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The team used the same techniques used to search for water on Earth, or to look for oil and gas. They were excited to make their discovery but… … Continue readingEnough Water Has Been Found to Cover the Surface of the Red Planet – But There’s a Catch
By Erik Rittenberry at Poetic Outlaws: I march on. The soil is soft and sandy beneath my feet. I walk along beneath the ancient oaks that stand with dignity as
Continue readingMonday Poetic Expression: A Night Alone in the Wilderness
Crypto assets and artificial intelligence have one thing in common. Both are power hungry. The climate impact of these activities is cause for concern. … Continue readingCarbon Emissions from AI and Crypto Are Surging and Tax Policy Can Help
Shelby Bradford in The Scientist: Beata Mierzwa studies cell division as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California San Diego. In 2013, she founded Beata Science Art, a science art brand where
For more than a decade I have evaluated the so-called “billion dollar disaster” tabulation promoted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). … Continue readingWhen Self-Correction in Science Goes Wrong
by Shelly Fan at Singularity Hub: Bacteria and antibiotics have been in a roughly century-long game of cat and mouse. Unfortunately, bacteria are gaining the upper hand.According to the World
Continue readingThese Scientists Are Battling Dangerous Superbugs With a ChatGPT-Like AI
M.V. Ramana at Literary Hub: I am scared about how fast climate change is disrupting our world. At a theoretical level, I have known for decades about growing carbon dioxide
Continue readingWhy Nuclear Power Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
by Mike Bendzela at 3 Quarks Daily: Today is a bit of an experiment. I take the row covers off of two forty-foot rows of beans (three varieties) as the
From Aeon Magazine: Most starfish take a rather laissez-faire approach to parenting, releasing millions of sperm and eggs into the water. This somewhat scattershot means of reproduction is known as
Continue readingA Spectacular, Close-up Look at the Starfish With a ‘Hands-on’ Approach to Parenting
By Matthew L. Wald at The Breakthrough Journal: Lots of people have high hopes for an energy transition, but they’re looking through the wrong end of the telescope. Yes, solar
Continue readingClean Energy May be Growing, But It’s Not Replacing Dirty Energy
By Emma Bryce at Anthropocene: Scientists have developed little beads called hydrogels that can capture water from the ambient air, and use it to irrigate soil—while simultaneously dosing the surrounding
Continue readingSelf-watering, Self-fertilizing Soil is Now a Step Closer to Reality
James Bradley at Literary Hub: Each night, as the line that separates day from night sweeps across the face of the ocean, a vast wave of life rises from the
Continue readingHow the Continual Movement of Wildlife Regulates the Natural World