Tonight into tomorrow, the night sky may put on a colorful show for skywatchers in several lucky states.
On Aug. 18 and Aug. 19, a fast-moving stream of solar wind could spark a geomagnetic storm, potentially lighting up the sky with Northern…
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One of Hurricane Katrina’s most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations – it’s about injustice
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, the images still haunt us: entire neighborhoods underwater, families stranded on rooftops and a city brought to its knees.
We study disaster planning at Texas A&M University…
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Will oral weight loss drugs challenge injectables? | Business
Why are companies working so hard to make oral tablet forms of diabetes and weight loss drugs that target the glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor? The current injectable peptides – Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) and Eli…
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How Indonesian companies dodge fines for forest & peatland fires
- While Indonesia’s courts have fined plantation companies more than $21 trillion rupiah ($1.3 billion) for forest and peatland fires, almost none of that money has been collected.
- This fuels a cycle of impunity…
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The Download: Clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma
—Joshua A. Basseches is the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy at Tulane University.
The second Trump administration is proving to be more disastrous for the climate and the clean energy…
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50 Years After Discovery, Mysterious ‘Eye of Sauron’ Jets May Finally Be Solved : ScienceAlert
A galaxy billions of light-years across space-time has puzzled scientists since its discovery more than 50 years ago.
PKS 1424+240 is a blazar, with a hugely active black hole in its center blasting powerful jets of plasma out into…
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Before Whales Took to the Sea, These Ten Species Walked on Land
The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and the water
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AI Therapists Belong In The Back Office, Not The Chair.
AI therapy chatbots can’t replace therapists—but they can cut paperwork, train clinicians, and flag risk. Assistive uses help people; autonomy invites harm.
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Therapy has a supply problem. Depending on the dataset you pick, roughly half of…
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Scientists Discover Eight Schizophrenia-Associated Genes
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder, and while it is characterized by certain behavioral and cognitive symptoms, there can be considerable differences in the presentation from one patient to…
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Diamonds could help detect cancer using groundbreaking new technique
Scientists have developed a diamond-based sensor that could make it easier for doctors to
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