JWST Might Have Spotted the First Dark Matter Stars
In a first, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have glimpsed a rare type of star that astronomers aren’t…
What the Film Oppenheimer Probably Will Not Talk About: The Lost Women of the Manhattan Project
In 1942 physicist Leona Woods was 23 years old and the only female scientist hired onto Enrico Fermi’s team at…
How Biden’s Climate Policies Could Still Cut Emissions in Half
CLIMATEWIRE | When Joe Biden was a presidential candidate in 2020, he pledged to ban oil and gas drilling on…
Subtle Movements That Precede Earthquakes Raise Questions about Predicting Disaster
Two hours before a large earthquake, the ground seems to move—infinitesimally and without causing any shaking—a new study shows. This…
USDA approves sale of lab-made meat products in US
For the first time, United States regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two…
In Brazil, a scientist’s quest to save endangered muriqui monkey
The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy, golden-gray monkeys slides through a tropical ecosystem more threatened…
In with a bang: The James Webb Space Telescope after one year
The pictures have amazed the world. They are also expanding the horizons of science. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…