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Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy

Rachel Street felt frightened after a recent planning meeting for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The new telescope, under construction…

2 years ago

A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Team Up Is in Danger of Disappearing

People in Laguna proudly refer to their southern Brazilian city as the “national capital of fish-herding dolphins.” For at least 140…

2 years ago

China Invests $546 Billion in Clean Energy, Far Surpassing the U.S.

China once again topped the world in clean energy investments last year, a trend that could challenge U.S. efforts to…

2 years ago

The Right Words Are Crucial to Solving Climate Change

Climate change is already disrupting the lives of billions of people. What was once considered a problem for the future…

2 years ago

Science News Briefs from around the World: February 2023

Sharks wielding research cameras in the Bahamas, Mexico’s spider monkey diplomacy, a carbon “time bomb” in the Republic of Congo,…

2 years ago

One Third of the Amazon Has Been Degraded by Human Activities

Study after study has sounded the alarm on the deteriorating Amazon rainforest. Plagued by deforestation, drought, fires and other human…

2 years ago

Death, Sex and Aliens: A Surprising History of Slime

Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich Translated by Ayça Türkoğlu Melville House, 2023 ($27.99) In Slime: A Natural History,…

2 years ago

Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones Text Messages Revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Text messages obtained by HuffPost show the possible editorial influence that a proven liar & conspiracy theorist might have…

2 years ago

Can At-Home COVID Tests Detect The XBB Subvariant?

By now, with the many waves of COVID-19 infections we’ve endured, you may know someone who’s tested negative on an…

2 years ago

Vitamins and COVID: Should You Take Them If You Have The Virus?

With the ever-changing nature of all things COVID, combined with the blizzard of misinformation that’s out there, it’s tough to…

2 years ago