Thanks to efforts from scientists and everyday citizens, two rare species of parasitic wasps have been identified in the U.S. for the first time. The wasps were located on both the East and West Coast and belong to a parasitic species known as…
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Designing better products with AI and sustainability
As global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2024, pressure is mounting on companies to reduce their environmental footprint in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Consumers also increasingly value products that…
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Sunscreens protect us but also pose real planetary health concerns
- Sunscreens have become an important part of people’s sun management routine, protecting skin from harmful solar UV radiation. But many of these products contain chemicals that can be harmful to saltwater and…
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The safari industry’s ‘conservation-washing’ is a growing problem (commentary)
- Though many tour operators focus on protecting the wildlife, environment, and local community their clients are immersed in during safaris, greenwashing — or more accurately, “conservation-washing” — is a…
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‘Alien auroras’ on Jupiter reveal a new kind of plasma wave, scientists say
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Data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft revealed faint aurora features likely triggered by charged particles coming from the edge of Jupiter’s massive…
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World’s most powerful solar telescope sees incredible coronal loops on the sun (image)
The smallest magnetic loops ever seen in the sun’s corona — imaged for the first time by the National Science Foundation’s Daniel F. Inouye Solar Telescope — could be the bottom floor of the machinery that powers the ferocious flares that…
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Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab
At least three artificial intelligence researchers have resigned from Meta’s new superintelligence lab, just two months after CEO Mark Zuckerberg first announced the initiative. Two of the staffers have returned to OpenAI, where they both…
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Deep sea worm wears Rembrandt’s favorite toxic color
Life can be pretty difficult in the ocean’s hydrothermal vents. It’s pitch…
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Specialized neurons in mice influence social attention and empathy
A special set of neurons directs mice’s attention to or away from their peers, depending on the situation. The Kobe University discovery has implications for finding causes for neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum…
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Milky Way galaxy’s central black hole is pointing directly at Earth
A new analysis argues that the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*, spins at maximum velocity with its axis aimed almost directly at Earth.
The result emerges from a machine learning read of the Event Horizon Telescope data that…
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