My wow moment with the Unistellar EVscope 2 happened almost immediately after setting it up. As the digital telescope sent my phone a gradually improving image of the spiral arms of M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, I felt a little awe as I realized that billions of stars had sent photons through million light years on …
This digital telescope helped extract the Whirlpool Nebula from the sky Read More »
Animal advocates accuse US Senate Democrats of selling off the critically endangered northern right whale by including a provision in a year-end funding bill that would allow the lobster industry to Maine to continue using fishing gear that maims the species, often fatally, until at least 2028. An unprecedented right whale policy endorsement inserted by …
Animal Advocates Say Senate Omnibus Bill Dooms Right Whale to Extinction Read More »
Research on psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin as treatments for substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, and PTSD holds incredible promise. The evidence is so compelling that some states are decriminalizing possession of these drugs and legalizing their therapeutic use, even though they remain under the federal government’s Schedule 1 classification. New drugs for mental health …
Under a federal proposal, Pennsylvania would have received $20 million a year for wildlife conservation efforts, but that funding has not made it into the federal government’s spending plan. “Unfortunately, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act was not included in the spending bill, which means it’s not good for industry, it’s not good for wildlife and …
Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission Seek Wildlife Funding Read More »
Researchers have identified genetic variants linked to different canine behaviors.Credit: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Registry/Getty Study finds genetic links to dog behaviors An analysis that combined behavioral data from 46,000 dogs with DNA sequences from 4,000 dogs identified genetic variants linked to their characteristic behaviors, such as nervousness or aggression (EV Dutrow et al. Cell …
Canine genetics, the moon capsule, and biased sports science Read More »
In the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, residents have been concerned about the health and environmental impacts of crude oil spills that have occurred since oil was discovered there in 1958. The epicenter of this has been Ogoniland, 261 communities spread over nearly 1,000 km2 (385 sq mi). Between 1976 and 1991, more …
Timeline: Half a century of oil spills in Nigeria’s Ogoni country Read More »
This post originally appeared on ZeMing Mr. Gao’s website, and we have republished with the author’s permission. Read the full article here. In a recently published article on SSRN, Dr. Craig S. Wright described a new theory (philosophy) of time that offers a separate quantum universal calendar as well as an understanding of the universe …
The universe is a time warp – the quantum universal calendar Read More »
image: Mangoes exposed to blue light for several days were redder and sweeter (top) than those placed in the dark (bottom). seen Following Credit: Adapted from Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07137 We’re often told to limit our “screen time,” in part because of the harsh blue light screens can emit. Plants …
Blue light may be bad for humans, but good for mangoes Read More »
A British Columbia study analyzing 120 wildlife bridges found most are too narrow, potentially leaving many species split or dead on a highway Most wildlife crossings in North America and Europe are too narrow, a group of British Columbia scientists have found, a situation that potentially limits the number of animals that can cross major …
Most wildlife crossings are too narrow, BC researchers say Read More »
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — A little girl from the Triangle is living with a genetic condition so rare that doctors around the world are still trying to find out more about it. Thea Halsey has been through a lot in her three years, and her parents don’t know what their daughter’s life will be like, …
