Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border. Called the Border Bioblitz, more than 1,000 volunteers are recording as many species as possible in May. Botanist Sula Vanderplank says the endeavor started when the former Trump administration added hundreds of miles of border…
Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday, forecasters said. Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday, forecasters said. Aurora Borealis, Space and Astronomy, England, Great Britain, Europe NYT > Science
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket. America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket. AP Technology and Science
The first sign of trouble bubbled up from gopher holes a stone’s throw from Stan Ledgerwood’s front door. The salt water left an oily sheen on the soil and a swath of dead grass in the yard. It was June 2017, and Ledgerwood and his wife, Tina, had recently built a home on the family…
President Biden’s climate law is funding “green ammonia” projects in hopes of using the chemical to more cleanly power the grid, fuel cargo ships and make fertilizer President Biden’s climate law is funding “green ammonia” projects in hopes of using the chemical to more cleanly power the grid, fuel cargo ships and make fertilizer Scientific American…
A brilliant flash of blue, green and white on Saturday night came from a shard of an as yet unidentified comet that was moving around 100,000 miles per hour, experts said. A brilliant flash of blue, green and white on Saturday night came from a shard of an as yet unidentified comet that was moving around…
Edward Dwight was among the first pilots that the United States was training to send to space in 1961, but he was passed over. On Sunday, he finally made it on a Blue Origin flight. Edward Dwight was among the first pilots that the United States was training to send to space in 1961, but he…
Children are more likely to be hospitalised for asthma complications during a heatwave, a problem that is expected to get worse with climate change Children are more likely to be hospitalised for asthma complications during a heatwave, a problem that is expected to get worse with climate change New Scientist – News
America’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. America’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. AP Technology and Science
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