Science
‘Spectacular’ asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected
A small asteroid lit up the skies over northern Siberia today (Dec. 4) after burning up in Earth’s atmosphere in ...
Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brains
Researchers from Saint Michael’s College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better ...
Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?
Amid all of these concerns, the city has been turning to drones to monitor pollution hotspots, in addition to those ...
‘Realistic’ green policies good for the U.S., Aramco’s Amin Nasser says
Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, speaks at the 2024 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, on March ...
12 strange reasons humans haven’t found alien life yet
One night about 60 years ago, physicist Enrico Fermi looked up into the sky and asked, “Where is everybody?” He ...
Bacteria ditch tags to dodge antibiotics
Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications. The subtle ...
Chocolate Has a Sustainability Problem. Science Thinks It’s Found the Answer
Elsewhere, Mars is looking to get to the literal root of the problem by improving the resilience of the all-important ...
OPEC+ postpones meeting to decide oil production strategy to Dec. 5: Sources
A view shows the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations climate change conference ...
Can you get high from poppy seeds?
Poppy seeds are known to cause false positives on drug tests; in one case, a new mother’s baby was taken ...
Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off
A new study led by King’s College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in ...