Science & Health: Space, Medicine, Climate Change And Humans

A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

Science & Health

2 months ago

A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

Ed Cara

Amazon Showcases Fossil Fuel Ties the Same Day Climate Pledge Arena Sign Unveiled

Science & Health

2 months ago

Amazon Showcases Fossil Fuel Ties the Same Day Climate Pledge Arena Sign Unveiled

Brian Kahn

U.S. Health Authority Relaxes Quarantine Guidelines for People Exposed to Covid-19

Science & Health

2 months ago

U.S. Health Authority Relaxes Quarantine Guidelines for People Exposed to Covid-19

Ed Cara

Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse

Science & Health

2 months ago

Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse

George Dvorsky

UN Scientists Draft a ‘Build Back Better’ Climate Plan for the Planet

Science & Health

2 months ago

UN Scientists Draft a ‘Build Back Better’ Climate Plan for the Planet

Brian Kahn

How Cameras and AI Can Be Used to Build an Automatic Litter Detection System

Science & Health

2 months ago

How Cameras and AI Can Be Used to Build an Automatic Litter Detection System

Arianna Olivelli and Uwe Rosebrock

A Chain Just Cut Through A Capsized Cargo Ship Filled With Cars And The Process Is Fascinating

Online

2 months ago

A Chain Just Cut Through A Capsized Cargo Ship Filled With Cars And The Process Is Fascinating

David Tracy

The Romanian Monolith Has Also Disappeared And We Can’t Keep Up

Online

2 months ago

The Romanian Monolith Has Also Disappeared And We Can’t Keep Up

Tegan Jones

Across the World, Trees are Growing Faster, Dying Younger and Will Soon Store Less Carbon

Science & Health

2 months ago

Across the World, Trees are Growing Faster, Dying Younger and Will Soon Store Less Carbon

Roel Brienen and Emanuel Gloor

These Stunning Miniature Sea Creatures Keep the Oceans in Balance

Science & Health

2 months ago

These Stunning Miniature Sea Creatures Keep the Oceans in Balance

Jody Serrano

Astronomer Captures Possible Image of NASA’s Long-Lost Centaur Rocket Booster

Science & Health

2 months ago

Astronomer Captures Possible Image of NASA’s Long-Lost Centaur Rocket Booster

George Dvorsky

Iconic Dish at Arecibo Observatory Has Collapsed

Science & Health

2 months ago

Iconic Dish at Arecibo Observatory Has Collapsed

George Dvorsky

We Modelled How a COVID Vaccine Roll-Out Would Work in Australia

Science & Health

2 months ago

We Modelled How a COVID Vaccine Roll-Out Would Work in Australia

Olga Kokshagina, Babak Abbasi, Masih Fadaki, Naima Saeed and Prem Chhetri

Fatal Shark Attacks Are At a Record High, How ‘Deterrent’ Devices Can Help

Science & Health

2 months ago

Fatal Shark Attacks Are At a Record High, How ‘Deterrent’ Devices Can Help

Daryl McPhee

Tar Sands Pollution Is Giving Otters Limp Dick

Science & Health

2 months ago

Tar Sands Pollution Is Giving Otters Limp Dick

Dharna Noor

Hurricane Season From Hell Ends — With the Potential for Another Storm

Science & Health

2 months ago

Hurricane Season From Hell Ends — With the Potential for Another Storm

Brian Kahn

Young Americans Are Scared to Have Kids Because of Climate Change

Science & Health

2 months ago

Young Americans Are Scared to Have Kids Because of Climate Change

Dharna Noor

Why Europe’s Space Agency Is Spending $140 Million to Remove a Single Piece of Space Junk

Science & Health

2 months ago

Why Europe’s Space Agency Is Spending $140 Million to Remove a Single Piece of Space Junk

George Dvorsky

Moderna to Ask FDA for Emergency Authorisation of Covid-19 Vaccine on Monday

Science & Health

2 months ago

Moderna to Ask FDA for Emergency Authorisation of Covid-19 Vaccine on Monday

Matt Novak

Ancient Earth Once Had a Thick, Toxic Atmosphere Like Venus

Science & Health

2 months ago

Ancient Earth Once Had a Thick, Toxic Atmosphere Like Venus

Antony Burnham and Hugh O'Neill

Science & Health

2 months ago

South Africa Wants to Dim the Sun

Lauren Rouse

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Will Finally Have Some Friends

