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Researchers in the Chisholm lab find Prochlorococcus can switch between drifting alone and living in attached communities, a discovery that could reshape estimates of how much carbon the…
ScienceJointly run by Lincoln Laboratory and the School of Engineering, the program has guided thousands of high school students to technical paths over the past 10 years.
ScienceEditor’s Note: This article was originally published on Oct. 15, 2026, and has been updated to correct the location of the flights. A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct…
ScienceThis week on the Mongabay Newscast, Samantha Murray, CEO of the Indigenous Desert Alliance, joins the program to discuss the IDA’s recent nomination for an Earthshot Prize. The alliance is…
ScienceThe fault that triggered a massive earthquake in Myanmar last year is tilted much like California's San Andreas, which can influence how much shaking takes place and where.
ScienceThe International Seabed Authority (ISA), a U.N.-associated body, has long managed activities related to deep-sea mining in international waters. But after the Trump administration issued…
ScienceHappy Eco News Where Can I Buy Peppermint Oil in Bulk? Suppliers and Buying Tips Where Can I Buy Peppermint Oil in Bulk? Suppliers and Buying Tips If you’re wondering, “Where can I buy…
ScienceJackdaw gasfield announcement signals UK’s commitment to North Sea industry but undermines green credentials What does the approval of the Jackdaw gasfield mean? The Jackdaw gasfield will…
ScienceDestined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel outside Earth’s orbit. Announced during NASA’s “Ignition”…
SciencePITHORAGARH, Uttarakhand, India — The world comes alive during summers in Himalayan states like Uttarakhand. The forests are budding with new green leaves, and almost every trail is lined…
ScienceSince 2019, the Rainforest Partnership has funded essential research missions in Peru.
ScienceInside an inspection facility in Hong Kong in 2018, shark biologist Diego Cardeñosa stared at dozens of large white bags. They were stacked, sometimes six or seven high, beneath strip…
SciencePioneer of ideas about the climate crisis and road safety, and a champion of walking, cycling and children’s mobility In the late 1990s, the social scientist and author Mayer Hillman…
ScienceVideos show shark launching several feet from water as a group of friends pose for photos along Marina state beach A great white shark put on a spectacular display for California beachgoers…
ScienceAstronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a supernova erupting just 1.1 billion years after the Big Bang.
Science“It’s such a simple phrase: stay alive! The other side is necropolitics.” This appeal was made by philosopher and prominent Indigenous leader Ailton Krenak to Brazilians to reelect…
ScienceNASA researchers are developing the future of flight on Mars, laying the groundwork for helicopters with the ability to fly higher and farther while conducting science on the Red Planet…
ScienceCoyote euthanized after reportedly roaming Atwater Village comfortably for months and attacking one-year-old boy One Los Angeles neighborhood has been at war over a wild coyote, and over…
ScienceA battery system that stores excess energy when it’s plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly. The manufacturer…
ScienceEvery 100 minutes, the U.S. state of Louisiana loses a soccer field’s worth of land to coastal erosion. It’s a natural process intensified by the acceleration of sea level rise and human…
ScienceExperts argue that the mysterious Voynich manuscript was incorrectly bound — a discovery that "moves the ball" in finally deciphering the 15th-century document.
ScienceMale mosquitoes infected with a parasite have been released in Barcelona to reduce the number of insects that can transmit infections such as dengue
ScienceAs NASA works to build the Moon Base, crewed and robotic lunar rovers will play a crucial role during early development through technology demonstrations, astronaut transport, terrain…
ScienceThere is a growing backlash against the way AI companies have gone about tackling mathematical problems – and now some mathematicians are opting to avoid AI altogether
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