
Ars Technica - 1 day 12 hours ago
Falling cats in the study also seemed to show a marked preference for turning to the right.

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 16 hours ago
When the Trump administration last year sought to freeze construction of offshore wind farms by citing concerns about interference with military radar and sonar , the implication was that these were new issues. But for more than a decade, the United States, Taiwan, and many European countries have successfully mitigated wind turbines' security impacts. Some European countries are even integrating wind farms with national defense schemes. "It 's not a choice of whether we go for wind...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 17 hours ago
Scientists don't know much about how insects spend their time, but it's well worth finding out. Insects play key roles in food webs and pollinate our crops, and social insects have a lot to teach us about the basics of friendship formation and communication. An ultralightweight radio-frequency tag designed to be worn by a paper wasp may help scientists get a glimpse at some basic behavioral information that's long been missing: where do the animals go when they leave the nest? The tag...

Los Angeles Times - 1 day 20 hours ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration.

Wired - 1 day 20 hours ago
Donald Trump has ordered the release of files related to aliens, UAP, and UFOs. If previous disclosures are any indication, get ready for a letdown.

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 22 hours ago
Tomorrow, I fly down to the Magellanic penguin colony at Punta Tombo, Argentina, to apply some small tracking tags to penguins before they set off on their journeys north. I wrote this post a few years ago at the end of the same sort of trip, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing the […] The post Redux: The Molt appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 2 days 2 hours ago
A UNESCO-recognised WA biosphere reserve is in ruins after fire, yet the catastrophe has barely rated a national headline. The post Fitzgerald River: Australia's burning secret appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Discover Magazine - 2 days 2 hours ago
Learn how fossils from Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park revealed that a Late Triassic crocodile relative may have started life on four legs before walking on two as an adult.

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 6 hours ago
Researchers found the first statistically significant evidence that global warming is accelerating. It's been topic of intense scientific inquiry for years.