Science & Health

2 months ago

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Will Finally Have Some Friends

Alyse Stanley

Time Travel Into The Past Is Probably Impossible

Science & Health

2 months ago

Time Travel Into The Past Is Probably Impossible

Logan Booker

Seemingly Ordinary Fossils May Be Hiding Some Major Clues to the Past

Science & Health

2 months ago

Seemingly Ordinary Fossils May Be Hiding Some Major Clues to the Past

Jeanne Timmons

Neanderthals Didn’t Use Their Thumbs Like We Do, New Research Suggests

Science & Health

2 months ago

Neanderthals Didn’t Use Their Thumbs Like We Do, New Research Suggests

George Dvorsky

Satellite Photos Show Gigantic Iceberg Possibly Drifting Away From Ecologically Sensitive Island

Science & Health

2 months ago

Satellite Photos Show Gigantic Iceberg Possibly Drifting Away From Ecologically Sensitive Island

George Dvorsky

Who Had Glow in the Dark Wombats on Their 2020 Bingo Card?

Science & Health

2 months ago

Who Had Glow in the Dark Wombats on Their 2020 Bingo Card?

Lauren Rouse

How Will Sharks Respond To Climate Change?

Science & Health

2 months ago

How Will Sharks Respond To Climate Change?

Culum Brown and Connor Gervais

This Machine Therapeutically Punches You 2400 Times A Minute

Gadgets & Smart Home Reviews

2 months ago

This Machine Therapeutically Punches You 2400 Times A Minute

Alice Clarke

‘Feedback Loop’ in Central East Asia Threatens Disturbing Changes to Mongolia’s Climate

Science & Health

2 months ago

‘Feedback Loop’ in Central East Asia Threatens Disturbing Changes to Mongolia’s Climate

George Dvorsky

Dosing Mix-up Raises Questions About Promising Covid-19 Vaccine

Science & Health

2 months ago

Dosing Mix-up Raises Questions About Promising Covid-19 Vaccine

George Dvorsky

What’s The Best Way to Conduct Australia’s Great Koala Count?

Science & Health

2 months ago

What’s The Best Way to Conduct Australia’s Great Koala Count?

Romane H. Cristescu, Celine Frere and Desley Whisson

Astronaut Goes to the Moon, Realises He’s Allergic to Moon Dust

Science & Health

2 months ago

Astronaut Goes to the Moon, Realises He’s Allergic to Moon Dust

Lauren Rouse

Humans Are Polluting The Environment With Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Science & Health

2 months ago

Humans Are Polluting The Environment With Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Michelle Power

Impossible Burgers Aren’t Healthy, And That’s The Whole Point

Science & Health

2 months ago

Impossible Burgers Aren’t Healthy, And That’s The Whole Point

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Virus-Killing UV Lamps Are Burning People’s Eyes, Doctors Warn

Science & Health

2 months ago

Virus-Killing UV Lamps Are Burning People’s Eyes, Doctors Warn

Ed Cara

What Ever Happened to the Vaping Lung Disease?

Science & Health

2 months ago

What Ever Happened to the Vaping Lung Disease?

Ed Cara

A Trove of Ancient Hunting Artifacts Has Melted Out of a Norwegian Ice Patch

Science & Health

2 months ago

A Trove of Ancient Hunting Artifacts Has Melted Out of a Norwegian Ice Patch

Brian Kahn

Secret Exxon Documents Show the Firm May Never Recover

Science & Health

2 months ago

Secret Exxon Documents Show the Firm May Never Recover

Dharna Noor

Exposure to Outer Space May Accelerate Ageing, New Evidence Suggests

Science & Health

2 months ago

Exposure to Outer Space May Accelerate Ageing, New Evidence Suggests

George Dvorsky

Humpback Whales Have Been Spotted in a Kakadu River

Science & Health

2 months ago

Humpback Whales Have Been Spotted in a Kakadu River

Vanessa Pirotta

Sea Sponges or Algae? What Are The Earth’s Earliest Animals?

