82.9 percent of the conservation funds were allocated to beautiful vertebrates, while plants and invertebrates only received 6.6 percent each. Read More
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Trump’s Tariffs Leave Automakers With Tough, Expensive Choices
Carmakers are likely to face higher costs regardless of how they respond to President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts. Read More
Read More »Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras in Stunning Detail
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the …
Read More »How Science Could Resolve Africa’s Largest Water Dispute
Researchers propose a framework for equitable sharing of the Nile’s water and hydropower resources during extended drought periods. A new study proposes a science-based policy for operating the Nile River’s …
Read More »Great White Sharks Are Mysteriously Disappearing – And It’s Collapsing Ecosystems
Renowned for their incredible ability to breach the water while hunting, the disappearance of Great white sharks from False Bay, South Africa, has sparked concern among scientists and conservationists about …
Read More »Not So Secure: Drones Can Now Listen to Underwater Messages
Cross-medium eavesdropping technology challenges long-held assumptions about the security of underwater communications. Researchers from Princeton and MIT have developed a method to intercept underwater communications from the air, challenging long-standing …
Read More »Scientists Warn: Popular Infant Medicine Could Trigger Diabetes Later in Life
Mouse study reveals beneficial bacteria play crucial role in helping insulin-producing cells multiply. Exposure to antibiotics during a critical stage of infancy can hinder the development of insulin-producing cells in …
Read More »CoreWeave Scales Back Ambition for Its I.P.O.
The company, which originally expected its shares to be priced between $47 and $55, will ask for $40 a share in a sign of stock market uncertainty. Read More
Read More »Scientists Discover Simple Way To Boost Students’ Math Scores
Researchers from Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative, along with their collaborators, carried out am megastudy to explore whether low-cost, behaviorally-informed nudges could support teachers in boosting students’ progress in …
Read More »Researchers Discover Brain Growth Trigger Found Only in Humans
New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence the development of the cerebrum, according to a recent …
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