This artist’s concept shows an isolated neutron star as an ultra-dense stellar remnant, packing more mass than the Sun into a city-sized sphere and radiating energy as it slowly cools in the depths of space. NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will search for, and could measure the massContinue Reading
Cryogenic engineer Adam Rice tests the Lunar Environment Structural Test Rig at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to simulate the thermal-vacuum conditions of the lunar night on Thursday, May 22, 2025. NASA/Jef Janis As NASA looks to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, researchers must develop materials capable of withstanding the extremeContinue Reading
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Colorado is “light years” ahead in fire preparedness than it was a decade ago, said Gov. Jared Polis, but it has also faced its largest and most destructive wildfires in that time. By Colorado College Journalism Institute BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Colorado’s top wildfire officials said they expect a significantly increased risk ofContinue Reading
Hosted by Covering Climate Now Thursday, May 7 12:00 p.m. EDT REGISTER In April, a climate denial conference hosted in Washington, D.C., and boasting US Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin as a keynote speaker signaled a new era in US politics: from a slow but growing embrace of climateContinue Reading
A forgotten fossil hidden inside a garden wall has turned out to be one of Australia’s most remarkable prehistoric discoveries. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, Arenaerpeton supinatus, revealing an almost perfectly preserved skeleton—complete with rare traces of skin. This ancient river predator, about 1.2 meters long, looked somewhatContinue Reading
A snowstorm hitting the Rocky Mountains this week could end up being the biggest all season, forecasters said.Continue Reading
Questions linger about the finances of Tom Steyer, who has emerged as a leading contender in the California governor’s race. He says he has asked that his money be separated from fossil fuel investments.Continue Reading
Drought conditions in Florida are so bad that some lakes are drying up and alligators are running out of room.Continue Reading
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Go behind the scenes with senior editor Michael Kodas, ICN reporter Wyatt Myskow and Columbia Journalism Investigations reporter Johanna Hansel as they discuss the complicated push to build up lithium mining in the United States. By Wyatt Myskow Today, just one lithium mine operates in the U.S. By 2030, atContinue Reading
To improve data center efficiency, multiple storage devices are often pooled together over a network so many applications can share them. But even with pooling, significant device capacity remains underutilized due to performance variability across the devices. MIT researchers have now developed a system that boosts the performance of storageContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway configures a spacesuit installing its components, checking a helmet, and cleaning suit seals inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. NASA/Jessica Meir Health monitoring, spacesuit checks, and preparations for an upcoming cargo mission kept the Expedition 74 crew busy on Tuesday. The International Space Station residentsContinue Reading