NASA UFO group highlights need for better data at first public meeting
by An independent group of scientists and experts convened by NASA to study unidentified abnormal phenomenaknown as UAPs or UFOs, Wednesday said there is “absolutely no …
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Earth is “really pretty sick right now” and in a danger zone in almost every ecological sense, research says
According to a new study, Earth has passed seven of eight scientifically established safety limits and entered “the danger zone” not only for an overheated …
Researchers link death in gene editing research to a virus used to administer the treatment, not CRISPR
The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy likely died after a reaction to the virus the therapy …
NASA’s Webb telescope spots a plume of water twice the length of the US spewing out of a Saturn moon that could harbor extraterrestrial life
Enceladus as seen by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft (left) and the James Webb Space Telescope (right).NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute; NASA, ESA, CSA, Geronimo Villanueva (NASA-GSFC) NASA’s Webb …
A triple whammy of cyclones, a once-in-200-year event, caused Italy’s deadly floods, scientists say
ROME (AP) — A rare, triple-blow from cyclones triggered the deadly floods that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said Wednesday that …
Commercial astronauts return to Earth after a nine-day visit to the space station
America’s most experienced spaceflier and her three crew of private astronauts undocked from the International Space Station and plummeted back to Earth late Tuesday, shooting …
Amazon workers are angry about job cuts, removal of return-to-office mandate
SEATTLE (AP) — A group of Amazon workers angry about recent layoffs, a return mandate and the company’s impact on the environment are planning a …
Jeffrey Epstein was invited to editorial meetings with Scientific American’s top editor, email records show
Jeffrey Epstein visited Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2004.Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein was invited to editorial meetings at Scientific American. Email records show …
Using pork fat as a green jet fuel will harm the planet, experts warn
pigs The fat from dead pigs, cattle and chickens is used to make greener jet fuel, but a new study warns it will ultimately be …
Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning
Scientists and technology industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning on Tuesday about the dangers artificial intelligence poses to …