Fossil fuels currently power the shipping industrySven Hansche/Shutterstock Switching from burning fossil fuels to burning ammonia is a promising way for the shipping industry to cut its carbon dioxide emissions. But if it isn’t careful, this swap could also boost...
Stone plaques with sun motifs found on Bornholm island, DenmarkAntiquity Publications/John Lee, National Museum of Denmark Hundreds of mysterious engraved “sun stones” unearthed in Denmark may have been ceremonially buried because a volcanic eruption in about 2900 BC made the...
January 15, 20254 min readWildfires Started by Daily Human Activities Are Often More DestructiveFast-moving fires, such as the recent ones in the Los Angeles area, and those started by humans, whether accidentally or not, are often some of the most...
January 15, 20253 min readBiden Opens Publicly Owned Land to Data Centers Run on Clean EnergyPresident Biden issued an executive order to permit data centers on federal lands in a move aimed at bolstering clean energy and protecting national security...
January 15, 20253 min readWhy Are U.S. TikTok Users Signing Up for RedNote?Thousands of U.S. TikTok users are joining China-based app RedNote, spawning memes, jokes and confusion By Ben Guarino edited by Dean VisserA TikTok creator and advocate wears a button...
January 15, 20254 min readDoes Fact-Checking Work? Here’s What the Science SaysCommunication and misinformation researchers reveal the value of fact-checking, where perceived biases come from and what Meta’s decision could meanBy David Adam & Nature magazine Meta plans to scrap...
Alexander Pohl/Sipa USA/Alamy If ever there were a wake-up call, this is it. The fire alarm is ringing – hell, the fire alarm is on fire. The latest data confirms that 2024 was the first year in which the average...
Analysis and Technology The Chinese social media apps Red Note and Lemon8 have become popular alternatives for TikTok users ahead of a US government ban on TikTok. But government restrictions loom over those apps too By Jeremy Hsu US TikTok...
At the end of October 2024, a grey gloom descended over the British Isles. Nothing unusual there. But this murky shroud was particularly persistent, even for the UK. Some regions barely saw the sun for a fortnight. Residents of the...
A late Iron Age Durotrigan burial at Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, UKBournemouth University Genetic analysis of people buried in a 2000-year-old cemetery in southern England has bolstered the idea that Celtic communities in Britain placed women centre-stage, showing that women...
