A one-inch Hawaiian snail is dead, and his species is likely gone forever. The New Year’s Day death of the small, 14-year-old snail, named George by Hawaiian scientists, is yet another blow to the native […]
For three straight years, carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. dropped. But in 2018, emissions of the potent greenhouse gas shot back up. A new report by the Rhodium Group — a research institution that […]
Images show the aftermath of the Anak Krakatau volcano. Image: Ed Wray/Getty Images By Johnny Lieu2019-01-04 04:00:54 UTC Two weeks ago, a deadly volcanic tsunami struck in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, catching residents by surprise. Clouds […]
At the start of January, people typically make resolutions about health, money, and relationships, with the mindset of “new year, new me.” In 2019, they need to add environmental goals to the list. Last year […]
It won’t be long before the James Webb Space Telescope is launched, an enormous and complex feat of engineering — but all one piece. That’s a good thing for now, but new research suggests that […]
The up to $818 million deal between Locus Biosciences and Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a division of Johnson & Johnson) that was announced yesterday points toward a new path for CRISPR gene editing technologies and (potentially) the […]
A logging road through the rainforest in Berau, Indonesia. Image: Justine E. Hausheer / The Nature Conservancy By Mark Kaufman2019-01-04 16:06:37 UTC The deep rainforest is a symphony. In the rainforests of Indonesia, New Guinea, […]
Another sizeable cash injection for big data biotech: Sophia Genetics has announced a $77M Series E funding round, bringing its total raised to $140M since the business was founded back in 2011. The company, which […]
The toilets at Joshua Tree National Park — a world of palm oases, lizard-dominated wilderness, and desert tortoises — are overflowing. Due to the ongoing government shutdown that started Dec. 22, there is zero funding […]
The New Horizons probe has just sent back its first real shots of Ultima Thule, a 21-mile-long rock or planetesimal deep in the reaches of the solar system — and now the most distant object […]
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