A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.
Senate Republicans want to sell the land to build more housing in the West, but the idea is contentious even…
People Can Be Identified by Breathing Patterns Alone, Scientists Find
Every breath you take, they really may be watching you.Your thumbprint, the pattern of lines in the iris of your…
Google DeepMind and National Hurricane Center Join on New A.I. Model
The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the work of its expert meteorologists.For the…
Climate Change Could Complicate Anti-Submarine Warfare
Sound is the primary means of tracking subs in vast ocean expanses, and research shows that it’s behaving differently as…
Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.
A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the…
World Bank Ends Its Ban on Funding Nuclear Power Projects
The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.The…
A Near-Full ‘Strawberry Moon’ Will Shine Again on Wednesday Night
June’s full moon, known as a “strawberry moon,” may appear reddish because of its low position on the Southern Horizon.Night…
This Elusive Antarctic Squid Was Seen for the First Time
An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been…
First Ever Images of Sun’s South Pole Released by ESA Solar Orbiter
Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images…
Why Rooftop Solar Could Crash Under the Republican Tax-Cut Bill
Federal tax breaks have fueled a boom. The House bill would end that immediately.Over the past two decades, more than…