Science & Health

2 months ago

Sea Sponges or Algae? What Are The Earth’s Earliest Animals?

Lennart van Maldegem, Benjamin Nettersheim, Christian Hallmann, Ilya Bobrovskiy and Jochen Brocks

Bunyips Are Australia’s Most Popular Mythical Creature According To This Global Cryptid Map

Science & Health

2 months ago

Bunyips Are Australia’s Most Popular Mythical Creature According To This Global Cryptid Map

Leah Williams

Science & Health

2 months ago

Missing: 50,000 Salmon

Dharna Noor

Why Does Exercise Start Hurting Two Days After A Workout?

Science & Health

2 months ago

Why Does Exercise Start Hurting Two Days After A Workout?

Daniel Kolitz

Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Second Detected ‘Minimoon’

Science & Health

2 months ago

Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Second Detected ‘Minimoon’

George Dvorsky

John Kerry’s Past Embrace of Fracking Could Create a Climate Disaster Abroad

Science & Health

2 months ago

John Kerry’s Past Embrace of Fracking Could Create a Climate Disaster Abroad

Dharna Noor

Ivanka Boldly Highlights Trump Administration’s Big Pandemic Success

Science & Health

2 months ago

Ivanka Boldly Highlights Trump Administration’s Big Pandemic Success

Brian Kahn

Is This Trippy Cave Painting the Result of a Hallucination — or Something Way More Obvious?

Science & Health

2 months ago

Is This Trippy Cave Painting the Result of a Hallucination — or Something Way More Obvious?

George Dvorsky

Silky Oaks Are Older Than Dinosaurs And Literally Drip Nectar

Science & Health

2 months ago

Silky Oaks Are Older Than Dinosaurs And Literally Drip Nectar

Gregory Moore

Humans Are Changing Fire Patterns And it’s Threatening 4,403 Species With Extinction

Science & Health

2 months ago

Humans Are Changing Fire Patterns And it’s Threatening 4,403 Species With Extinction

Luke Kelly, Annabel Smith, Katherine Giljohann and Michael Clarke

Qantas Wants to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory For Travel, Anti-Vaxxers Aren’t Happy

Online

2 months ago

Qantas Wants to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory For Travel, Anti-Vaxxers Aren’t Happy

Tegan Jones

New Remains Found at Pompeii Show the Agony of Mount Vesuvius’ Victims

Science & Health

2 months ago

New Remains Found at Pompeii Show the Agony of Mount Vesuvius’ Victims

George Dvorsky

Science & Health

2 months ago

Personal Responsibility Alone Is Doom

Brian Kahn

Watch: China Is Launching Its Chang’e-5 Spacecraft to Get Some Moon Rocks of Its Own

Science & Health

2 months ago

Watch: China Is Launching Its Chang’e-5 Spacecraft to Get Some Moon Rocks of Its Own

Tom McKay

‘A Magically Surreal Symbol of Human Ingenuity’: Scientists Reflect on Arecibo’s Doomed Big Dish

Science & Health

2 months ago

‘A Magically Surreal Symbol of Human Ingenuity’: Scientists Reflect on Arecibo’s Doomed Big Dish

George Dvorsky

What Is the Biggest Scientific Fraud of the Past 50 Years?

Science & Health

2 months ago

What Is the Biggest Scientific Fraud of the Past 50 Years?

