Deepest Virus Ever Detected Unearthed by Scientists in the Mariana Trench
In new research this week, scientists say they’ve unearthed a viral denizen from the depths of the Mariana Trench. The virus is believed to be the deepest of its kind…
NASA Calls on Commercial Partners to Design a Spacecraft to Deorbit the ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting Earth for 24 years, hosting crews of astronauts and running experiments in the microgravity environment. By 2030, however, the space station’s reign…
Michael Bloomberg Is Throwing $500 Million at Efforts to Shut Down All U.S. Coal Plants
Billionaire, philanthropist, and former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week that he will invest $500 million into his campaign to shut down coal plants and halve gas use by…
Twitter Ranked Dead Last on Climate Misinformation Scorecard
In a new assessment of several major social media platforms, X, formerly known as Twitter, came in dead last in managing climate misinformation. Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl Tweet Off…
Spotted Lanternflies Innocent???
Everyone’s favorite squishable pest—the spotted lanternfly—might be less of a nuisance than we thought, new research suggests. The four-year-long study found that the insects caused little to no long-term damage…
Orbiting Lunar Cameras Join Forces to Weave Beautiful Mosaic of Shadowed Moon Crater
A new mosaic of the Shackleton Crater on the Moon’s south pole.Image: Mosaic created by LROC (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) and ShadowCam teams with images provided by NASA/KARI/ASU NASA released a…
H&M Begins Charging Customers for Online Returns as Retailers Move to Reduce Emissions
H&M has joined a growing list of retail stores that have begun charging customers to return their online purchases by taking the cost out of their total refund. The retailer…
Scientists Recover RNA From an Extinct Species for the First Time
The last known thylacine—the largest marsupial carnivore in recent times—died in Tasmania’s Beaumaris Zoo in 1936. But the animal has recently been the target of de-extinction efforts, and now, a…
India’s First Solar Mission Begins Studying Particles Surrounding Earth
An illustration of the Aditya-L1 spacecraftIllustration: ISRO In a little over two weeks since its launch, India’s Aditya-L1 mission started collecting data to help analyze the behavior of particles that…
Working Remotely Could Cut Worker Emissions in Half, Study Says
The covid19 pandemic in 2020 ushered in a new era of working. Office spaces and other indoor collective areas had to shut down as the world attempted to slow down…