New radio telescope in South Africa will study galaxy formation
Today, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a continent-spanning radio astronomy project, announced that Spain has come on board as the collaboration’s 11th member. That...
Things to Look For in a Financial Trading Platform
Things to Look For in a Financial Trading PlatformTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM)Each atomic layer thin, tear-resistant, and stable. Graphene is seen as the...
Brewing up Earth’s earliest life
Around 4 billion years ago, Earth was an inhospitable place, devoid of oxygen, bursting with volcanic eruptions, and bombarded by asteroids, with no signs...
Trump overhaul of Endangered Species Act could shrink protections for many animals
Originally published by E&E NewsThe Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today unveiled what some bill as the most significant changes to Endangered...
Rising bedrock below West Antarctica could delay catastrophic ice sheet collapse
The news last week out of Antarctica was sobering. According to a consensus estimate published in Nature, the continent has lost 3 trillion tons of ice in...
Update: Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress
*Update, 27 June, 12:30 p.m.: The science committee of the House of Representatives today unanimously approved the National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227), which would create a...
Psychologists keep policy on U.S. detainees, but issue remains open wound
The American Psychological Association (APA) in Washington, D.C., has decided to retain a policy banning military psychologists from working with detainees at the U.S....
This synthetic wood is as strong as the real thing—and won’t catch fire
Plastic-wood composites have long been a favorite of homeowners looking to build decks and fences that don’t require sanding, staining, and painting. But these...
A clearer picture
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology has had a transformative impact on many areas of clinical medicine and research – allowing doctors to see inside...
Can bacteria-slaying viruses defeat antibiotic-resistant infections? A new U.S. clinical center aims to find...
One piece of good news can make all the difference. In the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections, a decades-old approach based on bacteria-slaying viruses called...