article Artist’s impression of the HR 8799 planetary system at an early stage in its evolution, showing the planet HR879cc, a disc of gas and dust, and inner planets. (Dunlap Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics/Mediafarm/Nasa) A new accelerated video from Northwestern University shows four exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system, orbiting their star for … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — A scan of the skull of a 319 million year old fossil fish led to the discovery of the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shedding new light on the early evolution … Read more
Laura Lundquist (Missoula Current) More than two dozen organizations and scientists have submitted critiques of Montana’s proposed grizzly bear management plan, alluding to barriers that could impede radiation. With three days to go until the comment period closes on the Gianforte administration’s proposed state grizzly bear management plan, 27 organizations and scientists jointly submitted 67 … Read more
Carl Hortsmann found a way to take his 87-year-old father scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, skiing for the first time, and taking him to visit his old neighborhood in Union, NJ, where he grew up – all with the help of virtual reality. As part of an early phase of a clinical trial … Read more
By BRITTNEY J. MILLER February 1, 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/science-arizona-state-government-california-disaster-planning-and-response-automated-insights-earnings-be28e7e022007c82cdee63ca2b9ed555 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Waves of torrential rain drenched California in the new year. Snowpacks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains have swelled to more than 200% of their normal size, and snowfall across the rest of the Colorado River Basin also tends to be above … Read more
In a recent MarketWatch articleI predicted that Alphabet’s GOOGL, +1.96% Google will be forced to set up its digital dukes and provide a worthy challenger to ChatGPT if it wants to remain the king of search engines. This time has come. Google subsidiary DeepMind is preparing to launch Sparrow, touted as a safer, “harmless” and … Read more
Statewide – The celestial visitor, the famous Green Comet, is about to make an appearance and a local astronomer has some tips on how to see it. The green comet, officially known as C/2022 E3/ZTF, may not be as bright to the naked eye as many believe, said Jonathan Sabin, president of the local Deep … Read more
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Tales of people and dolphins working together to hunt fish go back millennia, from the days of the Roman Empire near what is now southern France to 19th-century Queensland, Australia. But while historians and storytellers have told the human point of view, it’s … Read more
CNN — According to a new study, letting infants watch tablets and TV can harm their academic success and emotional well-being later. Researchers found that increased use of screen time during infancy was associated with lower executive functioning once the child was 9 years old, according to the study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics journal. … Read more
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Tales of people and dolphins working together to hunt fish go back millennia, from the days of the Roman Empire near what is now southern France to 19th-century Queensland, Australia. But while historians and storytellers have told the human point of view, it’s … Read more