Underground carbon-dioxide storage idea is cracked. And that’s actually good.
In new experiments, researchers at Columbia University are learning more about the technique’s viability.
By Erin BlakemoreFebruary 13, 2022Luc Montagnier, Nobel-winning virologist who co-discovered HIV, dies at 89
His research was instrumental to the development of an HIV blood test and treatments for AIDS.
By Harrison SmithFebruary 10, 2022Stephen Hawking’s doodle-filled blackboard, a window into the theoretical physicist’s mind, goes on display
London's Science Museum said the exhibition provides "insights into a scientist who challenged perceptions of theoretical physics with a playful, imaginative and social approach to work.”
By Adela SulimanFebruary 10, 2022Scientists name newly discovered flatworm after covid-19
The black, slick, hammer-headed, metallic-looking worm is relatively tiny (a little over an inch long), but it has the potential to become invasive.
By Erin BlakemoreFebruary 6, 2022Climate change is altering the smell of snow
As both the atmosphere and the land are getting warmer, the scent of snow is getting stronger, researchers say.
By Dawn FallikFebruary 5, 2022Sounds of a healthy ocean can bring degraded marine ecosystems back to life
Just as big cities draw more people, a bustling part of the seas seems to draw more life. Biologists hope to repopulate stressed regions.
By Ally HirschlagFebruary 5, 2022Watch a mischievous parrot steal a GoPro and capture a bird’s-eye view of New Zealand
With the camera still recording, the parrot soars across a tree-covered hillside before landing on a rocky outcrop and pecking at the device.
By Marisa IatiFebruary 4, 2022Your N95 mask questions, answered
N95 masks are now the preferred face covering to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus. Here is what you need to know.
By February 4, 2022Johan Hultin, pathologist who helped unearth origins of 1918 influenza pandemic, dies at 97
He disinterred the bodies of 1918 pandemic victims in Alaska, allowing scientists to decode the genetic sequence of the flu virus.
By Matt SchudelFebruary 3, 2022When the International Space Station retires, it will plunge into the ocean to die, NASA says
Point Nemo, an uninhabited part of the South Pacific ocean, is sometimes called the “spacecraft cemetery."
By Jennifer Hassan and Christian DavenportFebruary 3, 2022Jeremiah Stamler, who linked lifestyle with heart health, dies at 102
The longtime Northwestern University professor was known as the father of preventive cardiology.
By Harrison SmithJanuary 31, 2022Birds’ winter habits are shifting as climate, land use change
“If we want to give birds the best chance at survival, habitat conservation needs to be part of our efforts to fight climate change,” a researcher says.
By Erin BlakemoreJanuary 30, 2022Male penguin pair, New York zoo’s first same-sex foster parents, doing ‘great job’ raising baby chick
The two male foster parents show how “non-traditional families do a wonderful job of child-rearing," said the zoo in Syracuse, N.Y.
By Jennifer HassanJanuary 30, 2022Sky Watch: Look out for solitary Jupiter and brilliant Venus in early February
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By Blaine P. Friedlander Jr.January 29, 2022And now, some good news
The revolutionary Webb telescope reaches its final destination. Amy Schneider’s historic winning streak on “Jeopardy!” comes to an end. Plus, the faster world of 5G, explained.
By Maggie Penman and Alexis Diao and Reena Flores and Jordan-Marie Smith and Linah Mohammad and Rennie Svirnovskiy and Ariel Plotnick and Emma Talkoff and Savannah Robinson and Sean CarterJanuary 28, 2022A SpaceX rocket will soon crash into the moon after ‘chaotic orbit’ for 7 years, experts say
Since Bill Gray's blog post earlier this month, other space observers have confirmed the data and agreed that the Falcon 9 rocket, which weighs about 4 metric tons, is set to crash into the far side of the moon on March 4, in what Gray believes might be “the first unintentional case” of space junk hitting the moon.
By Timothy BellaJanuary 26, 2022NASA shares what's next for Webb telescope
On Jan. 24, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reached its final destination, where it will study the universe in the infrared portion of the spectrum.
By January 24, 2022Webb telescope arrives at outpost 1 million miles from Earth to begin study of distant galaxies
The next challenge is focusing the telescope.
By Joel AchenbachJanuary 24, 2022NASA wants you . . . to look into the clouds
NASA is recruiting citizen scientists to keep an eye on the clouds — and help document a changing climate.
By Erin BlakemoreJanuary 23, 2022What is a Lagrange point, the final destination for the James Webb Space Telescope?
The James Webb Space Telescope will not orbit Earth, but rather a peculiar place in space known as a Lagrange point.
By William NeffJanuary 21, 2022