A new website dedicated to glacier education has launched. OGGM- Edu, as it’s known, is geared…
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First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights
On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts…
How dashcams help and hinder forensics
Dashcams are vital for helping police investigate car incidents, however the way the footage is submitted…
New findings help design highly efficient metal oxide catalyst for ozone removal
Atmospheric ozone (O3) has become one of the major air pollutants. Catalytic decomposition is one efficient…
Building with DNA
Life on Earth developed from inanimate components. Can we recreate this process in the laboratory, and…
Extremely brilliant giga-electron-volt gamma rays from a two-stage laser-plasma accelerator
Laser-wakefield accelerators have led to the development of compact, ultrashort X-ray or gamma-ray sources to deliver…
Researchers aim to help cities prioritize interventions for public transit
The New York City Subway—which, under normal circumstances, serves 5.5 million riders daily—resumed service June 8,…
U.S. can reach 90% clean energy by 2035 without higher costs, report says
The United States can deliver 90 percent clean, carbon-free electricity nationwide by 2035, dependably, at no…
No disadvantages to having kids early
When some species are heavily hunted, animal mortality increases and they have fewer offspring in the…
Night owls have more grey matter in their brains than early birds
Being a late-riser suggests you could have more grey matter in your brain, a study from…