

September 19, 2024
Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
Environment|Health|Lifestyle|News|Science

NYC hosting 1st ever National Urban Rat Summit to strategize in war on rats

NYC hosting 1st ever National Urban Rat Summit to strategize in war on rats

September 18, 2024
NYC hosting 1st ever National Urban Rat Summit to strategize in war on rats
News|Science|Technology

Meet Remy, Rockland County's first "cyber dog," trained to sniff out electronic devices

Meet Remy, Rockland County's first "cyber dog," trained to sniff out electronic devices

September 18, 2024
Meet Remy, Rockland County's first "cyber dog," trained to sniff out electronic devices
Environment|Science

Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration

Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration

September 18, 2024
Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
Health|Lifestyle|Science

Cognitive decline reduced by MIND diet, especially for women and Black people, study finds

Cognitive decline reduced by MIND diet, especially for women and Black people, study finds

September 18, 2024
Cognitive decline reduced by MIND diet, especially for women and Black people, study finds
News|Science

'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest honor at medal ceremony

The hidden figures of the space race have been recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony

September 18, 2024
'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest honor at medal ceremony
News|Science|Technology|World

Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets

Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant galaxy - the largest such jets ever

September 18, 2024
Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets
Africa|Health|Science|World

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries

September 18, 2024
Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
Environment|Science

Teams are building man-made beaver dams to restore habitat at Colorado's Soda Creek

Teams are building man-made beaver dams to restore habitat at Colorado's Soda Creek

September 18, 2024
Teams are building man-made beaver dams to restore habitat at Colorado's Soda Creek
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Food|Lifestyle|Science|Technology|US

‘Can we grow coffee in Florida successfully?’: Researchers set to harvest beans from plants in Redlands

‘Can we grow coffee in Florida successfully?’: Researchers set to harvest beans from plants in Redlands

September 18, 2024
‘Can we grow coffee in Florida successfully?’: Researchers set to harvest beans from plants in Redlands
Science|Technology

Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole

Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy

September 18, 2024
Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole
Health|Science|US

GLP-1 drugs could help prevent 34,000 heart attacks and strokes in the US each year, research suggests

GLP-1 drugs could help prevent 34,000 heart attacks and strokes in the US each year, research suggests

September 18, 2024
GLP-1 drugs could help prevent 34,000 heart attacks and strokes in the US each year, research suggests
Election|Europe|News|Science|Technology|US

Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election

Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers

September 18, 2024
Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election
News|Science|Technology|US

US to convene global AI safety summit in November

The Biden administration plans to convene a global safety summit on artificial intelligence, it said on Wednesday, as Congress continues to struggle with

September 18, 2024
US to convene global AI safety summit in November
Australia|Environment|News|Science

La Nina, if it appears, will likely be brief, Australia's weather bureau says

Conditions in the Pacific Ocean have become more La Nina-like in recent weeks, but if the weather pattern does form, it is likely to be weak and short-lived, Australia's weather

September 18, 2024
La Nina, if it appears, will likely be brief, Australia's weather bureau says
Environment|Science|Technology

Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say

Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say

September 17, 2024
Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say
Environment|News|Science|Videos|World

A bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale

A photograph by a naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal unintentionally gulped it

September 17, 2024
A bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale
Science|Technology

Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 billion navigation services contract from NASA

Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions

September 17, 2024
Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 billion navigation services contract from NASA
Environment|Science

Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply

For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico

September 17, 2024
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
Environment|News|Science|World

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national park

One of the world’s most active volcanoes is erupting again in a remote part of a Hawaii national park

September 17, 2024
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national park
Business|Health|Science|Technology

Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant

Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the U.S.

September 17, 2024
Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant
Arts|Science|World

Ancient remains of Egyptian army barracks and a bronze sword unearthed by archaeologists

Ancient remains of Egyptian army barracks and a bronze sword unearthed by archaeologists

September 17, 2024
Ancient remains of Egyptian army barracks and a bronze sword unearthed by archaeologists
Environment|News|Science

A partial eclipse took a ‘bite’ out of the harvest supermoon. See the stunning images

A partial eclipse took a ‘bite’ out of the harvest supermoon. See the stunning images

September 17, 2024
A partial eclipse took a ‘bite’ out of the harvest supermoon. See the stunning images
Europe|News|Science|Technology|World

Russian nuclear test chief says Moscow is ready to resume testing 'at any moment'

The head of Russia's nuclear testing site said on Tuesday his secretive facility was ready to resume nuclear tests "at any moment" if Moscow gave the order, in rare

September 17, 2024
Russian nuclear test chief says Moscow is ready to resume testing 'at any moment'
Food|Health|Science

Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research

Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research

September 17, 2024
Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research
Africa|Environment|Science|Travel

Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change

On an island off Africa where one of the local languages has no established words for climate change, a researcher discovers lessons for everyone in discussing climate change.

