Science

WTI falls on renewed demand worries

WTI falls on renewed demand worries

Albert Wagner

U.S. crude oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, as slowing global demand overshadows tensions between Iran and Israel. ...

Beached fin whale dies in L.A. amid ‘unusual’ number of whale deaths in U.S. – National

Beached fin whale dies in L.A. amid ‘unusual’ number of whale deaths in U.S. – National

Albert Wagner

A 51-foot fin whale got stuck in shallow waters at a Los Angeles beach and died before rescuers could get ...

Battle axes unearthed in a cemetery in Russia may have belonged to 11th-century taxmen

Battle axes unearthed in a cemetery in Russia may have belonged to 11th-century taxmen

Albert Wagner

While excavating a vast cemetery in Russia, archaeologists unearthed two medieval human skeletons buried with battle axes and equestrian equipment.  ...

Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming

Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming

Albert Wagner

Scientists often seek answers to humanity’s most pressing challenges in nature. When it comes to global warming, geological history offers ...

The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life

The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life

Albert Wagner

After 30 days, the algae in the middle were still unicellular. As the scientists put algae from thicker and thicker ...

Why tech companies are shopping for nuclear power for data centers

Why tech companies are shopping for nuclear power for data centers

Albert Wagner

A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, ...

Tiny ‘hobbit’ human fossils dating back 700,000 years found in Indonesia – National

Tiny ‘hobbit’ human fossils dating back 700,000 years found in Indonesia – National

Albert Wagner

Twenty years after researchers discovered an ancient race of “hobbit” humans on the Indonesian island of Flores, a new team ...

Newborns are colonized with antibiotic resistant bacteria

Newborns are colonized with antibiotic resistant bacteria

Albert Wagner

Sepsis occurs when one’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. It’s a life-threatening condition: globally, it accounts ...

Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming

Potential new approach to enhancing stem-cell transplants

Albert Wagner

A discovery by a three-member Albert Einstein College of Medicine research team may boost the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants, commonly ...

Cyberattacks on clean energy are coming — the White House has a plan

Cyberattacks on clean energy are coming — the White House has a plan

Albert Wagner

The Biden administration released new priorities today for safeguarding clean energy infrastructure from possible cyberattacks. Smart grids and EVs can ...