
Popular Science - 35 min 36 sec ago
Both heads appear reactive and eager to eat. The post Tiny two-headed turtle found in Cape Cod appeared first on Popular Science .

New York Times - 1 hour 6 min ago
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas ordered state environmental regulators on Monday to pause data center permitting processes.

New York Times - 1 hour 40 min ago
Greenpeace in 2025 lost a lawsuit brought by pipeline company Energy Transfer over protests against its Dakota Access Pipeline. A protest encampment in 2016.

Popular Science - 1 hour 55 min ago
Caffeine can interfere with the deep, restorative rest your brain needs. The post Even morning coffee might mess with your sleep appeared first on Popular Science .

IEEE Spectrum - 2 hours 8 min ago
Many youngsters fascinated by exploring outer space dream of becoming an astronaut, but few do. One who had the right stuff is Pedro Duque , who was Spain's first astronaut. The aeronautics engineer flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station . After retiring as an astronaut, he headed Spain's Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities . Today he is the chairman of HispaSat , a Spanish satellite company. Pedro Duque Employer HispaSat in Madrid Title...

The Guardian - 2 hours 45 min ago
Entire 233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed Thousands of farmers have been left empty-handed with the government's 2026 nature funding spent in just six hours. The 233m sustainable farming incentive (SFI) scheme opened for applications from farmers at 10am on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Los Angeles Times - 3 hours 35 min ago
At least one olive ridley sea turtle has laid its eggs on the sand in Huntington Beach.

The Guardian - 3 hours 39 min ago
As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by science and which should be ignored. From paleo to keto, raw food to intermittent fasting, each attracts a tribe of ardent followers. Now Daniel Lieberman, professor of biological sciences at Harvard University, has written a book to try to cut through the noise. In Fed Up, he uses his background as an evolutionary anthropologist to scrutinise the evidence, turning himself into a guinea pig in the process...

Ars Technica - 3 hours 42 min ago
First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.

Popular Science - 4 hours 50 min ago
Bear 132 found her lost cub while Bear 909 lost both her cubs, one in an attack by another bear competing today. The post Fat Bear Week Day 1: It’s a battle of the moms and single females appeared first on Popular Science .

New York Times - 5 hours 8 min ago
An early computer, circa 1946. After World War II, computers became the tool with which math and engineering moved forward in tandem. Will they now be math's undoing?...

The Guardian - 5 hours 8 min ago
From Carlton to Castlemaine, the National Trust of Victoria competition aims to raise awareness about trees Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A decades-old shady eucalyptus, an elm beloved by thousands of commuters, and a type of gingko once thought to be extinct in the wild are among the finalists for Victoria's tree of the year. The competition run by the National Trust of Victoria started in 2016 as a way to raise awareness about trees around Victoria and advocate...

BBC - 7 hours 14 min ago
Scientists say the developing El Ni o is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.

The Conversation - 7 hours 20 min ago
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.

IEEE Spectrum - 7 hours 45 min ago
This article is brought to you by CoolIT . Beyond 250 kW a server rack can no longer be cooled by a hybrid approach of liquid and air. At this density a 70/30 liquid-air split leaves 75 kW of air load. The air cooling system needed to move it brings cost and complexity few operators will accept. The answer is near-total heat capture. Liquid takes effectively all the heat, air falls below 1 percent of the load, allowing the server to run fanless. CoolIT builds these loops today from modular coldplate...

How It Works - 8 hours 41 min ago
The post The Bacteria Brain Teaser appeared first on How It Works .

Newser - 8 hours 43 min ago
A centuries-old lock of hair has now done what rumors, records, and earlier DNA tests couldn't: firmly tie Thomas Jefferson to the children of Sally Hemings. Writing for Smithsonian , Richard Kurin details a 15-year effort that began with hairs found in Jefferson's custom-made "Jefferson Bible" and expanded to multiple historic...

Newser - 9 hours 1 min ago
Wild chimps aren't just watching and learning they're literally handing down the tools of the trade. New camera footage from a Senegal reserve shows adult chimpanzees passing sticks and stone anvils to youngsters in ways researchers say meet the scientific definition of teaching. Analyzing nearly 15 hours of video from...

BBC - 9 hours 13 min ago
The Saving Wildcats partnership is keeping an eye on the latest wildcats being bred in captivity for release into the Cairngorms.

Los Angeles Times - 10 hours 8 min ago
The Sacramento River has gotten too warm for salmon eggs. Environmental advocates blame the Trump administration for taking too much water out of Shasta Lake.

BBC - 10 hours 56 min ago
A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

Australian Geographic - 18 hours 20 min ago
New research reveals even an animal with no brain at all can anticipate what's coming next. The post Brainless sea sponges use sunset as cue for metamorphosis appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Nature - 20 hours 8 min ago
Nature examines whether the technology might spell the end for humans, and why AI companies are calling for a slowdown.

Nature - 20 hours 8 min ago
From aviation to banking, high-risk industries are subject to independent oversight and meaningful penalties. AI companies should be no exception.