To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals
Evidence that animals mourn the death of loved ones is growing, but we should be wary of letting our biases cloud this topic, says philosopher Susana Monsó Source link...
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Power Metal review: The dilemma of mining more metals so we can ditch fossil fuels
Lithium for batteries being extracted in the Atacama desert, ChileJohn Moore/Getty Images Power MetalVince Beiser (Wildfire Books (UK, 20 November); Riverhead Books, (US, 19 November)) The smartphone on which you are probably reading this article takes a heavy toll on...
Starship launch 6: When is the next SpaceX flight test and what can we expect?
SpaceX says on its website that it aims to conduct the sixth test flight of Starship as early as 18 NovemberSpaceX SpaceX is making preparations for the sixth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship. The company has...
Watch autonomous cars do doughnuts and drift sideways round corners
Driverless cars can now do doughnuts and drift like stunt drivers, skidding sideways around corners while maintaining control, which might help the cars recover from dangerous situations Source link...
World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident
Measuring the massive coralInigo San Felix/National Geographic Society In the south-west Pacific, off the coast of one of the tropical Solomon Islands, a giant structure beneath the water’s surface has just been identified as the world’s largest known coral. Visiting...
Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Has Rejected Climate Science
CLIMATEWIRE | President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the department in charge of disaster recovery has been skeptical of climate change, declined to accept federal climate money and been criticized for her own handling of a natural catastrophe.Trump named Gov....
We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis
There are two monumental problems with the world’s food system. Firstly, hundreds of millions of people can’t afford to buy enough nutritious food to stay healthy. Secondly, it is incredibly destructive. We are still razing rainforests to make way for...
12,000-year-old stones may be oldest example of wheel-like tools
A perforated pebble from the Nahal Ein Gev II archaeological site, which may be an ancient spindle whorlLaurent Davin A set of 12,000-year-old pierced pebbles excavated in northern Israel may be the oldest known hand-spinning whorls – a textile technology...
Mounting evidence points to air pollution as a cause of eczema
Air pollution is hard to avoid, particularly for city dwellersRon Adar/Alamy Air pollution is increasingly being linked to a raised risk of eczema, with the latest study showing a clear relationship between the exposure and the skin condition. Vehicles and...
Exquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains
The skeleton of Navaornis hestiae, an 80-million-year-old bird fossilS. Abramowicz/Dinosaur Institute/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County An 80-million-year-old fossil bird has been discovered with a skull so exquisitely preserved that scientists have been able to study the detailed structure...
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