The FCC Is Finally Taking Space Junk Seriously
Since the dawn of the space age 65 years ago, spent rocket stages, derelict satellites and other orbital flotsam have steadily accumulated around Earth, where they can pose grave dangers…
Moral Injury Is an Invisible Epidemic That Affects Millions
In early 2021 emergency room physician Torree McGowan hoped the worst of the pandemic was behind her. She and her colleagues had all had to adapt to the virus that…
A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Will Help People In Pain
Days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it made a much less publicized ruling on prescription opioids—one that was far more welcome in the medical community. In a…
Vegan pet food: Can cats and dogs be happy and healthy without meat?
Emerging research suggests vegan pet food may be able to keep dogs and even cats healthy and happy, reducing the massive impact that traditional pet food has on the environment…
Global warming could kill many of the tree species that cool cities
Around three-quarters of the tree and shrub species currently grown in cities worldwide are predicted to be at risk from hotter and drier conditions by 2050 Environment 19 September 2022…
Smart face mask could detect coronavirus on other people’s breath
A prototype N95 face mask with a sensor built into the breath valve appears to be highly sensitive to virus proteins in early-stage tests Technology 19 September 2022 By Clare…
Feeding farm by-products to livestock could boost our food supply
15 per cent of food currently given to livestock and farmed fish is suitable for human consumption. By replacing this with food system by-products, we could feed more people without…
Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Break the Grid
A searing heat wave was pushing California’s electric grid to the brink of blacking out earlier this month when, in a frantic bid to keep the lights on, officials implored…
Why Typhoon Merbok Was So Powerful when It Hit Alaska
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on…
Perseverance Mars Rover Makes ‘Fantastic’ Find in Search for Past Life
Since July, NASA’s Perseverance rover has drilled and collected four slim cores of sedimentary rock, formed in what was once a lake on Mars. They are the first of this…