November 3, 2024 – Rab Viral

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped resources Chong Liu is standing to the right, facing the camera, in a lab. She is wearing a navy jacket and blue nitrile gloves. She has long black hair and wears glasses.

Chong Liu is standing to the right, facing the camera, in a lab. She is wearing a navy jacket and blue nitrile gloves. She has long black hair and wears glasses.

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped resources

houssem23 November 3, 2024

Electric vehicles promise to help us move away from fossil fuels, but they present a new problem:...

How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas Tracy Slatyer is staring at the camera, smiling. There is a black board with equations written on in the background. Slatyer is wearing a black jacket and silver watch. Her light brown (or dark blonde) hair is pulled back in a ponytail.

Tracy Slatyer is staring at the camera, smiling. There is a black board with equations written on in the background. Slatyer is wearing a black jacket and silver watch. Her light brown (or dark blonde) hair is pulled back in a ponytail.

How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas

houssem23 November 3, 2024

At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article...

How rapid intensification produced two monster hurricanes in one week

houssem23 November 3, 2024

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting readers’ questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate....

50 years ago, satellites threatened astronomers’ view of the cosmos Satellites leave light streaks in the sky.

50 years ago, satellites threatened astronomers’ view of the cosmos

houssem23 November 3, 2024

Satellites interfere with radio astronomy – Scientific news, October 5, 1974 In the past, satellites and probes...

A new implant tested in animals reverses drug overdoses implant designed to detect and reverse drug overdoses

A new implant tested in animals reverses drug overdoses

houssem23 November 3, 2024

Naloxone has saved thousands of lives by reversing opioid overdoses. But its success depends on someone nearby...

Male mosquitoes sometimes suckle as well A male mosquito is seen in profile against a lime green background.

Male mosquitoes sometimes suckle as well

houssem23 November 3, 2024

Male mosquitoes can be almost as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, a new study suggests. This...

A transatlantic flight could turn Saharan dust into a major ocean nutrient A swirl of wind over the ocean is pictured via a NASA satellite

A transatlantic flight could turn Saharan dust into a major ocean nutrient

houssem23 November 3, 2024

As dust from the Sahara blows thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, it becomes progressively more...

Decline in vaping pushes use of tobacco products by young Americans to record low Two young people hold anti-tobacco signs at a a rally. The girl in front holds an teal-colored sign that reads, "I have a right to live tobacco-free." Another person holds a red sign that says, "The more tobacco ads I see, the more likely I am to start smoking."