Science
‘Out of science fiction’: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...
What’s with the EPA seizing ‘gold bars’?
The Trump administration is attempting to take back around $20 billion of funding that the Biden administration previously awarded to ...
A SpaceX team is being brought in to overhaul FAA’s air traffic control system
A team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX is visiting the Air Traffic Control Command Center in Virginia Monday to help overhaul ...
This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard ...
Trump order threatens wind projects that could power millions of homes
A view of the turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. Tom Little | Reuters ...
Zelenirstat cancer pill made in Alberta shows promising early results
Imagine being able to treat cancer by taking one pill a day. Right now, a research team at the University of ...
Labord’s chameleon: The color-changing lizard that drops dead in 4 months
Name: Labord’s chameleon (Furcifer labordi) Where it lives: Western Madagascar What it eats: Crickets, flies, locusts, grasshoppers and stick insects ...
Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we’re not alone
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a ...
Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of workers
The Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin has announced plans to lay off around 10 percent of its workforce. The ...
A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors
So far the array has been tested in rats, with a version for dogs coming later, Lavella says. In a ...
