Category Science

James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Slowly cracking through the dense pack ice of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea is hefty, ice-breaking research vessel S. A. Agulhas II (pictured below). It was part of Endurance22, a successful 2022 expedition to locate the sunken…

A meteor burns up as it nears Earth, unlike asteroids that can hit the surface and wreak havoc James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust How to Kill an AsteroidRobin George Andrews (W.W.Norton) FOR a generation of scientists – and science fiction fans –…

As the H5N1 avian influenza virus continues its rampage through U.S. dairy cow herds, it has also infected human farm workers. A different strain has also infected workers on poultry farms, most recently in Washington State. On Wednesday the U.S.…

Haruki Murakami has a long-awaited new novel out in English translation this month RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images I’ve been looking forward to the English translation of Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, since it…

As a huge Superman fan, I have long wanted to own Action Comics No. 419, the issue published in 1972 with an iconic cover showing the Man of Steel hurtling into the sky, seeming to fly right off the page.…

Have we found a new limit on the universe? kkssr/Shutterstock A newly proposed cosmic speed limit may constrain how fast anything in the universe can grow. Its existence follows from Alan Turing’s pioneering work on theoretical computer science, which opens…

November 1, 2024 3 min read How the Brain Summons Deep Sleep to Speed Healing A heart attack unleashes immune cells that stimulate neurons in the brain, leading to restorative slumber By Mariana Lenharo & Nature magazine Ample sleep after…

A new material can bend light University of Glasgow Scientists have discovered a technique whereby light can be bent around corners, inspired by the way clouds scatter sunlight. This type of light-bending could lead to advances in medical imaging, electronics…

October 31, 2024 2 min read Catastrophic Floods in Spain Kill at Least 95 People Torrential rain, made worse by climate change, has lashed Spain, with Valencia bearing the brunt of the floodwaters By Seb Starcevic, Karl Mathiesen & E&E…

In 2014, after the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa normalistas in Mexico, Silván and other CentroGeo professionals joined the scientific advisory board on the case. During the search for the students, different civilian groups and government brigades detected dozens of illegal…