Science
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Turning orchestras inside out could lower risk of spreading covid-19
By Adam Vaughan Trumpets may need to sit in the back of orchestras to limit the risk of spreading covid-19…
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‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists
Astronomers have reportedly discovered that a large object moving from the outer reaches of the solar system will approach as…
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Back to not-so-normal: Psychologists eye pandemic stress as U.S. reopens
Marie-Christine Nizzi, a postdoctoral researcher at Dartmouth College and the Brain Institute at Chapman University, studies trauma and resilience, which…
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Challenger crew likely survived explosion before tragic plunge to Earth, book claims
The Space Shuttle Challenger was hurtling through the air at twice the speed of sound when pilot Michael Smith noticed…
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Shark sightings, detections increase near East Coast as summer unfolds
Sharks are out in full force off the East Coast and around the Sunshine State just as beachgoers return to…
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Covid-19 news: 99% of UK cases thought to be due to delta variant
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?
PHOENIX — Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome…
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New fossils of giant rhinos — the largest land mammals ever — are found in China
Fossils from two giant rhinos dating back about 22 million years have been unearthed in China, according to a study…
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LIGO mirrors cooled to near absolute zero could probe quantum gravity
By Leah Crane One of the 40-kilogram mirrors that has been cooled to near absolute zero Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab A set…
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Echolocation in soft-furred tree mice
New echolocator Echolocation is a well demonstrated convergent sensory mode in bats and toothed whales. These lineages are not closely…
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