Research, climate change, and environmental issues.
In September 2021, Hurricane Ida slammed into the eastern United States with a powerful impact that left a lasting mark. New York City was hit by unprecedented rainfall that flooded subway tunnels, basement apartments, and city streets, overwhelming the drainage systems. The destruction was immense — claiming thirteen lives and causing damages estimated between $7.5…
California’s night sky allows people to see the Milky Way clearly without using telescopes, beginning next week. If you haven’t witnessed the Milky Way directly yet, this upcoming week presents an opportunity to observe our home galaxy without a telescope. From May 20 to May 30, stargazers across the state will be able to spot the Milky Way stretching…
The EOS-09 satellite took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on board the PSLV-C61, one of India’s most reliable rockets. The takeoff started as planned, but something went wrong with the third stage of the rocket. That segment of the journey is meant to push the satellite nearer to its ultimate orbit….
On a cold March night in 2024, the Martian sky lit up—and NASA’s Perseverance rover caught it on camera. What it saw made history: the first visible-light auroras ever recorded from the surface of another planet. The event wasn’t a fluke. A solar storm had been brewing. The Sun launched a massive coronal mass ejection,…
Chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest have been seen applying medicinal plants not just to heal their own wounds but also to care for the wounds of other group members. This extraordinary behavior, similar to primitive first aid, illuminates the ancient roots of health care and healing among human ancestors, a new study in Frontiers in…
Each month, a global network of Indigenous scientists logs into Zoom. These informal meetings usually feel like a catch-up among friends. But this February, the mood was different. Fear and urgency took over. “There was this cascade,” said Max Liboiron, a Métis scientist and professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. “Everyone in the US was…
A team of scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, India, and Saudi Arabia has identified 26 previously unknown bacterial species living inside NASA’s cleanrooms. These rooms are designed to be nearly sterile, yet these resilient microbes have managed to thrive, and they may offer major clues about surviving in space. The study was published in the journal…
An online study has shown a disturbing increase in online abuse of some of the most marginalized young people in low and middle-income countries. They include sex workers, gay men, trans people, and those living with HIV. The abuse includes blackmail and harassment to threats, and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images. Experts caution that…
A Soviet spacecraft launched more than five decades ago finally came crashing back to Earth on Saturday, May 11. Known as Kosmos 482, it was part of a failed 1972 mission to Venus that never escaped Earth’s orbit due to a rocket malfunction. Russian space officials confirmed the spacecraft’s reentry and believe it came down over the…
North Korea, long isolated from the world, is now in the spotlight for a lesser-known crisis: its illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade. A new study by researchers at University College London (UCL) and partners has found that North Korea is not only ignoring its own conservation laws but is also profiting from the illegal trade of endangered…
