More Lightning in the Arctic Is Bad News for the Planet
Lightning strikes in the far north could double by 2100. That means more wildfires, which could release massive amounts of planet-warming gas. ..
Lightning strikes in the far north could double by 2100. That means more wildfires, which could release massive amounts of planet-warming gas. ..
Planting trees is a popular solution to carbon emissions. But where will all those seedlings come from? ..
NASA tracks the microbes that live on the space station, and sometimes it discovers new ones. Those hardy bugs may offer clues about surviving long missions. ..
Plant fossils from Columbia reveal the forests of the Cretaceous period were sparser and less humid than their modern-day counterparts. ..
Embryonic cells can self-assemble into new forms that don’t resemble the bodies they usually generate, challenging old ideas of what defines an organism. ..
NASA’s SBIR program regularly doles out cash to promising small businesses and research programs, and the lists of awardees is always interesting ..
After decades of false starts, the federal approval of a new testing site off the coast of Oregon could give the technology a much-needed jolt. ..
Catch up on the most important updates from this week. ..
In Justice League he runs so fast that he goes back in time. But it wouldn't be quite so easy in real life (unless he was a tachyon). ..
Scores of plans to verify immunity are in the works. But there are even more questions about how they’ll use data, protect privacy—and who gets certified ..