Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial…
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Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchers
Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first…
UN report warns of catastrophic climate tipping points: California is nearing several
Humanity is on course to transgress multiple global “tipping points” that could lead to irreversible instability…
One of California's riskiest volcanoes is very active. Is an eruption coming?
One of California’s riskiest volcanoes has for decades been undergoing geological changes and seismic activity, which…
Life on Earth under 'existential threat': climate scientists
Climate change poses an “existential threat” to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday, in an…
1.6 million acres of Great Plains grasslands were destroyed in 2021 alone, World Wildlife Fund says
Over the course of 12 months, an area of Great Plains grasslands bigger than the state…
Saturday Citations: Mars limnology, phage immunology, quantum technology. Plus: The mushrooms are coming
This week, we reported on LIGO upgrades, parasitic fungi and a new analysis of Curiosity rover…
Scientists develop new method to create stable, efficient next-gen solar cells
Next-generation solar materials are cheaper and more sustainable to produce than traditional silicon solar cells, but…
Study uncovers giant fluctuation-enhanced phonon magnetic moments in a polar antiferromagnet
Phonons, quasi-particles associated with sounds or lattice vibrations, can carry momentum and angular momentum. However, these…
Remains of 3,000-mile-wide 'lost continent' discovered on ocean floor, study says
While Atlantis—a fabled continent said to have been swallowed by the sea—continues to elude its seekers,…