Big Ideas: Highest Resolution Images Of The Sun And New Form Of The Northern Lights CapturedThe Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii releases the highest resolution photos of the sun’s surface. Plus, a new form of the Northern Lights captured.
The New York TimesScience NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Ends 16-Year Mission of Discovery The New York Times - Adam MannOn Thursday, NASA’s Spitzer space telescope signed off and went silent. But even during its final week of operation, the spacecraft was making one-of-a-kind observations. The telescope, the size of a sedan,
BBC NewsChina Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO BBC NewsThe new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening
National GeographicScience These lava lakes drained catastrophically—and scientists caught it in action National Geographic - Volcanoes 101Some 14 billion cubic feet of magma squeezed through deep cracks under Vanuatu’s Ambrym island, fracturing the landscape and lifting up the coasts. When Yves Moussallam trekked around Vanuatu’s Ambrym
Cell Biology Regeneration: The amphibian’s opus knowablemagazine.org - By Amber Dance Certain salamanders can regrow lost body parts. How do they do it? And could people someday do the same? As amphibians go, axolotls are pretty cute. …
Science Scientists Release Genetically Engineered Moths for First Time futurism.com - Kristin Houser Of course, the release of any genetically engineered organism into the wild brings with it a slew of concerns. The diamondback moth is a huge pest. It …
The AtlanticScience The New Video of One of the Scariest Places on Earth The Atlantic - Robinson MeyerFor the first time, scientists have a clear view of the line where the giant Thwaites Glacier is leaking water into the ocean. The “grounding line” of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is, without hyperbole,
The Washington PostScience Scientists are unraveling the Chinese coronavirus with unprecedented speed and openness The Washington Post - Carolyn Y. JohnsonThe genome was posted on a Friday night on an open-access repository for genetic information. By Saturday morning, Andrew Mesecar, a professor of cancer structural biology at Purdue University, had redirected
National GeographicAnimals Dogs, the other victims of the opioid crisis National Geographic - This Is What Happens to Your Brain on OpioidsFor the first time, scientists have looked at the impact of opioids on canines—and found that young, small dogs are most at risk. Dogs, by nature hungry and curious, can sometimes get themselves into by
Princeton University Plumbing 101: Building the body’s tubes and branches knowablemagazine.org - By Bob Holmes Lungs, blood vessels, kidneys and more: Our bodies are full of branching pipes. Their development follows a handful of basic principles. At first …
Popular Science For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’ Popular Science - Dan NosowitzHow melting arctic ice has made life harder for lean polar bears. Led by researchers at the University of Alberta, a new study in the Journal of Animal Ecology from the British Ecological Society finds
Quanta MagazineLong-form Journalism Artificial Intelligence Will Do What We Ask. That’s a Problem. Quanta Magazine - Natalie Wolchover By teaching machines to understand our true desires, one scientist hopes to avoid the potentially disastrous consequences of having them do what we …
The GuardianTechnology Scientists build robot hand that can sweat The Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorNever mind their cold, hard logic and tireless dedication to the task at hand – the most unappealing aspect of robots to come may well be their personal hygiene. In a demonstration of how to build machines
Genes How do bodies position arms, legs, wings and organs? knowablemagazine.org - By Amber Dance FIVE BIG QUESTIONS: Embryos use a ruler, of sorts, so they can create the right structures at the right spots from head to tail. In the 1986 horror …
National GeographicAntarctica Who really discovered Antarctica? Depends who you ask. National Geographic - Erin BlakemoreIn 1820, two rival expeditions set out to discover Antarctica—but only one could be first. Two hundred years since the discovery of Antarctica, the frozen continent is known as a hotbed of scientific and
The GuardianE.coli Going vegetarian may lower risk of UTIs in women, study finds The Guardian - Nicola DavisGiving up meat could reduce levels of certain E coli bacteria strains in bowel, say scientists Ditching meat may reduce the risk of urinary tract infections, at least in women, research suggests. Urinary
The Washington PostScience Sunday’s date is a rare, extra-special palindrome The Washington Post - Ben GuarinoInan’s website chronicles 500 years’ worth of palindromes, from the 19th century to the 23rd. He’s been waiting for this Sunday since at least Nov. 2, 2011, he said, which was an eight-digit palindrome,
Prenatal Development How do bodies map out left and right? knowablemagazine.org - By Amber Dance FIVE BIG QUESTIONS: Early in development, an embryo must “break symmetry” to position organs and other parts correctly. Symmetry has often been touted …
National GeographicAnimals These birds 'retweet' alarm calls—but are careful about spreading rumors National Geographic - Brian GutierrezRed-breasted nuthatches don't trust everything they hear, suggesting evolution favors cautious behavior, a new study says. If you live in North America, you might have enjoyed the bright songs of black-capped
BBC FutureDinosaurs What happens if you have no word for 'dinosaur' BBC Future - Christine RoThe word for Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity in the native American language Blackfoot translates as “beautiful plantings” (Credit: Getty Images/Javier Hirschfeld) The clinical-sounding “immune
The New York TimesNews How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses? The New York Times - James GormanIf previous outbreaks of coronavirus are any indication, the Wuhan strain that is now spreading may eventually be traced back to bats. Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, who has been working
ReutersDinosaurs 'Karoo firewalkers': Dinosaurs braved South Africa's land of lava Reuters - Will DunhamAn undated image of Afrodelatorrichnus ellenbergeri, a set of hand-feet impressions of a quadrupedal dinosaur, are seen preserved in a sandstone layer in South Africa alongside an interpretive outline
Liver How do body parts grow to their right sizes? knowablemagazine.org - By Eryn Brown FIVE BIG QUESTIONS: Some cells seem to know what to do. Others apparently take their cues from outside. But really, “We don’t get it.” Living things …
ReutersJellyfish Bionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help Reuters - Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these ubiquitous marine invertebrates hopes
National GeographicAmazon Rainforest Wildfires have spread dramatically—and some forests may not recover National Geographic - John PickrellAn explosion in the frequency and extent of wildfires worldwide is hindering recovery even in ecosystems that rely on natural blazes to survive. Pungent and damp, the so-called tall, wet forests of southeastern
The New York TimesScience Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal The New York Times - Cara GiaimoAbout 150 million years ago, a pterosaur experienced an embarrassing mealtime mishap. Attempting to catch and eat a seafood snack, the flying reptile came away one tooth short. At least, that is the chain
Stem Cells How does the embryo make all its parts at just the right moments? knowablemagazine.org - By Eryn Brown FIVE BIG QUESTIONS: If events weren’t properly timed, pandemonium would ensue. Researchers are ferreting out the internal clocks that control …
National GeographicAnimals Earthquakes can make it harder for whales to find food, first-ever study says National Geographic - What Sperm Whales Can Teach Us About HumanityIn 2016, a major earthquake wiped out whole animal communities, sending impacts reverberating up the food chain. Earthquakes can disrupt sperm whales’ ability to hunt for up to a year, according to the
ReutersFrogs Chilean scientists scramble to save last of desert frogs from... Reuters - Reuters EditorialSANTIAGO (Reuters) - When Chilean scientists last year discovered 14 Loa water frogs struggling to survive in a nearly dry river bed in the country’s northern desert, the clock began ticking. They believed
Big Ideas: Space Cookies, World's Oldest Fungi And The Mummy Speaks!Astronauts bake chocolate chip cookies in a special zero-gravity oven at the International Space Station. Plus, scientists find world's oldest fungi that could rewrite Earth’s early history. And researchers use a 3-D printer, a loudspeaker and computer software to recreate the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy.