Daniel Kolitz

Another Experimental Covid-19 Vaccine Seems Effective, Doesn’t Need Extreme Cold Storage

Science & Health

2 months ago

Another Experimental Covid-19 Vaccine Seems Effective, Doesn’t Need Extreme Cold Storage

Ed Cara

The Danger of Big Oil’s New Methane Emissions Pledge

Science & Health

2 months ago

The Danger of Big Oil’s New Methane Emissions Pledge

Dharna Noor

Greenland is Melting – Why We Need To Worry About The World’s Largest Island

Science & Health

2 months ago

Greenland is Melting – Why We Need To Worry About The World’s Largest Island

Jonathan Bamber

Science & Health

2 months ago

Arecibo Observatory’s Greatest Triumphs

George Dvorsky

Science & Health

2 months ago

Hearing Greta’s Message

Leah Stokes

This Monogamous, Poisonous Rat Is Full of Surprises

Science & Health

2 months ago

This Monogamous, Poisonous Rat Is Full of Surprises

George Dvorsky

This Video Argues that Star Wars Is a Bit More Scientific Than You’d Imagine

Entertainment

2 months ago

This Video Argues that Star Wars Is a Bit More Scientific Than You’d Imagine

Julie Muncy

That Time Donald Trump Tried to Be Captain Planet, as Told by Barack Obama

Science & Health

2 months ago

That Time Donald Trump Tried to Be Captain Planet, as Told by Barack Obama

Brian Kahn

Climate Warnings on Gas Pumps Will Soon Appear in the First U.S. City

Science & Health

2 months ago

Climate Warnings on Gas Pumps Will Soon Appear in the First U.S. City

Dharna Noor

Forensics Experts Used Social Media to Reconstruct Exact Cause of the Tragic Beirut Explosion

Science & Health

2 months ago

Forensics Experts Used Social Media to Reconstruct Exact Cause of the Tragic Beirut Explosion

Andrew Liszewski

Pfizer Just Filed for Emergency Approval of Its Covid-19 Vaccine. What’s Next?

Science & Health

2 months ago

Pfizer Just Filed for Emergency Approval of Its Covid-19 Vaccine. What’s Next?

Ed Cara

Solar Power Stations in Space Could Be The Answer to Our Energy Needs

Science & Health

2 months ago

Solar Power Stations in Space Could Be The Answer to Our Energy Needs

Amanda Jane Hughes and Stefania Soldini

This Is Why You’re Not Supposed To Let Moose Lick Your Car

Cars

2 months ago

This Is Why You’re Not Supposed To Let Moose Lick Your Car

Jason Torchinsky

Please Enjoy These 2020 Award-Winning Wildlife Photos

Science & Health

2 months ago

Please Enjoy These 2020 Award-Winning Wildlife Photos

Dharna Noor

Don’t Worry: Dog Walking Is Probably Not Going to Give You Covid-19

Science & Health

2 months ago

Don’t Worry: Dog Walking Is Probably Not Going to Give You Covid-19

Ed Cara

This Dyson Award-Winning Invention Can Turn Rotting Veggies Into Renewable Energy

Science & Health

2 months ago

This Dyson Award-Winning Invention Can Turn Rotting Veggies Into Renewable Energy

Victoria Song

Cancel the Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree for Good

Science & Health

2 months ago

Cancel the Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree for Good

Brian Kahn

Arecibo Heartbreak: Iconic SETI Dish Will Be Demolished Due to Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse

Science & Health

2 months ago

Arecibo Heartbreak: Iconic SETI Dish Will Be Demolished Due to Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse

George Dvorsky

How To Read Results From COVID Vaccine Trials Like A Pro

Science & Health

2 months ago

How To Read Results From COVID Vaccine Trials Like A Pro

Adrian Esterman

Watch This Flaming Meteor Caught on Camera Near Tasmania

Science & Health

2 months ago

Watch This Flaming Meteor Caught on Camera Near Tasmania

Tegan Jones

Curved Origami Offers A Creative Route To Making Robots And Other Mechanical Devices

Science & Health

2 months ago

Curved Origami Offers A Creative Route To Making Robots And Other Mechanical Devices

Hanqing Jiang and Zirui Zhai

World’s Only Known White Giraffe Now Protected by GPS Tracker

Science & Health

2 months ago

World’s Only Known White Giraffe Now Protected by GPS Tracker

George Dvorsky

The Most Frequent Fliers Are Killing the Climate

Science & Health

2 months ago

The Most Frequent Fliers Are Killing the Climate

Dharna Noor

FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization for Rapid, At-Home Covid-19 Test

