3 Jun News China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study A Chinese spacecraft has landed on the moon’s far side to collect soil and rock samples that could Read More
2 Jun News Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the countr Read More
2 Jun News Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn’t perfect Organizers of the Paris Olympics have set ambitious goals for environmental sustainability. They aim Read More
1 Jun News Estonia ratifies CERN accession to become 24th member in one of Europe’s key scientific bodies Estonia’s government has ratified the country’s full membership in the European Organization for Read More
1 Jun News Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehi Read More
1 Jun News Boeing counts down again to its first astronaut launch on a long-delayed test flight for NASA Boeing is taking another crack at launching astronauts for the first time aboard its new space capsu Read More
31 May News Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vacci Read More
31 May News Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they Read More
31 May News A pregnant stingray with no male companion now has a ‘reproductive disease,’ aquarium says A North Carolina aquarium said in February that a stingray became pregnant with no male companion in Read More
31 May News AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died Read More
8 Feb News Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too The destruction of the Aral Sea in Central Asia has been labeled by the U.N. as the most staggering Read More
8 Feb News Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’ The European climate agency says for the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot. Tha Read More
7 Feb News Jury to decide on climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation suit over comparison to molester It’s been 12 years since a pair of conservative writers compared a prominent climate scientist Read More
7 Feb News The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year Experts say the number of monarch butterflies at wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year Read More
7 Feb News Saturn’s Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean Astronomers are reporting the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of S Read More
7 Feb News A pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped Japanese officials say a pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off the northern main is Read More
7 Feb News Mud and debris are flowing down hillsides across California. What causes the slides? When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to mo Read More
6 Feb News How an Oklahoma earthquake showed danger remains after years of quakes becoming less frequent A couple of major earthquakes in Oklahoma in recent weeks have raised concerns after years of a decl Read More
5 Feb News Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category A handful of super powerful tropical cyclones in the last decade has a couple of experts proposing a Read More
5 Feb News How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s At least 112 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile. They have come amid a heat wave Read More
5 Feb News Scientists move forward with plans for giant new atom-smasher to begin operating by 2040 Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have expressed confidence about moving forward with Read More
5 Feb News Ocean sponges suggest Earth has warmed longer, more than thought; some scientists dubious A handful of centuries-old sponges from the Caribbean are causing some scientists to theorize that h Read More
