NASA’s new video succinctly captures how much the world has warmed
NASA has some unsettling news. In 140 years of modern record-keeping, 2019 was the second hottest year on record, which means that 19 of the last 20 years are now...
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule returns from the Space Station loaded with science experiments – TechCrunch
SpaceX has successfully completed its 19th commercial resupply (CRS) mission for the International Space Station, with the Dragon cargo spacecraft used for the mission splashing down in the Pacific Ocean...
Scientists used stem cells to create a new life-form: Organic robots
Credit: Douglas Blackiston, Tufts University Straight out of the 1990s and the plot of Jurassic Park, a team of scientists have successfully created an entirely new life-form using stem cells...
For 420 straight months, Earth has been warmer than average
The last time Earth had a month of normal temperatures — compared to the 20th century — was in . Lebron James was a crawling infant, just over a month...
Kids with lazy eye can be treated just by letting them watch TV on this special screen – TechCrunch
Amblyopia, commonly called lazy eye, is a medical condition that adversely affects the eyesight of millions, but if caught early can be cured altogether — unfortunately this usually means months...
What science teaches us about breaking bad habits
It’s a new year and many people are in the mood for making a fresh start. And that often means giving something up (cigarettes, alcohol, junk food). Unfortunately, the odds...
Where Australia’s smoke goes to die
Smoke from Australia's megafires has already traveled tens of thousands of miles around Earth. "It circles the globe in roughly a week," said Manvendra Dubey, who researches air pollution and...
Allen Institute for AI’s Incubator expands with $10M fund from high-profile VCs – TechCrunch
The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) started its incubator two years ago, helping launch companies like Xnor.ai, Blue Canoe and WellSaidLabs. Their success has attracted funding from not just local...
Why the extinction of mammoths may have forced us to invent civilization
Why did we take so long to invent civilization? Modern Homo sapiens first evolved roughly 250,000 to 350,000 years ago. But initial steps towards civilization – harvesting, then domestication of...
The kids climate lawsuit just got thrown out by federal judges
The kids just got some bad news. Twenty-one children, adolescents, and young adults — all between the ages of 11 and 23 (as of June 2019) — sued the federal...