NASA is under new management after an announcement from President Trump late Wednesday evening named current Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as the agency’s interim administrator. The announcement, posted on…
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Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats
The Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are separated by around 6,000 kilometres of Pacific Ocean. Despite the vast stretch of water between them, the two small island…
Trees can’t get up and walk away, but forests can
An army of treelike creatures called Ents marches to war in the second The Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers, walking for miles through dark forests. Once they…
Can chatbots really improve mental health?
Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on my phone. It nodded – virtually – asked me how I…
How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain
“Is it just me, or is there a storm coming?” If you are one of the 39 million Americans in the U.S. living with migraines, there’s a good chance an…
Wildfire smoke can make your outdoor workout hazardous to your health – an exercise scientist explains how to gauge the risk
As the summer’s sunny days take hold, many people turn to outdoor exercise. But in parts of North America, pleasant weather often aligns with wildfire season. As summers get drier,…
Ji Chen – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Senior Editor Ji Chen, Professor at the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences! Ji’s research focuses on uncovering the mechanisms that…
Over 90% of X’s Community Notes unpublished, study says
Tech platforms are increasingly embracing a community-driven model of content moderations. More than 90 percent of X’s Community Notes—a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk’s platform—are never published, a…
Trump taps transport chief to be interim NASA administrator
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has been tapped to serve as interim administrator of US space agency NASA. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to…
