We are living in a vaccine-hesitant moment, with conspiracy theories thriving on social media. We need to push back, says Simon Williams Source link...

Roger Penrose, at the Institute of Science and Technology, AustriaAPA-PictureDesk/Alamy The Impossible ManPatchen Barss (Atlantic Books (UK, 14 November); Basic Books (US, 12 November)) Many people still believe (and many scientists tell themselves) that genius is a solitary affair, that...

Plaster casts of people who died in Pompeii. DNA tests show the adult on the right was a male unrelated to the small child on his lap.Archeological Park of Pompei Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren’t who they were assumed...

Topographical map of Mars showing Utopia Planitia, which may once have been an oceanU.S. Geological Survey A possible ancient shoreline has been found in the region of Mars explored by the Chinese rover Zhurong, providing further evidence that an ocean...

Elon Musk boards his private jet in Beijing in 2023JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images Flights taken on private jets should be subject to a carbon tax to curb the runaway growth in carbon emissions from the sector, researchers have said....

Liverpool fans jostle for a look at the on-field VAR screen at Anfield stadiumAlex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images If you have watched any football – or soccer – over the past few years, you will know that the...

Yellow-bellied marmots live in colonies with a single dominant maleMaria Janicki/Alamy Friendly groups of marmots could help settle an enduring debate in evolution – whether the characteristics of a group can be more important to an individual’s chances of survival...

Farm workers exposed to infected dairy cattle have been found to carry bird flu antibodiesHelen King/Getty Images There may be more bird flu cases in humans in the US than we previously thought. Health departments in two states took blood...

November 7, 20245 min readRainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water DemandsA few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle’s worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, like harvesting rainwater, to meet AI’s needsBy Justin Talbot Zorn & Bettina Warburg...

Jeffrey Mosser: Welcome to another episode of the From The Ground Up podcast produced for HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide. I'm your host, Jeffrey Mosser, recording from the ancestral homeland of the Potawatomi Ho-Chunk,...