September 17, 2024
Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change
Science|Technology

Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments

Some materials react and generate potentially helpful particles when exposed to light. Analytical AI can help scientists sort through materials to find ones with this property.

September 17, 2024
Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments
Health|Lifestyle|Science

GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment

GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment

September 17, 2024
GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment
Environment|Science|Travel

Bulgarian father and son row across Arctic Ocean for endangered species

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean with his son to appeal for protection of

September 17, 2024
Bulgarian father and son row across Arctic Ocean for endangered species
Environment|News|Science|World

Ozone layer on road to recovery despite volcano eruption, UN weather body says

The world's ozone layer is on "the road to long-term recovery" despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday

September 17, 2024
Ozone layer on road to recovery despite volcano eruption, UN weather body says
News|Science|Technology

First image of ill-fated Titan submersible wreckage revealed at hearing into tragedy

First image of ill-fated Titan submersible wreckage revealed at hearing into tragedy

September 17, 2024
First image of ill-fated Titan submersible wreckage revealed at hearing into tragedy
Business|Science|Technology|US

Pentagon awards rocket motor maker Ursa Major $12.5 million

U.S. rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major said on Tuesday it was awarded a $12.5 million contract to build out production and testing for new solid fuel rocket

September 17, 2024
Pentagon awards rocket motor maker Ursa Major $12.5 million
News|Science|Technology

Drivers more likely to be distracted while using partial automation tech, study shows

Drivers are more likely to engage in non-driving activities such as checking their phones when using partial automation systems, new research showed on Tuesday.

September 17, 2024
Drivers more likely to be distracted while using partial automation tech, study shows
Health|Science|World

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist

September 17, 2024
Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates
Food|Health|Science

Toxic chemicals used in food preparation leach into human bodies, study finds

Toxic chemicals used in food preparation leach into human bodies, study finds

September 17, 2024
Toxic chemicals used in food preparation leach into human bodies, study finds
Health|News|Science|World

Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates

Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates

September 16, 2024
Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates
Science|Technology

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

September 16, 2024
47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

California firm produces 3D-printed tiny homes using waste plastic

California firm produces 3D-printed tiny homes using waste plastic

September 16, 2024
California firm produces 3D-printed tiny homes using waste plastic
Business|Science|Technology

VR and AR headsets demand set to surge on AI, lower costs, IDC says

Global shipments for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets are expected to grow 41.4% in 2025, powered by more affordable devices and addition of artificial intelligence features,

September 16, 2024
VR and AR headsets demand set to surge on AI, lower costs, IDC says
Science|World

AI experts ready 'Humanity's Last Exam' to stump powerful tech

A team of technology experts issued a global call on Monday seeking the toughest questions to pose to artificial intelligence systems, which increasingly

September 16, 2024
AI experts ready 'Humanity's Last Exam' to stump powerful tech
Environment|Health|Science

Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says

Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says

September 16, 2024
Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
Health|Lifestyle|Science

Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known, study finds

Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known, study finds

September 16, 2024
Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known, study finds
Health|Science

Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy

September 16, 2024
Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
Health|Science

Study shows how a woman's brain reorganizes during pregnancy

Pregnancy triggers vast changes in a woman's body - hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary and more.

September 16, 2024
Study shows how a woman's brain reorganizes during pregnancy
News|Science|Technology|World

Saudi Arabia plans to allow tougher nuclear oversight by IAEA this year

Saudi Arabia plans to scrap light-touch oversight of its nuclear facilities by the U.N. atomic watchdog and switch to regular safeguards by the end of this year,

September 16, 2024
Saudi Arabia plans to allow tougher nuclear oversight by IAEA this year
Education|Science

Empowering engineering students through storytelling

Researchers asked engineering students to tell stories about challenges they had faced. Telling the stories, students said, made them more likely to stay in their major.

