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David Szondy – Artist’s rendering of researchers’ simulations showing how planetary systems born in dense and massive star formation regions (left) inherit substantial amounts of radioactive materials, making them much drier than those formed in different environments. (right) (Credit: Roger Thibaut). The Earth as …
By Paul Ridden – The eMove Cruiser from Voro Motors is on sale in the US now. (Credit: Voro Motors). Voro Motors – the firm responsible for last year’s Orca Mark I seated e-scooter – has been selling its eMove scooter series …
Some scientists refuse to accept it. By Peter Hess – Controversial new research shows that a tiny, unsuspecting species of fish can pass a test that’s widely considered the gold standard of intelligence. As far as we can tell, only a few …
Maybe math isn’t so hard after all. By Peter Hess – Scientists trained bees to do basic math, complicating what we know about brain size and brain power. Honeybees may have sesame seed-sized brains, but they’re way smarter than scientists suspected. Stunning …
By Mike Brown – Seeing Spots. No matter how big-brained your dog is, it probably can’t load a dishwasher or do a dance on command. Those are just two of the reasons why Boston Dynamics, creators of the surprisingly cute robo-dog SpotMini, received …
By Michael Irving – An artist’s impression of the warped shape of the Milky Way disk. (Credit: Chao Liu, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences). Conventional wisdom has long held that the Milky Way was more or less a flat disk …
First law securing the rights of a plant species to exist and flourish. Band of Ojibwe Legally Recognized … yesmagazine.org. Callaway, MN – The White Earth Band of Ojibwe – part of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe – adopted a Rights of Manoomin law. …
By Nick Lavars – – Taken during the yellow vest protest in Paris. (Credit: Arnaud Guillard, France, Shortlist, Open, Street Photography. (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards). The Sony World Photography Awards are in full swing for another year, and yet …
“Global warming is ocean warming — and ocean warming has serious consequences.” By Sarah Sloat – – A crucial analysis released recently reveals that the world’s oceans are not only warming but also that their rate of warming is accelerating — a lot …
By Anthony Wood – The changes to ocean color could be noticeable from space. (Credit: lakov/Depositphotos). Climate change could cause more than 50 percent of Earth’s oceans to change color by the end of the 21st century, according to a newly published …
