The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 11 AugustUkranian Presidency/Handout/Getty Images A fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is the latest in a string of worrying incidents since the Ukrainian facility was captured by Russia in March 2022. Former workers...
August 12, 20242 min readRegenerating Deep-Sea Worms Harness Live-In Algae as They Split into ThreeGutless, solar-powered worms genetically control their resident algaeBy Rohini SubrahmanyamThe green coloring on this acoel comes from symbiotic algae. At first glance, tiny flatworms called acoels...
August 13, 20245 min readCan Coffee's Effects on Appetite and Digestion Cause Weight Loss?A new generation of coffee concoctions on social media is putting the spotlight back on the drink’s possible weight-loss effectsBy Lori Youmshajekian After sipping a morning cup...
August 13, 20244 min readLawmakers’ Dodgy Critical Mineral Designations Won’t Boost Clean EnergyCongress appears interested in passing mining legislation. But bills that would expand access to hard-rock minerals across the U.S. ignore supply chain standards and environmental consequencesBy Ashley C....
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible from South-East Asia during an unprecedented manoeuvreESA The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft is stopping by home in what the European Space Agency (ESA) is calling “a double world first”. It will fly...
Excavations at Mololo cave on the island of Waigeo, where ancient plant resin was foundTristan Russell (The Raja Ampat Archaeological Project) A tiny chunk of plant resin shows humans were living on an island in eastern Indonesia at least 55,000...
Newly hatched Maugean skatesJayson Semmens/University of Tasmania One of the world’s most endangered species of marine fish has been saved from extinction, thanks to researchers who captured wild specimens and helped them reproduce in captivity. The Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana)...
I’M WELL, thank you. Or at least I think I am. I have no major illness to speak of, I am of average weight and a recent knee scan showed my joints are sufficiently well oiled. My blood pressure is...
Farmers rely on ammonia as a fertiliser for cropsPattie Calfy/Getty Images An environmentally friendly technique turns wastewater into ammonia and harmless by-products using a multi-chambered chemical reactor. The sustainable alternative requires much less energy than the conventional method for producing...
Cattle farming produces large amounts of greenhouse gasesAlan Hopps/Getty Images With the world’s population growing, the only way to reduce the enormous greenhouse gas emissions from farming is to make food production ever more efficient. Unfortunately, efficiency gains have stalled...
