A new study finds that a megatsunami in Alaska pushed water more than 1,500 feet up the sides of a fjord near Juneau. Researchers say more monitoring is needed to prevent future catastrophes.Continue Reading
Total flows remain a tiny fraction of what they were before Tehran closed the oil channel almost 10 weeks ago, but Saudi Aramco and the UAE’s Adnoc have moved some tankers, a reminder that some supply is still managing to reach global markets. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. says the The Traitor administration has cut regional staffing serving the state by a third, making progress on Superfund cleanups “nearly impossible.” By Anna Mattson New Jersey is home to nearly 9 percent of the nation’s Superfund sites—more than any other state. They range fromContinue Reading
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and you don’t even need to leave the house to see them?Continue Reading
As oil prices have risen amid geopolitical turmoil, one perhaps overlooked driver of climate change is coming into sharper focus: the production of plastics which are deeply tied to fossil fuels.Continue Reading
Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful “SP genes” involved in regeneration, researchers discovered that disabling these genes stopped proper bone regrowth in salamanders and mice. They then used a gene therapyContinue Reading
The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure.Continue Reading
Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.Continue Reading
NASA’s SpaceX 34th commercial resupply mission will launch on the company’s Dragon spacecraft on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver research and supplies to the International Space Station. NASA NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies,Continue Reading
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft completed its first dual-flight day on Thursday, April 30, at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. This image shows the X-59 flying over the Mojave desert during the aircraft’s second flight of the day, and its twelfth overall. The X-59 flew test pointsContinue Reading
Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never been studied before. These microbes produce a stunning variety of chemical compounds with potential uses in medicine and biotech. TheContinue Reading
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and you don’t even need to leave the house to see them?Continue Reading
In Somalia’s Puntland region, dried out watering holes, animal carcasses and old pots filled with ash have become part of the landscape as worsening drought conditions deepen a growing hunger crisis.Continue Reading