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Environment Apr 8, 2024

Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds

Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.

Astronomy Apr 7, 2024

Eclipse viewing safety: Keeping your & your kid's vision safe

People preparing to watch Monday's total eclipse of the sun need to protect their vision during the event, eye doctors say.

Planetary Sciences Apr 5, 2024

The total solar eclipse is a cosmic spectacle well worth the hype

Eclipse fever has gripped North America, where many people are talking, worrying—and obsessing—about the April 8 total solar eclipse.

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

Q&A: How do animals react to a solar eclipse?

On April 8, many of us will be huddling behind protective glasses and feasting our eyes on a rare solar stunner. But the sun's eye-catching performance won't be the only thing on display. You may also notice our animal friends ...

Astronomy Apr 3, 2024

Australian 'bush glass' bears the fingerprints of a cosmic collision with an iron meteorite

How Earth and the other planets of the solar system formed and evolved over the eons is a hot question for planetary scientists like me. One of the best ways to find out is by looking at rocks from space.

Optics & Photonics Apr 3, 2024

Intelligent liquid: Researchers develop metafluid with programmable response

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable metafluid with tunable springiness, optical properties, viscosity and even the ability to transition ...

Space Exploration Apr 2, 2024

What to know about next week's total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun.

Ecology Mar 31, 2024

As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add billions of dollars yearly to the global economy through ...

General Physics Mar 31, 2024

Romania center explores world's most powerful laser

"Ready? Signal sent!" In the control room of a research center in Romania, engineer Antonia Toma activates the world's most powerful laser, which promises revolutionary advances in everything from the health sector to space.

Space Exploration Mar 28, 2024

Schools in the path of April's total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment

Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" playing in teacher Nancy Morris' classroom, swinging his arms open and closed across the planets pictured on his T-shirt.

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