The dirt on biocrusts: Why scientists are working to save Earth’s living skin
September 4, 2024Under the dry, piercing heat of the Utah sun, Sasha Reed is growing plots of plants — and bacteria, lichen…
Giant Crystal Caves Yield New “Ice Palace,” More
July 28, 2024It looks like Superman's Fortress of Solitude and is nearly as hard to get into, but that hasn't stopped explorers…
WHY MUSIC COULD SOLVE THE UNIVERSE’S DEEPEST SECRETS
July 23, 2024The equations of science and the harmonies of music are intimately linked and help us comprehend cosmic rhythms.
‘Endlings’ are the last animals of their kind. Can their stories help us save them?
July 21, 2024Pop culture is filled with stories about the last survivors of a species. Is our captivation enough to move the…
Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’
July 15, 2024Blackened trees, dead animals and scorched earth – early wildfires have already devastated Brazil’s Pantanal and local people worry they…
TAOISM: SCIENCE-BASED CONCEPTS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECO-SYSTEM
June 18, 2024Increasing wealth disparity, polarization of discourses, move into the Anthropocene epoch, people’s migration, terrorism…are all pieces of evidence that our…
Popular theory of Native American origins debunked by genetics and skeletal biology
June 18, 2024A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which…
