The Sharks Are Back This Summer. We’re Not Ready for What That Really Means.

About 10 years ago, I saw a shark leap out of the water from somewhere near Beach 108th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens. I had come out with friends to swim on a hot weekend day and just happened to be gazing out at the right moment. The shark breached, was airborne for a single second, and then landed with an inaudible splash about a mile from shore.

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SpaceX gets $1.4 billion contract for five more NASA astronaut launches

SpaceX's partnership with NASA just got $1.4 billion sweeter, as the space agency announced Wednesday that it's extending its deal with the company to cover five additional missions.

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'Historic' Mars Experiment Produces Oxygen at the Rate of 1 Earth Tree

When NASA's robotic Perseverance rover blasted off to Mars last year, it brought with it a small, golden box called MOXIE, for the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment. Since then, MOXIE has been making oxygen out of thin Martian air.

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New aquaculture technology can help ease the global food crisis with 'enriched seaweed'

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute in Haifa have developed an innovative technology that enables the growth of "enriched seaweed" infused with nutrients, proteins, dietary fiber, and minerals for human and animal needs.

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Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today

Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.

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People with higher socioeconomic status are more charitable with their money but more selfish with their time

In recent years, social and behavioral scientists have shown increased interest in understanding how a person’s socioeconomic status (SES) affects their willingness to give to others. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that the answer depends on the context of the giving — people with higher SES are more generous with their money but less generous with their time. ...

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Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’

Environmentalists say replacing natural forests with wood plantations to realise shift in construction practices is ‘bonkers’

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