US and EU firms are importing large amounts of wood potentially linked to illegal deforestation after…
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SpaceX Starship prototype rocket crashes in fireball … again
A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars crashed…
Sea ice kept oxygen from reaching deep ocean during last ice age
Extensive sea ice covered the world’s oceans during the last ice age, which prevented oxygen from…
COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures
The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of pollutants in…
Addressing power differences may spur advantaged racial groups to act for racial equality
When different groups of people come into contact, what’s the key to motivating advantaged racial groups…
Wildfire smoke may carry 'mind-bending' amounts of fungi and bacteria, scientists say
When wildfires roar through a forest and bulldozers dig into the earth to stop advancing flames,…
Scientists advocate breaking laws—of geography and ecology
Recent global calamities—the pandemic, wildfires, floods—are spurring interdisciplinary scientists to nudge aside the fashionable First Law…
A new hands-off probe uses light to explore electron behavior in a topological insulator
Topological insulators are one of the most puzzling quantum materials—a class of materials whose electrons cooperate…
Novel polymer toughens up and changes color upon mechanical stress
A fascinating and crucial ability of biological tissue, such as muscle, is self-healing and self-strengthening in…
Cells that detect brain activity drive the need for sleep in fruit flies
The longer someone stays awake, the more likely they’ll start getting tired as their brain needs…