The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an amazing image of Uranus, showing in great detail the ice giant’s ring system, its brightest moons and its dynamic atmosphere. The new observation, made on Feb. 6, follows a similarly stunning photo JWST captured recently of the solar system’s other ice giant, Neptune. The new Uranus image shows 11 of the […]
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Gulf Oil Platforms Emit Even More Methane Than Reported
CLIMATEWIRE | Oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico emit more methane than estimated in government inventories, according to researchers from the University of Michigan. Their study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is one of the first to focus primarily on offshore oil and gas emissions, comparing flyover observations […]
Deepest Fish Discovered More Than 5 Miles below the Sea Surface
Scientists exploring a marine trench near Japan were astonished to find a fish in one of the deepest parts of the ocean, at 8,336 meters (about five miles) below the surface. The tadpole-shaped, translucent creature is a type of snailfish, and it’s probably the deepest fish anyone will ever find. “They can’t really go any […]
Glaciers May Melt Even Faster Than Expected, Study Finds
CLIMATEWIRE | Melting glaciers may be capable of shrinking much faster than scientists previously thought, according to a new study that adds to concerns about rapidly melting Antarctic ice, including the massive Thwaites Glacier, often called the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential effect on sea-level rise. The study, published in Nature, found that thousands of years ago, glaciers […]
From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction
In the early 1950s Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized in treating women afflicted with what she would call one of the “gravest problems of our time”: sexual frigidity. She and her adoring husband were living the good life, hanging out with rich art collectors […]
Conspiracy Theories Can Be Undermined with These Strategies, New Analysis Shows
When someone falls down a conspiracy rabbit hole, there are very few proved ways to pull them out, according to a new analysis. The study is a review of research on attempts to counteract conspiratorial thinking, and it finds that common strategies that involve counterarguments and fact-checking largely fail to change people’s beliefs. The most […]
This Part of the U.S. Will Suffer Most from Climate Change
CLIMATEWIRE | Industrialized communities in the Deep South are the most vulnerable in the U.S. to climate change, according to a new index created by the Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University that analyzes climate impacts and neighborhood conditions such as poverty and health. Almost all of the most vulnerable communities are located along the […]
Wealthy Countries Have Blown Through Their Carbon Budgets
More than a century of burning fossil fuels has unleashed fiercer heat waves and droughts, heavier downpours that cause massive floods and other extreme climate disruptions. If we want to avoid even worse effects of climate change in the future, humans need to keep the rise in global temperatures as far below two degrees Celsius […]
JWST's Smashing Success Shifts Focus to Astronomy's Blind Spots
Looming gaps in astronomers’ views of the heavens could undercut the revolutionary potential of NASA’s latest, greatest space telescope Source link
A Mysterious Rise in Banned Chemicals Is Warming the Planet
CLIMATEWIRE | Five ozone-depleting substances are increasing in the atmosphere, a new study finds, despite an international ban on their use and production. The discovery has mystified scientists and alarmed them because the substances are warming the planet. Their climate impact is equivalent to the carbon emissions from a small country. “We don’t really know where […]