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NASA’s Plans for Next-Generation Mars Helicopters Are Up in the Air
8 May 2024 @ 4:30 pm
After the spectacular success of the first-ever “Marscopter,” mission planners have soaring ambitions for follow-up flying machines
Once-Hidden Hydrogen Gas Deposits Could Be a Boon for Clean Energy
8 May 2024 @ 2:30 pm
Large stores of natural hydrogen have turned up in Albania, France and Mali
What Are the Best Sunscreens, and Why Aren’t They Sold in the U.S.?
8 May 2024 @ 12:00 pm
A decade after Congress told the FDA to expedite the approval of more effective sunscreens, the federal government still has not approved sunscreen ingredients that are safely being used around the world
Has the Last Great Space Observatory Already Launched?
8 May 2024 @ 11:00 am
Astronomy’s future may be slipping away—one climate disaster at a time
Scientists Warn against Treating Forests as Carbon Commodities
7 May 2024 @ 4:00 pm
Using forests to prop up carbon markets can lead to “perverse effects” on land management, such as cutting out local communities
‘Protest Paradigm’ Shows What’s Wrong with Media Coverage of Student Activism
7 May 2024 @ 2:00 pm
Media coverage of university students speaking up against the war in Gaza, just like coverage of other protest movements, has fallen prey to some serious weaknesses
The Mathematical Case for Monkeys Producing Shakespeare—Eventually
7 May 2024 @ 1:00 pm
An infinite number of random events can produce just about anything if you have quintillions of years to wait
Meet HELIX, the High-Altitude Balloon That May Solve a Deep Cosmic Mystery
7 May 2024 @ 12:00 pm
Every now and then, tiny particles of antimatter strike Earth from cosmic parts unknown. A new balloon-borne experiment launching this spring may at last find their source
A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting
7 May 2024 @ 11:00 am
WHO now admits the COVID virus and other germs spread “through the air.” This plain language may help improve research and action to fight disease
Studying Mouse Reactions to an Optical Illusion Can Teach Us about Consciousness
7 May 2024 @ 10:45 am
A study of mice starts to unravel how the brain gets tricked by a particular optical illusion