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Gray whales shrinking fast as climate warms
Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human activities are making marine mammals smaller, a study...
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North Macedonia's beekeepers face climate change challenge
Every day, Magda Miloseska dons a white, protective suit and enters the domain of the honeybees in the backyard of her small weekend house in North Macedonia.She has been producing honey in this...
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The high-tech art lab hidden underneath Paris
It looks like the lair of a Bond villain: behind armored doors, buried underground below the Louvre in Paris, lies one of the most high-tech art labs in the world.Across three floors and nearly 6,000...
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How the recycling symbol lost its meaning
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment....
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Google’s use of AI to power search shows a problematic approach to organizing...
From government documents to news reports, commerce, music and social interactions, much of the world’s information is now online. And Google, founded in 1998 with the mission “to organize the world’s...
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100 years ago, our understanding of the universe exploded
Astronomers, maybe more than anyone, appreciate what an island of perfection our Earth is. Our orbit may put us at a perfect distance from the sun for life to flourish, but it is too small to easily...
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Foreign-born pandas join China’s efforts to boost wild population
After years of charming millions of people around the world with their furry bodies and clumsy antics, foreign-born giant pandas are adapting to new lives in China.The fluffy envoys are loaned to...
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Neuroscientist explains how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are...
As the 2024 presidential election nears, two senior citizens are gearing up for mental marathons that will push them to their cognitive limits. While both candidates have already earned nicknames for...
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Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts
NASA has set its sights on the Moon, aiming to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn’t exactly a habitable place for...
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Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes − metaphors illustrate science and...
Quantum computing is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get. Quantum phenomena – the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels – are not...
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Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security: study
Millions of people dependent on Himalayan snowmelt for water face a "very serious" risk of shortages this year after one of the lowest rates of snowfall, scientists warned Monday.Snowmelt is the...
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'Meaty rice'? South Korean professor aims to change global protein
In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionize how the world eats.From...
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Once fruitful, Libyan village suffers climate crisis
In the Libyan village of Kabaw in the Nafusa Mountains, M'hamed Maakaf waters an ailing fig tree as climate change pushes villagers to forsake lands and livestock.Once flourishing and known for its...
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Scientists say Senate bill will endanger people 'living downwind' of nuclear...
As U.S. senators prepare to vote on a bipartisan bill proponent say will accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced nuclear reactor technologies, the Union of Concerned Scientists...
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Some ancient lifeforms can live on hydrogen – and we can learn from their...
Three-quarters of all matter in the universe is made up of hydrogen. The young Earth was also rich in hydrogen, thanks to fierce geological and volcanic activity.Just as stars burn hydrogen to produce...
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Bird strike: what happens when a plane collides with a bird?
Late last night, Virgin Australia flight VA 148 set out from Queenstown in New Zealand bound for Melbourne. Not long after takeoff, the right engine of the Boeing 737-800 jet started emitting loud...
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Keeping astronauts healthy in space isn’t easy
In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era. NASA, the European Space Agency and other governmental agencies are partnering to develop...
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Central China farmers face crop failures in 'withering' drought
Farmer Bao Mingchen gestured to a dry pipe where water typically irrigates a patch of crops, the soil now cracked under a drought hitting China's vast agricultural hinterland."Everything is dry," he...
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AI goes mainstream as 'AI PCs' hit the market
A new line of PCs specially made to run artificial intelligence programs hit stores on Tuesday as tech companies push toward wider adoption of ChatGPT-style AI.Microsoft in May announced the new...
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Air pollution linked to nearly 2,000 child deaths a day: report
Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday.Exposure to air...
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