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Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:24

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Researchers measure methane in trees in Peru. — Researchers measure methane in trees in Peru.
Vincent Gauci

Science, Sustainability, Trees, Methane, climate-change

13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 17:04

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crab nebula expanding structured clouds of purple red and blue with a bright purple point in the center with a bright jet shooting out it and bright concentric circles around it — The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D.

Science, NASA, Space, Telescopes, universe, chandra-x-ray-observatory

Video showed a humpback whale smashing into and capsizing a boat. Biologists say the whale was likely just feeding.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 21:39

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Humpback whale breaching — The humpback whale that landed on a boat off of New Hampshire may have just been fishing.
MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images

Science, humpback-whale, Fishing

A storm chaser on what 'Twisters' gets right and wrong

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 17:23

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A woman in a gray hoodie and glasses smiles in a field with a tornado in the background — Jen Walton has been chasing storms since 2018.
Jen Walton

Science, twisters, twister, storm-chasers, tornados, meteorology

An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:14

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Mike Heithaus and Ross Edgley on a boat with sharks swimming behind and Heithaus holding a giant piece of gelatin — Before he can eat like a tiger shark, Ross Edgley, along with marine biologist Mike Heithaus, needs to figure out how much the fish consume in a single bite.
National Geographic/Nathalie Miles

Science, tiger-shark, ross-edgley, sharkfest, shark, swimmer

Oxygen-generating ‘battery rock’ discovery challenges understanding of life on Earth

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 08:35

TNW News

Insider, Sustainability, Science, electric vehicle, battery

A developer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a pilot school and STEM academy

Sun, 07/21/2024 - 06:08

Tech Insider : Travel

Rendering of the Las Vegas Spaceport — A rendering of the Las Vegas Spaceport.
Las Vegas Spaceport

Science, Tech, Travel, Space, commercial-space-flight, spaceport, Nevada

Brain Study Suggests We Perceive Time Through Activities, Not By Minutes or Hours

Sat, 07/20/2024 - 17:56

Gizmodo

Group of various wall clocks

health, Science, anterior cingulate cortex, Brains, Current Biology

Signs of Life Could Be Found Close to the Surface of Two Nearby Moons

Sat, 07/20/2024 - 09:00

Gizmodo

Plumes of shoot out of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Science, Space, Alien life, astrobiology, enceladus, europa, jupiter

The science you need to know before seeing 'Twisters'

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 16:18

Tech Insider

Three stars of the movie — The "Twisters" movie is full of references to tornado science.
Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment

Science, Entertainment, twisters, twister, tornadoes, meteorology

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