
The Independent - 1 day 13 hours ago
How can a collapsing glacier generate such a powerful flood?...

Retraction Watch - 1 day 15 hours 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 66,000 retractions. Our list of COVID-19 retractions … Continue reading Weekend reads: Institute defends Nobel Prize winner; Stanford ex-president tries to refute fraud allegations; cardiologist's monstrous' conflict of interest...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 15 hours ago
In a significant policy twist, on 14 August Spain's government decreed a 3-year extension for a pair of nuclear power plants with combined capacity of about 2 GW. In 2019, the plants at Almaraz, 200 kilometers southwest of Madrid, had been scheduled to shut down in 2027. A phase-out of nuclear power was a major plank of Spain's coalition government, so the delay has set off a conflict with one of the coalition parties . The decree blames the extension on "the crisis in the Middle East...

The Independent - 1 day 16 hours ago
Water temperature can make fish more vulnerable to disease...

The Atlantic - 1 day 16 hours ago
The latest telescope launch will be a major step toward finding extraterrestrial life.

Wired - 1 day 17 hours ago
Astronomers will test equipment that, if it's successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.

Wired - 1 day 19 hours ago
Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more connected to the world around us.

NBC News - 2 days 2 hours ago
NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks with NASA administrator Jared Isaacman about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launch, the Artemis III launch in 2027, and SpaceX's new Louisiana Starbase.

NBC News - 2 days 3 hours ago
These $30-an-hour humanoid robots are cleaning homes in San Francisco, tackling tasks like mopping floors, tidying rooms and cleaning kitchens. NBC News' Tom Llamas speaks with Tau Robotics CEO and co-founder Alexander Koch about how the robots work and the challenges of making them fully A.I. powered.