Posted inagriculture bird flu dairy Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals Posted by Samara February 19, 2025 Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird…
Posted inelectromagnetism Physics Science Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity Posted by Samara February 19, 2025 Scientists can now explain the prevailing unpredictability of contact electrification, unveiling order from what has…
Posted inApple Computer science Majorana Microsoft demonstrates working qubits based on exotic physics Posted by Samara February 19, 2025 Microsoft's first entry into quantum hardware comes in the form of Majorana 1, a processor…
Posted inastronomy astrophysics exoplanet atmospheres 3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climate Posted by Samara February 18, 2025 Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten…
Posted inScience science education syndication Can public trust in science survive a second battering? Posted by Samara February 18, 2025 Public trust in science has been in the spotlight in recent years: After the US…
Posted inchemistry oxygen oxygen production Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power Posted by Samara February 17, 2025 But, of course, you need to make the fuel there in the first place. The…
Posted inclimate change environmental justice EPA Despite court orders, climate and energy programs stalled by Trump freeze Posted by Samara February 17, 2025 “The executive does not have the authority to change policies simply because they don’t like…
Posted inlunar exploration moon rocks Science Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history Posted by Samara February 16, 2025 That mission, and the 2020 Chang’e-5 robotic mission before it, are the first to return…
Posted inAI biochemistry Biology AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics Posted by Samara February 14, 2025 And it worked. Repeating the same process with an added PLACER screening step boosted the…
Posted inimplosion NOAA Science From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion Posted by Samara February 12, 2025 The waveform of the recording. From SOSUS to wind farms Back in the 1960s, 70s,…