September 16, 2024
Empowering engineering students through storytelling
Science|Technology

Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?

Phones that transmit odors sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on making them real.

September 16, 2024
Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?
Science|Technology

Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens

Lose the prickles. Add bioluminescence. Up the nutrients without the bitter flavor. CRISPR gene editing is opening a new world of genetically modified plants for home growers.

September 16, 2024
Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens
Environment|Health|Science

How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities

Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure? Researchers developed new metrics to provide better answers.

September 16, 2024
How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities
News|Science|Technology|US

Titan submersible sent its final message 6 seconds before contact was lost, investigators say at US Coast Guard hearing

Titan submersible sent its final message 6 seconds before contact was lost, investigators say at US Coast Guard hearing

September 16, 2024
Titan submersible sent its final message 6 seconds before contact was lost, investigators say at US Coast Guard hearing
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge

A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge

September 16, 2024
A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge
News|Science|Technology

The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready

The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier

September 16, 2024
The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
Environment|News|Science

A smelly penguin wins New Zealand's hard-fought bird election

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest without the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before

September 15, 2024
A smelly penguin wins New Zealand's hard-fought bird election
News|Science|Technology

See all-civilian Polaris crew emerge from capsule after successful splash-down

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn all-civilian crew has returned to Earth after a five-day mission to orbit by splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.

September 15, 2024
See all-civilian Polaris crew emerge from capsule after successful splash-down
Science|Technology

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

A billionaire spacewalker is back on Earth

September 15, 2024
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission

September 15, 2024
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission
News|Science|Technology|World

Photos likely show undeclared North Korea uranium enrichment site, analysts say

Photos of North Korea's uranium enrichment facility may show an undeclared site for building nuclear bombs just outside of its capital, analysts said.

September 15, 2024
Photos likely show undeclared North Korea uranium enrichment site, analysts say
News|Science

Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared

Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared

September 14, 2024
Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared
Science|World

New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say

New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say

September 14, 2024
New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say
News|Science|Technology

‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic

‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic

September 14, 2024
‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic
Science|Technology

Watch first commercial spacewalk

Two crew members of the civilian team onboard the historic Polaris Dawn mission embarked on the first commercial spacewalk. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis’ exposure to the vacuum of space tested out the crew’s Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits, which were designed by SpaceX over two and a half years.

September 14, 2024
Watch first commercial spacewalk
News|Science|Technology|World

Iran launches second satellite this year into orbit, state media says

Iran on Saturday launched a research satellite into orbit with a rocket built by the Revolutionary Guards, state media reported.

September 14, 2024
Iran launches second satellite this year into orbit, state media says
News|Science|Technology|World

Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears

Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

September 14, 2024
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
News|Science|US

Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle, CDC says

Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle, CDC says

September 14, 2024
Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle, CDC says
News|Science|Technology

Boeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’

Boeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’

September 13, 2024
Boeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’
Africa|Environment|Science|World

An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green

An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green

September 13, 2024
An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green
News|Science|Technology

‘Go around. Go around. Go around’: Pilots who came within 150 feet of a crash share how they deftly averted disaster

‘Go around. Go around. Go around’: Pilots who came within 150 feet of a crash share how they deftly averted disaster

September 13, 2024
‘Go around. Go around. Go around’: Pilots who came within 150 feet of a crash share how they deftly averted disaster
Arts|Europe|Science

The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies

The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies

September 13, 2024
The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies
News|Science|Technology

Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit

The astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them

September 13, 2024
Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
Science|Technology

Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon

September 13, 2024
Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon
Entertainment|News|Science

Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize

Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize

September 13, 2024
Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize
Business|Science|Technology

ChatGPT maker says its new AI model can reason and think ‘much like a person’

ChatGPT maker says its new AI model can reason and think ‘much like a person’

September 13, 2024
ChatGPT maker says its new AI model can reason and think ‘much like a person’
Environment|Opinion|Science

Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it

There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers explains that most of them are good stewards.

