Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates | Coal
The emissions from a single coalmine expansion might not seem like a lot when compared with the scale…
Watch SpaceX launch classified mission for the US Space Force today
SpaceX will launch a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force this evening (Oct. 15), and you can…
‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums | Oceans
Shortly after 12.45pm, what remains of a 300-metre line goes taut. Somewhere beneath the murky green surface of…
How an accelerating Earth led experts to adopt the leap hour | Science
After decades of discussion, quibbling and worrying about clocks in computer systems, the world’s official timekeepers have voted…
Dropping tree seeds from the sky: stunt or solution for reforestation? : Short Wave : NPR
In 2022, a skydiver dropped 100 million seeds over the Amazon to fight deforestation. Pedro Brancalion explains the…
Host Stars Shape Their Planetary Systems Into Two Families
The age of exoplanet science took shape with the Kepler mission, and gained more momentum with the TESS…
Monolayer van der Waals kagome lattice for high-temperature flat-band physics
Yin, J.-X., Lian, B. & Hasan, M. Z. Topological kagome magnets and superconductors. Nature 612, 647–657 (2022). Article …
Dog that hunts invasive ‘sea vomit’ creature wins animal of the year award
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Anorexia Nervosa in Male Athletes: Clinical Recognition and Diagnostic Challenges
In clinical practice, male athletes with anorexia nervosa often present with high levels of discipline, performance, and apparent…
NASA’s SkyFall helicopters will ‘show us parts of Mars we’ve never seen before’, scientists say
NASA is accelerating the development of three helicopters that will be deployed into the sky above Mars after…
From Udaipur to Rutherford’s Cavendish: The scientist India House turned away
Daulat Singh Kothari was 24 when he arrived in England. India was still under British rule; and for…
Neanderthal remains may be earliest human ancestor find killed by a spear | Neanderthals
A smooth round hole in the shoulder blade of a Neanderthal who died more than 70,000 years ago…