The Promise Of Perovskite Solar Panels
Solar holds great promise as a clean energy solution, as the sun is an incredibly abundant resource, and panels can be placed unobtrusively on roofs and in fields. And solar panel technology has advan...
14 Aug 202417min
An Expert Vegetable Breeder On Innovating Crops For The Future
It’s become clear to farmers and home gardeners alike that climate change is affecting the gardening landscape, literally. The climate is warming, pests are moving into different regions, and there’s ...
13 Aug 202417min
What The Private Sale Of Fossils Means For Paleontology
On July 17, Apex the stegosaurus was sold at Sothebys in New York City for a record $44.6 million. The buyer was billionaire Ken Griffin, CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, who says he plans to loan the f...
12 Aug 202417min
Starliner Leaves Astronauts Stuck | Could We Get Weather Forecasts Years In Advance?
The Boeing capsule is having issues with its thrusters and cannot bring astronauts back to Earth. Also, move over, Farmer’s Almanac. A more accurate long-term weather forecast could be on the horizon....
9 Aug 202425min
Why Does COVID-19 Spike In Summer?
It may seem like everyone is either getting COVID-19 this summer, or knows someone who has. That’s because for the fourth year in a row, COVID cases are experiencing a summer surge.The CDC now tracks ...
8 Aug 202418min
Deep-Sea ‘Nodules’ May Produce Oxygen | A Bird’s Physics Trick For High-Altitude Flying
New research suggests that polymetallic nodules found 13,000 feet deep produce “dark oxygen” by electrolyzing water. Also, at higher altitudes, the air is less dense, which makes it harder for birds i...
7 Aug 202423min
PLATO’s Mission To Discover Exoplanets Like Earth
One of the hottest fields in astronomy right now is the search for exoplanets. NASA’s Exoplanet Archive currently lists over 5,700 confirmed planets orbiting distant stars.And more discoveries will be...
6 Aug 202417min
Why Cancer Death Rates Have Decreased Over The Last 30 Years
“Cancer” is a dreaded word in the doctor’s office. But about 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during our lives, the most common being breast, prostate, and lung cancer, according ...
5 Aug 202418min
