
NPR - 2 hours 47 min ago
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Micah Maidenberg about Space X's IPO and what it means for the economics of space exploration.

The Guardian - 3 hours 57 min ago
It is unlikely that many voters are flocking to Pauline Hanson for her scientific insights but that is where they are lining up, regardless Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here Politics is disconnecting from long-held assumptions at historic speed and no one knows where the great unhinging will take us. On the climate crisis, denial is back in vogue depending on what the algorithm feeds you. One Nation's surge in the polls suggests...

The Guardian - 3 hours 57 min ago
Twitchers can be the subject of derision but they have greatly expanded our understanding of birdlife in the age of extinction The discovery of a black-headed gull in Geraldton, Western Australia, has put Australian birders in a bit of a flap . Normal people might wonder why, considering it is abundant in the northern hemisphere it is the ubiquitous resident seagull in London. But twitchers, the bucket listers of birding, are proudly not normal. As a semi-reformed, semi-retired twitcher, you can...

Science Alert - 5 hours 57 min ago
Terror in the skies. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.

The Guardian - 6 hours 41 min ago
Four-ton Paige, brought in as surprise for attenders, made gushing debut after governor finished keynote speech An African elephant weighing roughly 4 tons that was brought to the Texas Republican party's annual convention to excite attenders ended up drawing widespread attention for the wrong reasons after she urinated on the convention floor and became the focus of animal welfare concerns. Inside the George R Brown convention center in Houston on Friday, attenders had been told to prepare...

Popular Science - 6 hours 43 min ago
Don't worry; we're talking legal free films. The post How to find free movies on YouTube appeared first on Popular Science .

Newser - 9 hours 24 min ago
Richard Feynman once turned a lunch order into a math puzzle, and 40-plus years later, scientists say his napkin math holds up, reports Live Science . In the late 1970s, the Nobel-winning physicist sketched out how an indecisive diner should decide between trying a new dish at a restaurant or returning...

Popular Science - 9 hours 40 min ago
Human-eye inspired sensors could help autonomous cars handle changes to light. The post How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human. appeared first on Popular Science .

BBC - 10 hours 56 min ago
Buglife says the project aims to restore more than 30 hectares of the vital ecosystem.

Popular Science - 11 hours 58 min ago
The ancient relationship between the ancient arthropods and shorebirds drives a 9,000-mile journey. The post 8 captivating photos of Delaware Bay’s annual horseshoe crab spawn appeared first on Popular Science .

NPR - 12 hours 18 min ago
SpaceX had an enormous IPO on Friday, but is it really worth the price?...

Mother Jones - 12 hours 28 min ago
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last year, Marie Tai needed a better way to keep her condo cool. Her window air-conditioning units were borderline ineffective, even running at full blast. Summers have been getting more intense in Tai's Boston neighborhood because of a rapidly warming climate, and […]...

Ars Technica - 12 hours 39 min ago
Researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally.

Newser - 12 hours 48 min ago
Serena Williams' first tournament in her tennis comeback ended abruptly for an unexpected reason: Her doubles partner had to bow out with a knee injury. But the 44-year-old plans to play again in Germany next week, and Matthew Futterman of the Athletic sees her return to play as a test...

Wired - 12 hours 58 min ago
As World Cup action kicks off, we look at the physics of the beautiful game.

BBC - 13 hours 54 min ago
Three-year-old Stanley will be critical to helping the Wiltshire safari park conserve his species.

Los Angeles Times - 13 hours 58 min ago
Fire officials are bracing for an active fire season in Northern California as high temperatures dry out forests. Southern California will likely see a typical season.

Retraction Watch - 13 hours 58 min ago
If your week flew by we know ours did catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: In case you missed the news, the Hijacked Journal Checker now has more than 450 entries. The Retraction Watch Database has over 65,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 retractions … Continue reading Weekend reads: Uneven sanctions for misconduct; protein name confusion in hundreds of papers; the Journal of Research on Research...

New York Times - 14 hours 55 min ago
An artist's concept of the Blue Origin spacecraft on the moon.

New York Times - 14 hours 57 min ago
NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.

BBC - 18 hours 8 min ago
It says Nuru and Mela are proving to be "exceptional parents".

PBS Newshour - 1 day 57 min ago
Artificial intelligence data centers are popping up across America, spurring fierce backlash because of their need for huge amounts of water and power. Is the AI revolution worth the price communities are paying? Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the impact of data centers with Michael Webber, author of "Power Trip: The Story of Energy," which was also made into a series on PBS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Australian Geographic - 1 day 3 hours ago
Many of Australia's outback landscapes are now blanketed in greenery after record-breaking rains drenched the region. The post Outback transformation appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Ars Technica - 1 day 5 hours ago
A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict.