A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on May 15, 2026, carrying about 6,500 pounds of science, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station during the company’s 34th commercial resupply mission for NASA. Credit: NASA Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations,Continue Reading
Scientists discovered a new frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, distinguishing it from nearly identical relatives through DNA and its unique call. Adenomera varcena highlights how much Amazonian biodiversity remains hidden even as habitat loss and climate change threaten these poorly understood species., Read MoreContinue Reading
A Montana rancher wonders what is lost in her urge to share her Western life online. The post Even cowgirls get the Instagram blues appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
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By Simon Bélanger, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Québec, Canada What an extraordinary feeling it is to witness the beauty of these icy landscapes, where the ice sheet flows down to the sea through fjords with steep, towering walls—watching, in real time, as the ice sculpts this raw, mineralContinue Reading
The rollout ceremony for NASA’s first space shuttle, OV-101, coincided with Constitution Day of the nation’s bicentennial on Sept.17, 1976. Although the orbiter was originally planned to be named Constitution, Star Trek fans successfully convinced President Gerald Ford to name it Enterprise after the series’ fictional starship. NASA Fifty yearsContinue Reading
The thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around L.A. — the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos — are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults.Continue Reading
The move continues Republican efforts to undercut the state’s climate rules, but it’s unclear whether the Senate will follow suit.Continue Reading
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The prospects for state-level climate and energy legislation could hinge on the outcomes of just a few races. By Dan Gearino Democrats are poised to achieve trifectas—control of the governor’s office and both legislative chambers—in at least three states in this year’s midterm elections, and maybe even more.Continue Reading
Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren’t most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall? (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading
A newly identified 240-million-year-old animal from Tanzania is forcing scientists to rethink the early dinosaur timeline. Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda belongs to a group previously known only from South America, linking fossil deposits on the two continents. That connection suggests Tanzania’s supposed oldest dinosaur fossils may actually be millions of years youngerContinue Reading