Biggest Jump in World Defense Spending in 10 Years
Global spending on defense rose by 4% in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases from the United States and China, a study reported Friday.
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Kuiper Belt Object Reveals Secrets of Planetary Building Blocks
A trove of NASA spacecraft data from a visit to the farthest planet-like object in the solar system – a planetesimal in an icy region beyond the orbit of Neptune – reveals how planetary building blocks form over time, astronomers said in a trio of studies released Thursday.
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Consumers Likely Wasting Twice as Much Food as Previously Thought
A United Nations organization estimated in 2005 that a third of all food went to waste. But a new study finds that number to be much higher.
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Scientists Quintuple Estimate of Time It Took to Form Mars
Evidence of violent collisions with miniature planets suggest that the formation of Mars may have taken much longer than scientists have previously believed.
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Surprise! 1 in 5 Americans Hit With Unexpected Bills After Surgery
One in five Americans who undergo elective surgery receive surprise bills — despite their insurance covering the procedure — researchers said Tuesday, with the average debt around $2,000.
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US Emissions Cuts Credited With Steadying Rates Globally
Announcing good news amid worldwide concerns about climate change and carbon emissions, a Paris-based energy agency reported Tuesday that global energy-related CO2 emissions measured at the same level in 2019 as the year prior.
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Scientists Test China Virus Vaccine on Mice
A team of British scientists believe they are one of the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread around the world.
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Orb-Weaver Spiders’ Yellow & Black Pattern Helps Them Lure Prey
Using a bright yellow color similarly found in several flower heads, scientists revealed in a new study Monday that orb weaving spiders can use the colored patterns across their body to lure potential prey into their webs.
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Half a Million Insect Species Face Extinction, Scientists Say
Half of the 1 million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a “warning to humanity.”
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Soot From Europe’s Industrial Revolution Found in Himalayan Glacier
Long before humans explored the world’s highest peaks of the Himalayas, new research released Monday reveals our pollution got there first.
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Roll Out Bills to Help Farmers
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature unveiled a package of seven bills Monday providing relief to the state’s struggling farmers in the form of tax breaks, a boost to agricultural exports and an enhanced partnership with the University of Wisconsin system.
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Meet T-Rex’s Older Cousin: The Reaper of Death
Scientists said Monday they had discovered a new species of dinosaur closely related to Tyrannosaurus rex that strode the plain of North America some 80 million years ago.
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One Small Piece of Moon Dust, One Giant Leap for Lunar Studies
Scientists have begun to use a new and trailblazing laser-based technique when examining moon rocks brought to Earth – and they only need a single grain of moon dust to do it.
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Vaccine for New Virus Won’t Come in Time
The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health threat, with no guarantee one will arrive in time.
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Warm January Pushes Lower 48 States Toward New Record for Winter
The contiguous United States is in the midst of the warmest winter on record, according to data published by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday – a sobering picture that adds more evidence to the case for global warming.
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Temperature Extremes and ‘Climate Chaos’ Driving Bumblebees to Extinction
In the midst of devastating climate change, new evidence shows the bumblebee population has declined drastically throughout North America and Europe – allowing scientists to develop a trailblazing extinction-prediction method.
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Like Time Capsules, Tropical Tree Rings Reveal Effects of Human Activity
Dr. Seuss’ Lorax spoke for the trees, but what can the trees say about us? Research published Thursday in the journal Trends in Plant Science considers the impact of human activity on the growth of tropical trees, particularly in the Amazon.
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Scientists: Multiple Eco-Crises Could Trigger ‘Systemic Collapse’
Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into “global systemic collapse,” more than 200 top scientists warned Wednesday.
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Scientists Dive Miles Deep to Study the Ocean
A team of scientists is diving deep into the depths of the Indian Ocean, into a “Midnight Zone” where light barely reaches but life still thrives.
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Dog Sleuths Sniff Out Crop Disease Hitting Citrus Trees
Dog detectives might be able to help save ailing citrus groves, research published Monday suggests.
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