
New Scientist - 1 day 9 hours ago
Climate models suggest a small nuclear war in the tropics would do even more damage to the ozone layer than a larger nuclear war in more northerly latitudes, increasing exposure to dangerous ultraviolet radiation all over the world...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 12 hours ago
With the reliability of a quality wristwatch, pacemakers send out electric pulses to keep your heart beating at a steady rate. But unlike a watch, when the batteries need replacement, it's a surgical affair one that can be required as often as every five years . While the risks of having a pacemaker implanted are low, going under the knife always creates the potential for complications. A group of California and Massachusetts scientists have developed a pacemaker that works without requiring...

GeekSpin - 1 day 13 hours ago
When NASA astronauts set foot on the Moon for the historic Artemis missions, they will be wearing a piece of haute couture hidden beneath their heavy spacesuits. In a stunning fusion of luxury fashion and cutting-edge aerospace engineering, Axiom Space has teamed up with legendary Italian fashion house Prada to design the world's most sophisticated […] Read the original article here: NASA astronauts will wear Prada underwear on the Moon...

The Independent - 1 day 13 hours ago
Scientists call for continued tick surveillance to understand risks...

Los Angeles Times - 1 day 14 hours ago
While a plummeting hormone level can trigger depression and irritability, experts say a modest decline can make men more invested, less stressed co-parents.

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 16 hours ago
This post originally ran in 2018. Nothing has changed. I still won’t go to bed. YOU CAN’T MAKE ME! Yesterday at 8:23am, my husband texted me a link. No note, just a string of random letters and slashes and dots. I clicked and landed on a research article titled "Why don't you go to bed […] The post Leading the Bedtime Rebellion appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 1 day 18 hours ago
Scientists are regularly finding new species hidden inside the DNA of animals we thought we already knew. The post New species hidden in plain sight appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Mother Jones - 2 days 13 min ago
Two members of Congress have sent a letter to US Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz calling on the agency to justify its actions following an investigation by Mother Jones that found glyphosate the controversial key ingredient in the herbicide Roundup was being sprayed in record amounts on public lands. "Given the recent scientific disputes, retracted studies, and […]...

NPR - 2 days 4 hours ago
NASA announced the Artemis III crew on Tuesday. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Andre Douglas who will serve as a mission specialist.

Retraction Watch - 2 days 11 hours ago
In the fall of 2024, Matt Williams was grading papers at Massey University in New Zealand when he noticed something off in a study one of his students had cited. The study, published in 2016, reported overwhelming evidence suggesting that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, is an effective treatment for depression. But the … Continue reading Journal retracts depression treatment study with findings called too good to be true'...

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 14 hours ago
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains' last endangered steelhead trout were wiped out by the Palisades fire. Then, they found them alive in Topanga Creek.