
Los Angeles Times - 1 day 11 hours ago
A beloved eagle, a school mascot, was electrocuted on PG&E power lines near an elementary school in the Bay Area. Could anything have been done to prevent it? How often does this happen?...

Wired - 1 day 12 hours ago
After a high-profile malfunction left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, NASA is requiring rigorous testing before humans get back on board.

Mother Jones - 2 days 22 min ago
For many environmental advocates, the COP30 climate negotiations ended this weekend in disappointment. The annual United Nations conference, which brought together more than 190 countries in Bel m, Brazil, concluded without any firm plans to phase out fossil fuels a key step scientists say is urgently necessary to address the climate crisis. In part, experts say, that’s […]...

Retraction Watch - 2 days 4 hours ago
Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientific literature, the professor of psychology at Brunel University of London and her colleagues are writing to journals that are publishing papers that rely on the … Continue reading Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of fundamentally flawed' database linking IQ and nationality...

UPI - 2 days 4 hours ago
Mexico's Alvaro Obreg n borough plans to send its first locally assembled microsatellite into orbit this week on SpaceX's Transporter-15 mission...

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 7 hours ago
An emerging generation of quantum sensors are capable of performing tasks such as detecting the magnetic fields of thoughts with unprecedented levels of sensitivity . Now, the European Space Agency (ESA) aims to send a quantum sensor into space. The goal is to detect changes in Earth's magnetic field to improve navigation and monitor climate change. Quantum sensors rely on the sensitivity of quantum energy levels to outside influences. Quantum sensors look for such disturbances to detect minuscule...

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 11 hours ago
California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late mutations to the virus may leave the state particularly exposed to transmission.

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 11 hours ago
A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable grasses, a court ruled.

Huffington Post - 2 days 15 hours ago
Zoo staffers are "cautiously optimistic" that Nhi Linh will deliver a healthy calf early next year.