Science & Health

2 months ago

FDA Issues First Emergency Use Authorization for Rapid, At-Home Covid-19 Test

Tom McKay

A Rise in Winter Drownings Is an Unexpected Consequence of Climate Change

Science & Health

2 months ago

A Rise in Winter Drownings Is an Unexpected Consequence of Climate Change

Brian Kahn

Mystery of Glowing Cosmic ‘Eye’ Finally Solved

Science & Health

2 months ago

Mystery of Glowing Cosmic ‘Eye’ Finally Solved

George Dvorsky

Let’s All Get Cautiously Excited About This Vaccine News

Science & Health

2 months ago

Let’s All Get Cautiously Excited About This Vaccine News

Ed Cara

San Francisco Just Banned Gas In All New Buildings. Could It Ever Happen in Australia?

Science & Health

2 months ago

San Francisco Just Banned Gas In All New Buildings. Could It Ever Happen in Australia?

Madeline Taylor, Susan M. Park

Climate Change Has Hit the U.S. Harder Than Any Other G20 Country

Science & Health

2 months ago

Climate Change Has Hit the U.S. Harder Than Any Other G20 Country

Dharna Noor

What Would Happen If We Cut Down The Amazon Rainforest?

Science & Health

2 months ago

What Would Happen If We Cut Down The Amazon Rainforest?

Sebastian Leuzinger

Vega Rocket Failure Apparently Caused by Human Error

Science & Health

2 months ago

Vega Rocket Failure Apparently Caused by Human Error

George Dvorsky

Could a Gigantic Lunar Telescope Reveal the Very First Stars?

Science & Health

2 months ago

Could a Gigantic Lunar Telescope Reveal the Very First Stars?

George Dvorsky

An Emerging Ebola-Like Virus in Bolivia Can Spread Between Humans, Scientists Find

Science & Health

2 months ago

An Emerging Ebola-Like Virus in Bolivia Can Spread Between Humans, Scientists Find

Ed Cara

Greenland’s Most Threatened Glaciers Are in Even More Danger Than We Thought

Science & Health

2 months ago

Greenland’s Most Threatened Glaciers Are in Even More Danger Than We Thought

Brian Kahn

U.S. Destroys Mock ICBM Outside Earth’s Atmosphere During New Anti-Missile Test

Science & Health

2 months ago

U.S. Destroys Mock ICBM Outside Earth’s Atmosphere During New Anti-Missile Test

Matt Novak

Ships Moved More Than 11 Billion Tonnes of Our Stuff Last Year and It’s Killing the Climate

Science & Health

2 months ago

Ships Moved More Than 11 Billion Tonnes of Our Stuff Last Year and It’s Killing the Climate

Christiaan De Beukelaer

What Monoclonal Antibodies Are And Why We Need Them As Well As A Vaccine

Science & Health

2 months ago

What Monoclonal Antibodies Are And Why We Need Them As Well As A Vaccine

Rodney E. Rohde

SpaceX Launches Second Crew To Space Station But There’s Even More Exciting Space Stuff To Be Excited About

Online

2 months ago

SpaceX Launches Second Crew To Space Station But There’s Even More Exciting Space Stuff To Be Excited About

Jason Torchinsky

NASA Is Still Determined To Establish Nuclear Power Plants on the Moon and Mars

Science & Health

2 months ago

NASA Is Still Determined To Establish Nuclear Power Plants on the Moon and Mars

Leah Williams

Online

2 months ago

Humans Will Never Colonise Mars

George Dvorsky

Trump’s Favourite Covid Adviser: We’re Really Not Doing Enough to Collaborate With the Virus

Science & Health

2 months ago

Trump’s Favourite Covid Adviser: We’re Really Not Doing Enough to Collaborate With the Virus

Tom McKay

A Very Dusty Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie During a Work Break

Science & Health

2 months ago

A Very Dusty Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie During a Work Break

George Dvorsky

800-Tonne Platform Threatens to Crush Famed Arecibo Observatory Dish

Science & Health

2 months ago

800-Tonne Platform Threatens to Crush Famed Arecibo Observatory Dish

George Dvorsky

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