September 13, 2024
Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it
Africa|Health|News|Science|World

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa

September 13, 2024
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
Health|News|Science|World

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

The World Health Organization and partners on Friday set up a scheme to help bring mpox vaccines, tests and treatments to the most vulnerable people in

September 13, 2024
WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme
Environment|News|Science

Scientists say they've solved the mystery behind a mega-tsunami

Scientists say they figured out what caused a massive nine-day vibration that offers new warnings about human-linked climate change. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir explains. 

September 13, 2024
Scientists say they've solved the mystery behind a mega-tsunami
Environment|News|Science|World

A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable

A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable

September 13, 2024
A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable
Environment|News|Science

As storm Bebinca approaches, Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths

As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei are using a new and so

September 13, 2024
As storm Bebinca approaches, Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths
Science|Technology|World

China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth. Its mission? Unknown

China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth. Its mission? Unknown

September 13, 2024
China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth. Its mission? Unknown
Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

A local research lab studies the science of how shoes fit

A local research lab studies the science of how shoes fit

September 12, 2024
A local research lab studies the science of how shoes fit
News|Science

The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why

The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why

September 12, 2024
The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why
Health|News|Science|US

The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried

The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried

September 12, 2024
The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried
Environment|Science|Travel|World

Atlanta’s subway cars are now home to endangered sea turtles and coral reefs

Atlanta’s subway cars are now home to endangered sea turtles and coral reefs

September 12, 2024
Atlanta’s subway cars are now home to endangered sea turtles and coral reefs
Environment|Science|World

Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere

People in Canada and northern U.S. cities including Seattle and Minneapolis may see faint auroras due to moderate solar storms

September 12, 2024
Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere
Health|News|Science|US

Origin of human bird flu case in Missouri still unknown, U.S. CDC says

Epidemiologists have not yet identified exactly how a person in Missouri contracted bird flu last week, said the U.S.

September 12, 2024
Origin of human bird flu case in Missouri still unknown, U.S. CDC says
Europe|News|Science|World

Cave discovery in France may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say

Cave discovery in France may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say

September 12, 2024
Cave discovery in France may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say
Health|News|Science

Twice-a-year injection reduced risk of HIV infection by 96%, drug company says — more than daily PrEP pill

Twice-a-year injection reduced risk of HIV infection by 96%, drug company says — more than daily PrEP pill

September 12, 2024
Twice-a-year injection reduced risk of HIV infection by 96%, drug company says — more than daily PrEP pill
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Vale sees 10% of its iron ore production coming from tailings by 2030

Brazilian miner Vale expects that by 2030 some 10% of its iron ore output will come from the reuse of mine waste known as tailings, an executive

September 12, 2024
Vale sees 10% of its iron ore production coming from tailings by 2030
Economy|News|Science|Technology

Mr ChatGPT and other AI power players are going to the White House to discuss AI’s massive thirst for energy

Mr ChatGPT and other AI power players are going to the White House to discuss AI’s massive thirst for energy

September 12, 2024
Mr ChatGPT and other AI power players are going to the White House to discuss AI’s massive thirst for energy
Food|Health|Science

High lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds

High lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds

September 12, 2024
High lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds
Science|Technology

Four civilians on a daring SpaceX mission complete the first commercial spacewalk

Four civilians on a daring SpaceX mission complete the first commercial spacewalk

September 12, 2024
Four civilians on a daring SpaceX mission complete the first commercial spacewalk
News|Science|World

A runaway penguin spent two weeks missing at sea. A typhoon may have saved her

A runaway penguin spent two weeks missing at sea. A typhoon may have saved her

September 12, 2024
A runaway penguin spent two weeks missing at sea. A typhoon may have saved her
Business|Science|Technology

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

A tech billionaire has performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth

September 12, 2024
Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
Environment|News|Science|World

Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species

A pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving an endangered species that’s native to far eastern Russia and northern China

September 12, 2024
Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species
News|Science|Sports

'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging

When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organization’s reaction was unequivocal: “We have to stop that urgently,” he wrote

September 12, 2024
'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging
News|Science|Technology

Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey

A survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts finds that a majority of Americans don't trust generative artificial intelligence models to give them accurate answers

September 12, 2024
Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey
News|Science

Billionaire and engineer conduct first private spacewalk in SpaceX mission

Two astronauts - a billionaire and an engineer - completed the world's first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday outside a SpaceX capsule,

