Policy makers’ response to the half dozen Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports seems to be “TL;DR”, and we are now staring down a visceral version of those thousands of pages of ignored warnings. One of the worst wildfire seasons on record has displaced more than 3 0 0,000 people in France, Spain, and Portugal. SwelteringContinue Reading
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3 Min Read NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay The Moon’s rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness. Credits: NASA NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for integration into Altus-1, the company’s first lunar relay satellite, marking an important milestoneContinue Reading
4 Min Read NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup fans gather at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston. Credits: NASA/Robert Markowitz FIFA World Cup fans gather at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston. NASA/Robert Markowitz From June 11 through July 19, NASA’s free interactive exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ brought space exploration to soccer fans inContinue Reading
Thawing Arctic permafrost is releasing ancient carbon into the ocean, raising fears that microbes could turn it into greenhouse gases and accelerate climate change. But sediment cores collected near Canada’s Herschel Island reveal a more reassuring twist: most of this land-based carbon becomes buried in the seafloor, while only aboutContinue Reading
The 249th AAS meeting (joint with the Historical Astronomy Division) will be held 10–14 January 2027 in Salt Lake City at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The meeting will be jam-packed with great scientific content and provide ample opportunity for networking with friends and colleagues.The post 249th meeting of theContinue Reading
There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read: “Leave NOW! This may be your only notice.” (Image credit: Young Kwak)Continue Reading
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate Scientist and Professor at the Universities of Louvain and Liège in Belgium. Europe’s latest heatwave is further evidence of a structural transformation of the continent’s climate, warns Professor van Ypersele. His central argument rejects both fatalism and complacency…Continue Reading
The California Department of Public Health has identified agricultural workers in the state who were exposed to measles during an outbreak in Arizona.Continue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 3 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
For a few weeks in the summer, they emerge from underground and perform their aerial light show, hoping to find some action.Continue Reading
Wildfires in France have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and left entire towns deserted along the southwest coast. We visited Claouey, an empty beach town, and found a handful of residents who chose to stay, including one man who’s made it his mission to care forContinue Reading
Scientists studying magma from the 2021 Tajogaite eruption on La Palma have discovered that extreme heat can dramatically change how an eruption unfolds. When magma becomes superheated, it can dissolve the tiny crystal seeds that normally trigger crystallization, allowing the molten rock to remain fluid far longer as it rises.,Continue Reading