Earth observation provides a wealth of information to benefit our daily lives. As the demand for satellite data grows to address the challenges of climate…
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This artist’s concept allows us to imagine what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, located in the TRAPPIST-1…
The International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) is releasing its first annual report on Sunday, October 31, 2021. The release coincides with the G20 Summit in…
Kathryn Kosmides Contributor Kathryn Kosmides is a survivor of gender-based violence and the founder of nonprofit background check Garbo. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s message about…
The COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available to children ages 5 to 11. Assoc. Prof. Allison Bartlett of UChicago Medicine has answers to some common…
World’s largest study of the impact of temperature changes and kidney disease reveals that 7.4 percent of all hospitalizations for renal disease can be attributed…
This image shows only the feature which was nicknamed the Bat Shadow. It is the shadow of a protoplanetary disc orbiting the star in the…
Pacific white-sided dolphins swim off the coast of the Salish Sea. Credit: Matt Whelan, Salish Sea in Focus How a deadly land fungus began killing…
African e-commerce fulfilment startups backed by Y Combinator seem to be piquing investors’ interest this year for their niche e-commerce play. Summer batch graduate ShipBlu…
Size comparison of qubits The illustration shows the size difference between spin qubits and superconducting qubits. Credit: University of Copenhagen Quantum physicists at the University…
Legume Root nodules colored pink by leghaemoglobin and caused by a symbiotic relationship between the plant and beneficial bacteria. Credit: John Innes Centre Scientists discover…
This is a Hubble Space Telescope snapshot of the early stages of a collision between two galaxies that resembles a Halloween carved pumpkin. The “pumpkin’s”…
New results from the MicroBooNE experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory deal a blow to a theoretical particle known as…
ESA’s Clean Space initiative performed simulated reentry testing inside a plasma wind tunnel at the DLR German Aerospace Center’s site in Cologne. Credit: ESA It…
A new study from MIT and Massachusetts Eye and Ear provides evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect cells of the inner ear. Credit: Christine…
Plant-based jet fuel could reduce emissions by 68%. Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce…
For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease is a disease that…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — as seen in the bright flash at the Sun’s lower center — on…
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. I spent…
If you have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease, you already know about the increased risk of heart attack and stroke. But did…