Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall of an intense cyclone, officials said. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall…
From sibling murder to snakes for breakfast, birds’ lives may be darker than you imagine. From sibling murder to snakes for breakfast, birds’ lives may be darker than you imagine. Birds, Birdwatching, Animal Cognition, Animal Behavior, Macdonald, Helen (Author), internal-truncator NYT > Science
Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years ahead? The EarthCARE satellite will soon blast off on a mission to find out, aiming to investigate what role clouds could play in the fight against climate change. Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years ahead? The EarthCARE satellite will soon…
Although the grizzly is featured prominently on the California state flag, the golden bear has been extinct in the wild since the 1920s. Although the grizzly is featured prominently on the California state flag, the golden bear has been extinct in the wild since the 1920s. Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
The film starring Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear is based on Dr. Ming Wang’s autobiography “From Darkness to Sight” and opens this weekend. The film starring Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear is based on Dr. Ming Wang’s autobiography “From Darkness to Sight” and opens this weekend. Health & Wellness
A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring heat escaping from Earth’s poles for the first time. A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring heat escaping from Earth’s poles for the…
With rich reds, gentle greens and basic blacks, Nature’s screaming, crawling artwork is the epitome of rare beauty—at least in the eyes of some beholders. To others, it may seem just creepy. With rich reds, gentle greens and basic blacks, Nature’s screaming, crawling artwork is the epitome of rare beauty—at least in the eyes of some…
Yahushua Robinson was an energetic boy who jumped and danced his way through life. Then, a physical education teacher instructed the 12-year-old to run outside on a day when the temperature climbed to 107 degrees. Yahushua Robinson was an energetic boy who jumped and danced his way through life. Then, a physical education teacher instructed the…
There are three ways to look for evidence of alien technological civilizations. One is to look out for deliberate attempts by them to communicate their existence, for example, through radio broadcasts. Another is to look for evidence of them visiting the solar system. And a third option is to look for signs of large-scale engineering…
An international team led by researchers at Oxford University Physics have proved Einstein was correct about a key prediction concerning black holes. Using X-ray data to test Einstein’s theory of gravity, their study gives the first observational proof that a “plunging-region” exists around black holes: an area where matter stops circling the hole and instead…