Paleontologists have long wrangled with the question of dinosaur metabolisms – whether they ran hot, like modern birds and mammals do, or resembled the slower metabolisms of modern reptiles. In a surprise, the answer seems to be both. “While we had assumed that most dinosaurs were warm-blooded, there was just no way to measure the …
Dinosaurs Started Out Hot, Then Some Of Them Turned Cold Read More »
Some voters think the list could make a difference in the elections. “Most of the scientific community is definitely antiwar,” said Alexander Nozik, a physicist at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology who was not involved in creating the list. “Being in such a list could significantly reduce the chances of being elected.” Updated …
Russian Academics Aim to Punish Colleagues Who Backed Ukraine Invasion Read More »
Before Tom Cruise signed on to star in the original “Top Gun,” he asked to take a test flight in a jet. Cruise wasn’t yet world famous, so when he arrived at the hangar, his long hair was still in a ponytail left over from “Legend,” the pilots, according to one of the film’s producers, …
In the early 1930s, archaeologists in Pompeii made a remarkable discovery: the skeleton of a man who died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD Unearthed in the Casa del Fabbro, or House of the Blacksmith, the skeleton was found encased in pumice and reclining on what had been a wooden couch, arms …
Flying salamanders? Well, not quite, but there is a species called the wandering salamander that lives in the tallest trees on earth, and can do a very convincing imitation of flight, parachuting from great heights on its way down to another branch, another tree or the ground . There are other animals without wings that …
Meet the Salamanders That Can Glide Wherever They Need To Go Read More »
For a weary world of fighting the coronavirus, the monkeypox outbreak poses a key question: Am I at risk? The answer is reassuring. Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts said in interviews. But there are two high-risk groups. One includes children younger than six months. But …
The Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan that was shut down in February, sparking a widespread baby formula shortage crisis, had a leaking roof, water pooled on the floor and cracks in key production equipment that allowed bacteria to get in and persist, Dr. Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, told a …
FDA Chief Details ‘Shocking’ Conditions at Baby Formula Plant Read More »
LONDON – With so many lives affected by cancer – in the United States alone, about 40 percent will receive a cancer diagnosis during their lives – it might be understandable if the disease were a common and compelling subject for museum shows. Despite the statistics, major exhibitions on cancer have been few and far …
London’s Science Museum Surveys Cancer’s History and Treatment Read More »
WASHINGTON – More than 50 corporations have joined a global “buyers’ club ”that pledges to purchase aluminum, steel and other commodities made from processes that emit little to no carbon, a move that will be announced on Wednesday by leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. John Kerry, President Biden’s special climate envoy, …
Corporations Pledge to Buy ‘Green’ at Davos Gathering Read More »
By Alaskan standards, the gravel road that an isolated community near the Aleutian Islands wants to build to connect to an airport is not a huge project. But because it would be cut through a federal wildlife refuge, the road has been a simmering source of contention since it was first proposed decades ago. Now, …
A Proposed Road in Alaska Threatens Anilca Protections Read More »
