Beloved Big Bear Bald Eagle Jackie Lays New Egg After Earlier Nest Loss
There’s good news coming from a Big Bear Valley bald eagle nest. Jackie, the mother eagle, watched by…
Popular brain supplement linked to shorter lifespan in men
A recent study published in Aging-US explored how two common amino acids may influence how long people live.…
Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds | Environment
Air pollution from trucks and buses is costing Australians about $6.2bn each year due to the health effects…
James Webb Space Telescope performs brain surgery on mysterious ‘Exposed Cranium Nebula’
The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest imagery is its most “cerebral” yet, capturing a dying star’s nebula that…
Scientists develop a new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe
For years, cosmologists have argued over a simple question with an awkward answer: How fast is the universe…
Optics & Photonics News – NIR Microcavities for Quantum Applications
A fabricated micromirror array next to a penny, compared with a half-inch diameter commercial mirror. [Image: Brandon Grinkemeyer…
Earth’s Largest Land-Based Carbon Sink Has Sprung a Disturbing Leak
Often called the “lungs of Africa,” the Congo Basin is the world’s largest land-based carbon sink. For thousands…
Hubble Could Come Crashing Down to Earth as Early as 2028, Scientists Warn
The Hubble Space Telescope, one of NASA’s most iconic scientific instruments, has been an invaluable tool for astronomers…
Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces
Branch, J. Why are basketball games so squeaky? Consider the spiny lobster. The New York Times (17 March…
Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded
A glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula underwent the most rapid retreat seen in modern times. In only two…
12 reasons why plastic recycling is failing so badly
As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of…
What is an exoplanet? Why they are vital for finding alien life
Scientists might have just found Earth’s icy, distant cousin a few hundred million light years away. HD 137010…