- November 27, 2023
Southern Hemisphere Braces for Record-Breaking Heat
The southern hemisphere is facing a summer of extremes, say scientists, as climate change amplifies the effects of natural climate variability. This comes in the
Astronomy Is Facing an End Of The Era of Monster Telescopes
Consider this: Astronomers think of the Hubble Space Telescope as small. That may surprise you, since after three decades of taking images with depth and
Air Pollution Is Really Dangerous, Even More New Evidence Shows
December 1, 2023 2 min read Dirty air has been linked to poor health outcomes, ranging from suicidality to low birth weight By Jesse Greenspan
Earth’s Earliest Rocks Forged by Colliding Tectonic Plates
December 1, 2023 2 min read Our planet’s crust has been shifting and sliding for four billion years, a new study suggests By Stephanie Pappas
How to Buy Your First Telescope
Today is Black Friday, a modern event that evolved from the furious rush to buy holiday gifts for loved ones on the day after Thanksgiving.
The Members of This Reservation Learned They Live with Nuclear Weapons. Can Their Reality Ever Be the Same?
This podcast is Part 5 of a five-part series. Listen to Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here. The
Air-Conditioning Discovery Eliminates Harmful Gases
November 24, 2023 3 min read Heat pumps are ubiquitous in the form of air conditioners. Scientists just invented one that avoids harmful refrigerant gases
Machine Learning Creates a Massive Map of Smelly Molecules
December 1, 2023 2 min read Scientists can finally predict a chemical’s odor without having a human sniff it By Simon Makin To a human
Newfound Hybrid Brain Cells Send Signals like Neurons Do
December 1, 2023 2 min read Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons By Simon Makin
Are Children’s Books Improving Representation?
December 1, 2023 2 min read Racial and gender disparities persist in award-winning kids’ literature despite recent gains in representation By Jesse Greenspan Children’s literature