People Reveal What Will Be Proven Harmful Years From Now
25. “GLP-1s or Ozempic.” —u/VJ_KEVLAR “It’s wild how angrily people are reacting to comments like this. If you…
On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic…
Indian professor wins eminent Dirac Medal, joins Hawking and other physics giants
Deepak Dhar, an IINSA distinguished professor and one of India’s most respected theoretical physicists, has been awarded the…
Voyager 1 is down to two working science instruments, and the fix that just bought its twin, Voyager 2, another year of power is now being tested on a probe NASA says no longer behaves quite like its sibling
Voyager 1’s power test came back at the end of July, and by Kareem Badaruddin’s own account it…
Jeff Bezos Harshly Criticized for $200 Million Pledge to Protect the World’s Most Endangered Species
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his actor buddy Leonardo DiCaprio are catching some heavy flak recently, but for…
How spaceflight changes astronauts’ ability to eat and drink
Imagine trying to swallow a sip of water while your face feels stuffed with congestion, your sense of…
Forget Lasers—Researchers Just Created Quantum Entanglement Using Sunlight
Lasers are no longer required to produce quantum entanglement, physicists say, after achieving the state using sunlight. In…
In 2017, Antigua and Barbuda removed invasive rats and goats from Redonda; by 2023, vegetation biomass rose over 2,000% and ground dragons increased 13-fold
Redonda had become a thriving haven for wildlife within a few years, and now it has received a…
US lab’s DUNE uses smart triggers to hunt elusive ghost particles
One of the world’s most ambitious neutrino experiments, the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), is being built to…
Morocco now gets almost a quarter of its electricity from renewables, but still relies heavily on coal
Many cities across East Asia and Latin America have grown quickly over the last few decades. Since 1950,…
NASA has contracted a purpose-built spacecraft to push the International Space Station out of orbit in late 2030, steering the 430-tonne structure towards the remote South Pacific near Point Nemo, where passing astronauts can briefly be the nearest humans
There is an uncomfortable practical question inside every permanent-looking human project: who turns off the lights? For the…
Are Opossums Good for Your Yard? An Expert Explains
4 min read This weird-looking critter with the wicked hiss probably seems scary when you catch it scurrying…