Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say
In the first study of its kind, published in the journal Science, scientists from dozens of research institutes reviewed 665 trials of conservation measures, some from as far back as…
What’s Next In The Ozempic Era?
Few drugs have achieved the stardom that semaglutide, marketed in the United States as Ozempic or Wegovy, has today. A synthetic, injectable version of an intestinal hormone, it is the…
Genomic factors shape carbon and nitrogen metabolic niche breadth across Saccharomycotina yeasts | Science
Organisms exhibit extensive variation in ecological niche breadth, from very narrow (specialists) to very broad (generalists). Two general paradigms have been proposed to explain this variation: (i) trade-offs between performance…
Delta Burke says she used crystal meth to lose weight
“Designing Women” alum Delta Burke says her “ugly” experience on the hit CBS sitcom drove her away from Los Angeles, and her long-time struggle with her weight led her to…
Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is confident that Google will find a way to make money selling access to generative AI tools. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says his company is already…
Astronomers Detect Giant Flare from Magnetar in Messier 82
Using sensitive instruments onboard ESA’s International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (Integral) mission, astronomers have detected a gamma-ray burst named GRB 231115A from the center of Messier 82 (M82, NGC 3034 or…
How Temperate Forests Could Help Limit Climate Change
How Temperate Forests Could Help Limit Climate ChangePeople understand how saving tropical forests is good for the planet, but temperate forests are equally indispensable in fighting climate changeBy Amanda Leland…
Cicadas are so noisy in South Carolina that residents call police
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office sent…
Massachusetts-based marine scientists attach camera to great white for ‘shark’s-eye view’
Cape Cod, Massachusetts-based marine scientists successfully attached a camera tag to a great white shark in waters off the southeastern portion of the U.S. for just the second time.Atlantic White…
Comet Pons-Brooks: How and When to See It
Time is running out for you to spot Pons-Brooks, the devil-horned comet that swoops into view once every 71 years. Last visible to people on Earth in the 1950s, the…