Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
05/18/2022
Ringling Circus Is Returning. Lions, Tigers and Dumbo Are Not.
Shuttered since 2017, Ringling Brothers will bring back its circus in 2023, but this time there will be no animal acts.
05/20/2022
Ancient forest found at bottom of huge sinkhole in China
Scientists believe site in Guangxi with trees up to 40 metres tall may contain undiscovered species.
05/19/2022
Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel
A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material called "healed wood."
05/02/2022
NASA Is Sending Artificial Female Bodies to the Moon to Study Radiation Risks
The two torsos, named "Helga" and "Zohar," will journey to the Moon ahead of the crewed Artemis missions.
05/19/2022
What Could End the World? (with Ian Bremmer)
Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, has long been one of the most trusted voices on global affairs in the 21st century.
05/19/2022
DOE announces multibillion-dollar project to kickstart a carbon dioxide removal industry in US
The US Department of Energy is announcing a massive investment in direct air carbon removal projects, in hopes of kickstarting an industry that energy experts say is critical to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
05/12/2022
Black hole: First picture of Milky Way monster
This is the gargantuan black hole that lives at the centre of our galaxy, pictured for the very first time.
05/11/2022
America is starting a New Space Age. And it’s a problem that many Americans don’t know about it.
The US is leading humanity toward bright future beyond Earth, but we need to be ready for costly setbacks.
05/11/2022
Google Translate adds 24 new languages, including its first indigenous languages of the Americas
In addition to improving Google Assistant’s ability to communicate with users in a more natural way, Google today announced improvements to its Google Translate service.
05/05/2022
Tasmania Becomes Third in the World to Reach Negative Carbon
Thanks to the reduction of logging in old-growth forests and pulpwood production, the Australian state of Tasmania has gone negative carbon.
05/12/2022
Plants have been grown in lunar soil for the 1st time ever
In a landmark first, scientists have grown plants in lunar soil using samples collected during the Apollo missions to the moon. This is the first time plants have been sprouted and grown on Earth in soil from another celestial body.
05/12/2022