September 11, 2024
Billionaire and engineer conduct first private spacewalk in SpaceX mission
Environment|News|Science

Man hopes to plant 1 million mangroves to combat coastal threats, climate change impacts

Man hopes to plant 1 million mangroves to combat coastal threats, climate change impacts

September 11, 2024
Man hopes to plant 1 million mangroves to combat coastal threats, climate change impacts
Science|Technology

Giant bubbles on the surface of a nearby star preview the fate of our sun

Giant bubbles on the surface of a nearby star preview the fate of our sun

September 11, 2024
Giant bubbles on the surface of a nearby star preview the fate of our sun
Science|Technology|Videos|World

Spacecraft carrying Russians and American docks with International Space Station

A spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late on Wednesday evening and docked with the

September 11, 2024
Spacecraft carrying Russians and American docks with International Space Station
News|Science|Technology|World

A Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space Station

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American has docked at the International Space Station

September 11, 2024
A Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space Station
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk

Paying passengers have lined up to rocket to space to experience a few minutes of weightlessness

September 11, 2024
Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk
Health|Science|Sports

How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries

How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries

September 11, 2024
How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Emissions-free truck prices need to drop by 50% to compete with diesel, study says

Prices of emissions-free trucks need to fall by as much as half to make them an affordable alternative to diesel models, a study by consultancy firm McKinsey published on

September 11, 2024
Emissions-free truck prices need to drop by 50% to compete with diesel, study says
Environment|News|Science

Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show

Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is vital to combating global warming, but new data on Wednesday indicate huge swathes of the jungle that are

September 11, 2024
Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left unprotected, data show
Environment|Science

In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought

Flying over the desert landscape of southeastern New Mexico in a four-seat helicopter, Stephen Aldridge could count around a dozen man-made lagoons

September 11, 2024
In arid New Mexico, rural towns eye treated oil wastewater as a solution to drought
Education|Health|Science

No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary

First-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall for the first anatomy lesson of their academic careers

September 11, 2024
No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
Science|Technology

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission just made history. But the riskiest part is still to come

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission just made history. But the riskiest part is still to come

September 11, 2024
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission just made history. But the riskiest part is still to come
Health|News|Science

Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation

Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation

September 10, 2024
Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation
Health|News|Science

Weight loss drug liraglutide shows promise for younger children with obesity, study finds

Weight loss drug liraglutide shows promise for younger children with obesity, study finds

September 10, 2024
Weight loss drug liraglutide shows promise for younger children with obesity, study finds
Environment|Science|US

EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, which contribute to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water

September 10, 2024
EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms
Business|Finance|Health|Science

Weight-loss market to see 16 new drugs by 2029, report estimates

The market for weight-loss treatments is expected to see 16 new drugs vying for a slice of the lucrative business currently dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, according to estimates

September 10, 2024
Weight-loss market to see 16 new drugs by 2029, report estimates
Science|Technology

Physics breakthrough brings nuclear clock closer to reality

Physics breakthrough brings nuclear clock closer to reality

September 10, 2024
Physics breakthrough brings nuclear clock closer to reality
Environment|Science

Mysterious pinecone formation appears in Waltham woods

Mysterious pinecone formation appears in Waltham woods

September 10, 2024
Mysterious pinecone formation appears in Waltham woods
Africa|Health|News|Science|World

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

Authorities in Congo say 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the United States have arrived in the country

September 10, 2024
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
Health|Science

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

Your gut microbes have a lot to say about how many calories you consume and how effectively your body metabolizes them.

September 10, 2024
Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count
Environment|Science

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned

Decades-long environmental studies can reveal trends caused by climate change better than projects that last only a year or two.

September 10, 2024
I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned
Environment|Science

Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source

The Southern Ocean’s krill-rich waters attract multiple species of filter-feeding whales – and, increasingly, fishing boats.

September 10, 2024
Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source
Health|Science

Exercise may help you store fat better, new research suggests

Exercise may help you store fat better, new research suggests

September 10, 2024
Exercise may help you store fat better, new research suggests
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

A billionaire has rocketed back into orbit, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk

September 10, 2024
SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
News|Science|Technology

Daring new space mission launches. Watch the moment

A bold new SpaceX mission has launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Polaris Dawn mission is attempting the first commercial spacewalk and to reach Earth’s radiation belts, a feat that will see the four-person civilian crew travel to heights not reached by any human since the 1970s.

