As Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to voice concerns over future launches of competitor SpaceX’s massive Starship and Super Heavy, also planning to launch from the Space Coast. As Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin prepares for the first…
Last month, 13 young Hawaiian plaintiffs were set to take the state’s Department of Transportation to trial for failing to make real headway on reducing planet-warming pollution. Instead, on the eve of their court date, the youths inked a groundbreaking settlement with Hawaii’s governor and ushered in a new phase of climate litigation. Last month, 13…
We have been conditioned to believe that happiness is achieved through individual gratification, even though studies show that helping others benefits both our physical health and happiness. We have been conditioned to believe that happiness is achieved through individual gratification, even though studies show that helping others benefits both our physical health and happiness. Health &…
Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term storage. MIT researchers have now developed a new way to make microbes hardy enough to withstand these extreme conditions. Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or…
Mark Garcia can see that there’s no shortage of water in the Rio Grande this year. The river flows past his farm in central New Mexico, about 50 miles south of Albuquerque. The rush of springtime water is a welcome change after years of drought, but he knows the good times won’t last. As the…
Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. Archaeology and Anthropology, Greek Civilization, Watches and Clocks, Gravitation and Gravity, Research, Space and Astronomy, your-feed-science NYT >…
Crushed chicken egg shells have been turned into a structure that supports bone growth in the laboratory Crushed chicken egg shells have been turned into a structure that supports bone growth in the laboratory New Scientist – News
Agroecology—a science, practice, and movement that seeks social, political, economic, and environmental sustainability in the global food system—is gaining momentum in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth-led commentary in Nature Food. As the co-authors report, the approach requires coordination among scientists, farmers, and activists. Agroecology—a science, practice, and movement that seeks social, political, economic, and…
A former national security adviser says Washington “must test new nuclear weapons for reliability and safety in the real world,” while critics say the move could incite a global arms race that heightens the risk of war. A former national security adviser says Washington “must test new nuclear weapons for reliability and safety in the real…
The Negev desert of southern Israel is renowned for its unique rock art. Since at least the third millennium BCE, the hunters, shepherds, and merchants who roamed the Negev have left thousands of carvings (petroglyphs) on the rocks. These figures are mostly cut into desert varnish: a thin black coating on limestone rock, which forms…