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.
Tag: Science
02/23/2022
Silicon Valley Is Coming for Your Chocolate
One day, the cocoa in beloved treats might come from a petri dish.
03/17/2022
What Could Go Right? Healthier news reading habits
And, is Russian President Vladimir Putin going down?
02/14/2022
The project to map the world’s fungal networks – and why it matters
Work is set to start on the biggest-ever project to map mysterious fungal networks. Can it shine a light on a ‘global blind spot’?
03/07/2022
Making a Camera That Works a Million Miles Away
When the James Webb Space Telescope sent its first images to Earth, no one was more excited than Marcia J. Rieke, who oversaw the design and construction of its camera.
02/10/2022
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics.
03/10/2022
Endurance: Shackleton’s lost ship is found in Antarctic
Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank.
03/10/2022
What Could Go Right? Peace is the norm
Ukraine, Russia, and the big-picture decline of war and conquest; bipartisan agreement in the US; and more
03/03/2022
What Could Go Right? Defending democracy in Ukraine
Plus, the US and Pakistan are making Supreme Court history, good news for those who have had and beaten Omicron, and more
02/21/2022
Horseshoe crabs are drained for their blue blood. That practice will soon be over.
Horseshoe crabs' blue blood is so valuable that a quart of it can be sold for $15,000.
02/24/2022
What Could Go Right? No fourth dose needed for years
Plus, mobile mRNA vaccine hubs are heading to Africa; the relationship between outlook, action, and outcome; and more
01/13/2022
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Creates Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos
DESI has already mapped out more galaxies than all previous 3D surveys combined — and it’s just getting started.
02/01/2022