September 10, 2024
Daring new space mission launches. Watch the moment
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts

SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts

September 10, 2024
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts
News|Science|Technology|World

A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century

A small robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom

September 10, 2024
A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century
Asia|Science|Technology|World

China aims for historic Mars mission ‘around 2028’ as it vies for space power

China aims for historic Mars mission ‘around 2028’ as it vies for space power

September 10, 2024
China aims for historic Mars mission ‘around 2028’ as it vies for space power
News|Science|Technology

A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant

An extendable robot has begun a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

September 10, 2024
A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
Environment|Science

Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated

Colorado wildlife officials have captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program

September 09, 2024
Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated
Education|Health|Science

The hidden danger of energy drinks. A doctor explains

The hidden danger of energy drinks. A doctor explains

September 09, 2024
The hidden danger of energy drinks. A doctor explains
Environment|Science|World

During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low

Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality

September 09, 2024
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
News|Science|Technology

NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon's underground ocean cleared for October launch

NASA has given the go-ahead to next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa

September 09, 2024
NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon's underground ocean cleared for October launch
Health|Science

Study shows how the pandemic may have affected teens’ brains

Study shows how the pandemic may have affected teens’ brains

September 09, 2024
Study shows how the pandemic may have affected teens’ brains
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX aims to launch Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission this week despite iffy weather

SpaceX aims to launch Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission this week despite iffy weather

September 09, 2024
SpaceX aims to launch Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission this week despite iffy weather
Europe|Science|Technology

A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system

Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands

September 09, 2024
A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Europe|News|Science|World

Police say a Russian 'spy whale' in Norway wasn't shot to death

Norwegian police say there's no evidence to suggest that gunshots caused the death of a tame beluga whale that lived off Norway's coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy

September 09, 2024
Police say a Russian 'spy whale' in Norway wasn't shot to death
Health|Science

These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says

These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says

September 09, 2024
These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says
Environment|Europe|News|Science|World

Death of 'Russian spy' whale Hvaldimir not caused by humans, say Norway police

A beluga whale discovered with a harness strapped around its neck in Norwegian waters five years ago - and found dead on Aug. 31 - had a stick stuck in its mouth and its death was not

September 09, 2024
Death of 'Russian spy' whale Hvaldimir not caused by humans, say Norway police
Science|Technology

Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions

An accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information where the naked eye cannot.

September 09, 2024
Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
News|Science|Technology|US|World

The US is dismantling nuclear warheads to power the next generation of reactors

The US is dismantling nuclear warheads to power the next generation of reactors

September 09, 2024
The US is dismantling nuclear warheads to power the next generation of reactors
Environment|Science|World

Amazon rivers' low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals

Water levels in the rivers that run through the vast Amazon rainforest have been falling, after a record drought followed by less rain, presenting

September 08, 2024
Amazon rivers' low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals
Americas|News|Science|US|World

Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say

The National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane

September 08, 2024
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say
Environment|News|Science|Technology|World

The controversial plan to turn a desert green

The controversial plan to turn a desert green

September 08, 2024
The controversial plan to turn a desert green
Health|Science|World

India reports case of mpox in traveller from affected country

India had recorded a suspected case of mpox found in a man who recently travelled from a country suffering an outbreak of the virus, the health ministry said on Sunday.

September 08, 2024
India reports case of mpox in traveller from affected country
News|Science|Technology|US

Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died after an automobile crash in New Mexico

September 07, 2024
Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
News|Science|Technology

See the moment Starliner undocked from the ISS

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is flying home empty from the International Space Station after NASA deemed the capsule too risky to carry the crew back to Earth. Crew members Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to spend another five or six months on the orbiting laboratory

September 07, 2024
See the moment Starliner undocked from the ISS
Business|Science|Technology

Boeing Starliner capsule is back on Earth while crew will hitch a SpaceX ride home in 2025

Boeing Starliner capsule is back on Earth while crew will hitch a SpaceX ride home in 2025

September 07, 2024
Boeing Starliner capsule is back on Earth while crew will hitch a SpaceX ride home in 2025
Science|Technology|US

The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space

NASA’s decision to send Starliner’s crew home on a SpaceX capsule will have implications for Boeing, the agency itself and the astronauts still on the space station.

