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A mountain of used clothes appears in Chile's desert. Then it went up in flames.
This story was originally published and produced by Grist and co-published with El País. A Spanish-language version can be read here. On the morning of June 12, 2022, Ángela Astudillo, then a law...
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Study reveals how Trump’s moral rhetoric diverges from common Republican...
In a recent study published in PNAS Nexus, researchers uncovered a stark divide in the moral language used by U.S. political candidates during the 2016 and 2020 presidential primaries. The findings...
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Private US lunar lander hits technical problems on way to Moon
For the first time in five decades, an American lander is bound for the Moon following a successful launch -- but the historic mission led by private industry is experiencing a technical issue that...
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CES gadget fest a showcase for AI-infused lifestyle
From self-driving baby carriages to ChatGPT in Volkswagen cars, artificial intelligence is expected to be center stage at the CES gadget extravaganza that formally opens Tuesday in Las Vegas.The...
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Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits: study
Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
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A marine ecologist explains the complex roles fish play in their ecosystem
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What would happen to the ocean if we took out...
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2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.Climate...
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NASA expected to push back Moon missions
NASA is holding a briefing Tuesday in which it is widely expected to push back the timeline for the Artemis missions to return astronauts to the Moon, amid delays to the delivery of key components by...
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Gas leak explosions are happening more often, including deadly blasts in...
If the investigation into Monday’s explosion at a downtown Fort Worth hotel finds it was caused by a natural gas leak, the incident would be part of a worsening trend of such incidents across the...
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Can you see the northern lights in California? Light show expected to peak in...
For many star-gazing fans in California, catching a glimpse of northern lights in person seems like a dream. However, that could change this year. In December, scientists at the National Oceanic and...
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CES pet tech: Throw a dog a bone — or an AI collar
They don't own smartphones and can't go online, but that doesn't prevent them from being connected: Pets are benefitting from a slew of animal-oriented technology at this year's Consumer Electronics...
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Sleep well in your 30s and 40s to stave off dementia, scientists urge
Adults who have trouble nodding off could be setting themselves up for cognitive decline in later life, according to scientists writing in the journal Neurology. "People who have more disrupted sleep...
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High tech glove stymies Parkinson's disease tremors
Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled.At bay for the moment were tremors caused by Parkinson's disease affecting her muscle control.She could do things...
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Alaska's wildlife is declining. Agencies blame predators. The truth is more...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.As spring arrived in southwestern Alaska, a handful of people from the state Department of Fish and Game rose...
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Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different...
Spring, summer, fall and winter – the seasons on Earth change every few months, around the same time every year. It’s easy to take this cycle for granted here on Earth, but not every planet has a...
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Otters, beavers and other semiaquatic mammals keep clean underwater, thanks...
Underwater surfaces can get grimy as they accumulate dirt, algae and bacteria, a process scientists call “fouling.” But furry mammals like beavers and otters that spend most of their lives wet manage...
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Highlights from CES: Talking heads, airlifts and checkpoints for pets
Whether dreaming of an artificial friend available around the clock, lifting off from traffic jams or doing without your cat's dead bird "gifts," CES inventors have no shortage of imagination.Here are...
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Archeologists uncover ‘lost valley of cities’ built 2,500 years ago in Ecuador
Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago.A series of earthen mounds and buried roads in Ecuador...
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Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why
You probably don’t think about plant roots all that much – they’re hidden underground after all. Yet they’re continually changing the shape of the world. This process happens in your garden, where...
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A new study of exploding stars shows dark energy may be more complicated than...
What is the universe made of? This question has driven astronomers for hundreds of years. For the past quarter of a century, scientists have believed “normal” stuff like atoms and molecules that make...
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