Birds Named after People Will Get New English Names
Standard English names for North American birds will now focus on the animals rather than people
Standard English names for North American birds will now focus on the animals rather than people
A U.S. push for voluntary payments in high-stakes negotiations over a global fund for climate disasters has raised tensions ahead of the upcoming COP28 climate summit
As companies join the hunt, can the field of mind-altering synthetic substances stay true to its original pioneering spirit of wonder, curiosity and connection?
Some of the tens of thousands of suicide deaths in the U.S. each year would not have happened if people in the community had been schooled to provide advice about gun safety
Rigorous standards are required to scale hydrogen as a clean energy solution; otherwise, it will be a costly, polluting diversion
The goofy-looking elephantnose fish “sees” its environment in three dimensions by creating a weak electric field and doing a little shimmy
Skirmishes at the U.K.’s AI Safety Summit expose tensions over how to regulate AI technology
Climate scientists, including pioneer James Hansen, are pinning down a fundamental factor that drives how hot Earth will get
Scientists have finally figured out how to make heads or tails of starfish
NASA’s Lucy mission flew past an asteroid nicknamed Dinky, only to discover an even smaller space rock orbiting it
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