Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. Space Exploration Phys.org – latest science…
Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials. Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials. NBC News Science
Residents have been covering their trees in mesh to protect them from the emerging broods, and the effect is pretty eerie. Residents have been covering their trees in mesh to protect them from the emerging broods, and the effect is pretty eerie. Trees and Shrubs, Cicadas (Insects), Gardens and Gardening, Chicago (Ill), your-feed-science, vis-photo, your-feed-photojournalism, internal-truncator NYT >…
Organizers of the Paris Olympics have set ambitious goals for environmental sustainability. They aim to reduce the Olympics’ overall carbon footprint by half compared with the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games. Organizers say they’ll slash carbon emissions by building as little as possible, instead using existing or temporary venues for most sports. They’re favoring…
A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into…
A research team led by Prof. Huang Xingjiu from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences constructed a highly stable solid contact calcium ion-selective electrode. They used synchrotron radiation technique to reveal the transduction mechanism by which the solid contact layer participated in the potential response. A research team led by…
Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heat wave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into question by India’s Meteorological Department, it’s entirely possible. The city has been sweltering, with top temperatures ranging from 45.2°C to 49.1°C, at the limit of human endurance. Delhi is reeling from…
Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns, have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a textbook example of how species adapt to their surroundings and survive under harsh conditions. Despite this, scientists and conservationists still grapple with understanding the evolutionary history of giraffes. Giraffes, with their distinctive body…
After its “birth” in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the 13.8 billion years between the Big Bang and the present day. After its “birth” in the Big Bang, the…
NASA and Boeing were forced once again to call off the first crewed launch of the company’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA and Boeing were forced once again to call off the first crewed launch of the company’s Starliner spacecraft. NBC News Science