September 07, 2024
The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space
Environment|Science

Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio

Mining raw materials, like nickel, for batteries harms the environment, and new mines are very difficult to get approved, so the search is on to recycle metals that have already come out of the earth

September 07, 2024
Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio
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What is helium and why is it used in rockets?

Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose

September 07, 2024
What is helium and why is it used in rockets?
Environment|Science

Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

A wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year

September 07, 2024
Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell
Environment|Science|World

Death Valley National Park has its hottest summer on record

Death Valley National Park has its hottest summer on record

September 06, 2024
Death Valley National Park has its hottest summer on record
Health|News|Science|US

US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri

US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri

September 06, 2024
US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri
Health|News|Science|US

CDC confirms human case of bird flu in Missouri

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed a human case of avian influenza A reported by the state of Missouri.

September 06, 2024
CDC confirms human case of bird flu in Missouri
News|Science|Technology|US

Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board

Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board

September 06, 2024
Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board
Environment|Science

This hurricane season is confounding experts and defying forecasts. What the heck is going on?

This hurricane season is confounding experts and defying forecasts. What the heck is going on?

September 06, 2024
This hurricane season is confounding experts and defying forecasts. What the heck is going on?
Environment|Science

A pregnant shark was tagged and monitored for 5 months, then disappeared. Scientists now know its fate

A pregnant shark was tagged and monitored for 5 months, then disappeared. Scientists now know its fate

September 06, 2024
A pregnant shark was tagged and monitored for 5 months, then disappeared. Scientists now know its fate
Environment|Europe|Science|World

Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl fallout

Sweden’s strong foraging culture could help determine how much radioactive fallout remains in the Scandinavian country, 38 years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion

September 06, 2024
Mushrooms foraged in Sweden could help research Chernobyl fallout
News|Science

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Boeing’s first astronaut mission is finally over

September 06, 2024
Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
Science|Sports|Technology

Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before

Traveling to space is riskier than many extreme sports − an increase in private missions could mean more civilians taking that risk.

September 06, 2024
Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before
Health|Science

As eastern equine encephalitis spreads, a neurologist explains how to stay safe during this latest outbreak of the ‘triple E’ virus

Among those developing the brain swelling known as encephalitis, approximately one-third will die, with the rest likely to experience neurological problems.

September 06, 2024
As eastern equine encephalitis spreads, a neurologist explains how to stay safe during this latest outbreak of the ‘triple E’ virus
Environment|Science|World

The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year

The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year

September 06, 2024
The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year
Environment|Europe|News|Science

Summer of 2024 was world's hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says

The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as

September 06, 2024
Summer of 2024 was world's hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says
Environment|Europe|News|Science

Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record

September 06, 2024
Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured
Food|Health|Science

Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says

Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says

September 05, 2024
Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says
Business|Science|Technology

Using drones to fly people? Utah development planning for it

Using drones to fly people? Utah development planning for it

September 05, 2024
Using drones to fly people? Utah development planning for it
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Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth

New research suggests that volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth

September 05, 2024
Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
Food|Science

Yellow food dye can make living tissue transparent − these methods could one day improve cancer treatment, blood draws and even tattoo removal

New research demonstrates that the dye that gives nacho cheese its yellow-orange color can also make mouse skin see-through.

September 05, 2024
Yellow food dye can make living tissue transparent − these methods could one day improve cancer treatment, blood draws and even tattoo removal
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A 13-foot (and growing) python was seized from a New York home and sent to a zoo

A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank

September 05, 2024
A 13-foot (and growing) python was seized from a New York home and sent to a zoo
Economy|Environment|News|Science

Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies

Slowing climate change means cutting fossil fuel use. Many oil- and gas-producing communities aren’t prepared for that future, as a former White House economic and climate adviser explains.

September 05, 2024
Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies
Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Utilities rely on dirty ‘peaker’ plants when power demand surges, but there are alternatives

As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.

September 05, 2024
Utilities rely on dirty ‘peaker’ plants when power demand surges, but there are alternatives
Health|Science

How much does aging affect mental acuity? It’s debatable

Three keys to protecting an aging brain are physical activity, intellectual stimulation and annual screenings for dementia.

