
The Atlantic - 1 day 8 hours ago
The war in Iran could raise the consumer costs of car parts, toys, clothing, and more.

The Conversation - 1 day 10 hours ago
Males aren't the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.

Mother Jones - 1 day 11 hours ago
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Enormous new batteries keep appearing on the grid, making it devilishly tricky to keep track of which is the biggest in a given region. That's certainly the case in New England, where acute power needs and robust state climate goals are […]...

Mother Jones - 1 day 11 hours ago
The most parasocial relationship I have is with a family of eagles that lives in Big Bear Valley, California. I watch them for hours every day through a camera mounted above their nest that is streamed live onto YouTube. There is a mother and a father who’ve been named Jackie and Shadow by the Friends […]...

Wired - 1 day 12 hours ago
A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 13 hours ago
Examining how a U.S. Interregional Transmission Overlay could address aging grid infrastructure, surging demand, and renewable integration challenges. What Attendees will Learn Why the current regional grid structure is approaching its limits Explore how coal-fired generation retirements, renewable integration, aging infrastructure past its 50-year lifespan, and exponential large-load growth from data centers and manufacturing reshoring are creating unprecedented pressure on the U.S. transmission...

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 15 hours ago
On a spring day three years ago, the river climbed out of its banks. Unseasonable heat and heavy rain had hit the snowpack high in the mountains, sending a winter's worth of meltwater in a pulse down the tributaries, into the mainstem, and spilling across the valley floor. Work seemed unlikely under these circumstances, so […] The post Watch the grass grow appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

GeekSpin - 1 day 22 hours ago
Mars may look barren today, but beneath its dusty surface, scientists are uncovering clues that tell a very different story. NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered complex organic molecules in ancient Martian rocks, the same kinds of chemicals that help form life on Earth. While the discovery stops short of proving life once existed on Mars, […] Read the original article here: NASA confirms life's building blocks are hiding on Mars...

The Atlantic - 1 day 22 hours ago
The "disappearing scientists" story is, in its way, a remarkable achievement.

Huffington Post - 2 days 3 hours ago
The "Science Guy" said the White House's proposed budget could spell serious trouble for the space agency.

How It Works - 2 days 12 hours ago
Can you spot the tardigrades from the nematodes? The post The World’s Smallest Hunters: Can you identify these Micro-predators? appeared first on How It Works .