January 10, 20255 min readWhy We’re So Preoccupied by the PastPeople talk more about past events than future ones—and memories hold clues for navigating the presentBy Jeremy R. Manning edited by Daisy Yuhas Jorm Sangsorn/Getty ImagesThe arrival of a new...
3D-printed lenses make this microscope far less costly than traditional onesDr Liam M. Rooney/University of Strathclyde The world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope can be made in a few hours and for a fraction of the cost of traditional ones. “It’s...
Most chocolate comes from cocoa plants taken from Central America to Ghana and Ivory CoastIssouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Wild ChocolateRowan Jacobsen (Bloomsbury Publishing) I thought I knew the basics about the chocolate industry. Most comes from hundreds of thousands of...
The town of Colonnata (Italy),Alessandro Gandolfi/Panos Pictures At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy’s Apuan Alps sits the village of Colonnata (pictured above) – a quaint place famed for its pork lard and quarry workers. The stone...
Spaghetti cacio e pepe is made with black pepper and pecorino cheesemyViewPoint/Alamy Physicists have discovered the key to a consistently delicious cacio e pepe pasta, a traditional Italian dish made with black pepper and pecorino cheese. Cooking cacio e pepe...
The sun sets on a hot day in London in July 2024Guy Corbishley/Alamy Hopes of keeping global warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels have been all but extinguished after new data confirmed 2024 was the first calendar year to see...
January 9, 20253 min readEarth Surpasses 1.5 Degrees C in Hottest Year on Record2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to top 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. All 10 of the hottest years have been in the...
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low Source link...
The Horse Hill oil site was discovered in 2015Invicta Kent Media/Shutterstock Over 100 earthquakes that shook the south of England are likely to have been triggered by oil extraction, say experts. Previous research had ruled out a link, but fresh...
January 9, 20254 min readLos Angeles Fires Could Push California’s Insurance System to the BrinkDamages from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area could overwhelm California’s already stressed insurer of last resortBy Blanca Begert, Camille von Kaenel, Thomas Frank,...