September 05, 2024
How much does aging affect mental acuity? It’s debatable
Business|Science|Technology

Ilya Sutskever on how AI will change and his new startup Safe Superintelligence

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI's former chief scientist, has launched a new company called Safe Superintelligence (SSI), aiming to develop safe artificial intelligence

September 05, 2024
Ilya Sutskever on how AI will change and his new startup Safe Superintelligence
Australia|Environment|Science|Travel

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tries to make sustainability cool

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tries to make sustainability cool

September 05, 2024
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tries to make sustainability cool
Environment|Europe|Science|Technology

Europe launches last Vega rocket with observation satellite

Europe's Arianespace has launched the last Vega rocket, placing the Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit under the European Union's Copernicus programme to monitor Earth's environment.

September 05, 2024
Europe launches last Vega rocket with observation satellite
Environment|Science|World

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause

September 05, 2024
On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause
Europe|News|Science|Technology|World

IAEA head says tower at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia station requires demolition after fire

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said a cooling tower at Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been badly damaged in a fire last month and would probably

September 04, 2024
IAEA head says tower at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia station requires demolition after fire
News|Science

Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines

NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere

September 04, 2024
Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines
Health|News|Science

New glioblastoma research lab offering hope for brain cancer patients

New glioblastoma research lab offering hope for brain cancer patients

September 04, 2024
New glioblastoma research lab offering hope for brain cancer patients
News|Science

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight

September 04, 2024
How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
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Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind

Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats

September 04, 2024
Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind
Health|Science

Long COVID inflicts deep scars on the lungs, but targeting specific immune cells could reverse damage − new research in mice

Researchers developed a new mouse model that replicates long COVID-19 more accurately than current models. Their findings could lead to new treatments.

September 04, 2024
Long COVID inflicts deep scars on the lungs, but targeting specific immune cells could reverse damage − new research in mice
Asia|Environment|Science

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day

The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives and livelihoods of indigenous communities in the flood plains downstream.

September 04, 2024
India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day
Health|Science

Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species

Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance to evolve and spread even further.

September 04, 2024
Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
Science|Technology

Robot controlled by a king oyster mushroom blends living organisms and machines

Robot controlled by a king oyster mushroom blends living organisms and machines

September 04, 2024
Robot controlled by a king oyster mushroom blends living organisms and machines
Environment|News|Science|World

Atlantic weather forecasters see below-average tropical storm activity

Weather forecasters who produce Colorado State University's closely watched hurricane outlooks said on Tuesday tropical storm activity in the first week of September would likely

September 04, 2024
Atlantic weather forecasters see below-average tropical storm activity
Europe|Health|News|Science|World

Denmark reports cases of bluetongue disease that can be fatal to sheep but is harmless to humans

Denmark has reported cases of bluetongue in the country’s east, a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease that is harmless to humans but can be fatal for so-called ruminant animals — mainly sheep but also cows and goats

September 03, 2024
Denmark reports cases of bluetongue disease that can be fatal to sheep but is harmless to humans
Health|News|Science|Technology|World

No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says

There is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of available published evidence

September 03, 2024
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says
Science|Technology

Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future

As more internet devices run increasingly data-heavy apps, there’s a squeeze on the wireless spectrum. High-frequency terahertz waves could ease the crunch with the help of chips that control the beams.

September 03, 2024
Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future
News|Science

The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed

The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million annual budget pales compared with discoveries the ship has enabled.

September 03, 2024
The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed
News|Science|World

IAEA chief discusses Ukraine, Russia nuclear plants with Zelenskiy, says situation fragile

U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi, who is due to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine on Wednesay

September 03, 2024
IAEA chief discusses Ukraine, Russia nuclear plants with Zelenskiy, says situation fragile
Europe|News|Science|Technology|World

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions 'very fragile' at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine

September 03, 2024
UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions 'very fragile' at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant
Environment|Science|Technology

How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out

How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out

September 03, 2024
How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out
Business|Health|Science|US

Illumina wins Grail battle in blow to EU merger power

U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina on Tuesday won its court fight against the European Union's investigation of its $7.1 billion purchase of cancer diagnostic

September 03, 2024
Illumina wins Grail battle in blow to EU merger power
Asia|Environment|Food|Science

Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk

South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and

September 03, 2024
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk

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