Animals in the Universe – CounterPunch.org
Image by Arnaud Mariat. Fatal physics Astrophysicists analyzed light and energy into their components, and figured out how…
USC study links modified Mediterranean diet to longer lifespan
A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs,…
A newly identified seismic event likely shifted Japan for good
When massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook Japan on March 11, 2011, the ground also made a more lasting…
Astronauts returning from six-month missions describe a persistent ‘observer’ sensation — the feeling of watching their own lives from a half-step outside the frame, weeks after they’re back on the ground
Astronauts coming home from long stays on the International Space Station have, for years, described a strange perceptual…
Animals are often moved to make way for infrastructure, but we don’t know what happens to them next
When major infrastructure projects are built in rural areas, wildlife is often dislocated and moved out of the…
Microplastics hit the liver hard on a high-fat diet, mouse study finds
In mice, polyethylene microplastics caused much more liver damage when the animals were also on a high-fat diet,…
Feds push to have 3 projects in Canada’s North declared developments of national interest
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station can see flashes of light even with their eyes closed — not from light entering the eye, but from high-energy space particles passing through their body and triggering the retina or visual pathway directly.
Float in a darkened module on the International Space Station, close your eyes, and wait. Before long, most…
Spider’s spring-loaded trap launches prey into its web
When most silk-spinning spiders hunt, they build a web and wait for prey to blunder into it. But…
Strawberry Moon will soon sweeten up June’s night sky
June’s full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, will soon rise and sweeten up the night sky. The…
24-hour parks and alcohol bans: what cities could learn from Paris’s ‘heatwave mode’ | Helen Massy-Beresford
Over the weekend, as evening fell on the hilly (and, crucially, shady) Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, one of Paris’s…
Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform
SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million…