Science Pigs can breathe through their butts, sort of, and that’s a big deal slashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston A new discovery about mammals and their potential ability to ‘breathe’ through their rectum into the intestines has paved the way for a potential new …
Forests The Earth's forests have regrown an area as large as France since 2000 verified_publisherupworthy.com - Tod Perry An encouraging study published by Trillion Trees shows that nearly 59 million hectares of forests — an area larger than mainland France — have …
Jellyfish The secrets of the immortal jellyfish, Earth's longest-living animal sciencefocus.com - Thomas Ling How does the immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) live for so long? A leading scientist explains all. The lifespan of a Greenland shark: up to 500 …
NBC NewsChina China becomes only second nation in history to land a rover on Mars NBC News - By Tim FitzsimonsThe landing is a major milestone for China's space agency, which has advanced rapidly in just a few decades. After several months orbiting Mars, a Chinese rover successfully touched down on the Martian...
China to Make High-Stakes Attempt to Land Zhurong Rover on MarsBy Flipboard ScienceChina is hoping to become the second country to successfully land a robot on the Red Planet. The country's Tianwen-1 spacecraft will deploy its Mars lander as early as May 14, though the landing window is open until May 19. After touchdown, the Zhurong rover will begin surveying a flat swath of the planet called Utopia Planitia. Read more about China's mission expectations and its space race with the U.S.
EPA Relaunches Climate Report Suppressed by the Trump AdministrationBy Flipboard ScienceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a 2021 update to its Climate Change Indicators report, reviving a practice that was shelved during the Trump administration. The first update in years warns, "Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall patterns are shifting, and more extreme climate events — like heavy rainstorms and record high temperatures — are already happening." Read more on the report and the state of the EPA under President Biden.
