The real winner of Fat Bear Week
Welcome to ! Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears spent the summer gorging on 4,500-calorie salmon, and they've transformed into rotund giants, some over 1,000 pounds. The park held...
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna shares her perspective on COVID-19 and CRISPR – TechCrunch
CRISPR co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna was named a Nobel laureate in Chemistry today, sharing the honour with Emmanuelle Charpentier . We had the opportunity to speak to Doudna recently at our...
Microscopic photos show the hidden beauty of an invisible world
We know that wildlife photos of large mammals and wide open vistas can be breathtaking, but you know what doesn't get enough of a look in? Close-up shots. As in...
The Fat Bear Week winner is truly colossal
Welcome to ! Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears spent the summer gorging on 4,500-calorie salmon, and they've transformed into rotund giants, some over 1,000 pounds. The park is...
Two heavyweights clash in the Fat Bear Week finals
Welcome to ! Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears spent the summer gorging on 4,500-calorie salmon, and they've transformed into rotund giants, some over 1,000 pounds. The park is...
Black hole discoveries earn three scientists a Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists Tuesday for their discoveries around one of the most fascinating and mysterious parts of our known universe: black holes....
Scribe Therapeutics launches a platform for engineering CRISPR-based therapeutics – TechCrunch
A new company called Scribe Therapeutics founded by two former members of CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna’s UC Berkely genetics lab (alongside Doudna herself) launched on Tuesday, debuting a platform designed...
Spacebit books a second trip to the Moon via NASA’s commercial lunar payload program – TechCrunch
UK-based robotic rover startup Spacebit has booked a second payload delivery to the Moon, aboard the Nova-C lander that Intuitive Machines is planning to send in 2021 as part of...
Why Earth’s ozone hole is large this year
The ozone hole grew pretty large this year — but that's expected. Researchers from the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service announced Tuesday that the ozone hole — a big...
Meteorologist Eric Holthaus believes we can reverse climate change effects by 2050. Is it possible?
Eric Holthaus, a climate reporter and meteorologist, wants to remind you that you are born at exactly the right time in history to help reverse the damage we have caused...