A drought in the United States hasn’t been rivaled since at least 800 C.E. The Southwest has suffered an exceptional dry period during the last 20 years, with an especially brutal summer in 2021. Drought comes in many deadly forms. […]
Space weather ranges from beautiful aurorae to electric disturbances. In our solar system, weather phenomena in outer space are created by the Sun. A solar storm just cost Elon Musk 40 satellites. […]
Neutron stars are corpses of stars that have gone supernova. They’re incredibly dense and have one to three times the mass of the Sun. Scientists may have detected a new type of neutron star. […]
Natural gas used in the home is made from methane. It comes both from within petroleum deposits and without, and is refined at a processing plant. However, gas stoves are worse for climate change than previously thought. […]
The senses of taste and smell almost always work together in daily life. Although they’re taught as separate sensory experiences, nothing could be further from the truth. A new lickable TV screen may test this phenomenon. […]
A young harbor seal said “No thanks” to life in the ocean, opting for the Hudson River. Officials believe he was abandoned as a pup before making the unprecedented move of living life inland. Seals are carnivorous marine mammals. […]
A biologist whose work included groundbreaking studies of ants has died. Edward O. Wilson, 92, was the first person to identify fire ants in the United States. Some ants, like leafcutter ants, are the world’s earliest farmers. […]
The James Webb Space Telescope sees the Universe in new ways. It can look at the oldest stars and galaxies and analyze exoplanet atmospheres. An expert explains how it could detect simple alien life. […]
Today, the James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana. The once-in-a-generation mission will send an infrared telescope a million miles away to study the Universe. What does it mean for exoplanet research? […]
NASA’s $10 billion successor to Hubble is fueled up and ready to go. The James Webb Space Telescope uses infrared, rather than visible light, to see the Universe. An astrobiologist explains why it matters. […]
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