In search of wonder, a family heads north for the solar eclipse
We’re minutes away from a total solar eclipse, and I’m scribbling in my green notebook, trying to record my impressions of a family trip in search of wonder, a once-in-a-generation…
The US is one of the world’s least trade-oriented countries—despite laying groundwork for today’s globalized system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isn't very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at…
How to Monitor Extreme Temperatures Using the CDC’s HeatRisk Tool
Extreme weather can be deadly, and the deadliest of all is extreme heat. Approximately 1,220 Americans die every year due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Japan’s SLIM moon lander has shockingly survived a third lunar night
The SLIM lander is continuing to snap photos of the moon’s surfaceJAXA Somehow, Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived three lunar nights, an astonishing feat. Moon landers…
Modern rose hybrids have a worrying lack of genetic diversity
Hybrid tea roses, which include varieties such as Charles de Gaulle, are the most popular class of modern garden roseFir Mamat / Alamy Modern commercial roses have lost over a…
How A.I. Is Revolutionizing Marine Conservation | Science
The cutter Douglas Munro and crew searching for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity—including high seas drift-net fishing U.S. Coast Guard Dyhia Belhabib’s journey to becoming a marine scientist began…
EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants
Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of rules that target pollution from fossil fuel power plants. In addition to limits on carbon emissions and a tightening of…
The Feminist Botanist – Nautilus
Explore Lydia Becker sat down at her desk in the British village of Altham, a view of fields unfurling outside of her window. Surrounded by her notes and papers, the…
Newest luxury submersible offers ocean explorers champagne and blackjack
When OceanGate’s under-tested Titan submersible went missing last summer, it captured the attention of millions worldwide. Authorities frantically scoured the North Atlantic Ocean for days only to eventually determine the…
Therapeutic application of circular RNA aptamers in a mouse model of psoriasis
Hause, A. M. et al. Safety monitoring of bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine booster doses among persons aged >/=12 years—United States, August 31-October 23, 2022. MMWR Morb. Mortal Wkly Rep. 71, 1401–1406…