Photographs of neotype skulls for (a) Orcinus rectipinnus (USNM 594671) and (b) Orcinus ater (USNM 594672). Credit: Royal Society Open Science (2024). DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231368 More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize—at least in name. Charles Melville Scammon submitted a manuscript … Read more
Cannabis plants grow in the clone room at Aurora Deutschland GmbH, a manufacturer of medical Cannabis products, in Leuna, Germany September 11, 2023. Lisi Niesner | Reuters Growing cannabis indoors uses a lot of energy, obviously resulting in higher emissions. But some companies are trying to combat that like U.K.-based cultivator Glass Pharms. It claims … Read more
A total solar eclipse April 8 will enter over Mexico’s Pacific coast, dash up through Texas and Oklahoma, crisscross the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, before exiting over eastern Canada into the Atlantic. Credit: AP Photo, File Clouds are likely to spoil the view of the total solar eclipse in Texas and other spots along … Read more
This 2021 handout image released by Indonesia’s environment ministry shows one of two rare Javan rhino calves that were caught on video in Ujung Kulon National Park. A new Javan rhinoceros calf has been spotted at an Indonesian national park, giving hope for the conservation of one of the world’s most endangered mammals. The calf, … Read more
On Saturday ’71 fires were declared in agricultural and forestry regions’ across Greece over just 12 hours. Greece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to “high risk” after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said. On Saturday, “71 fires were declared in agricultural and forestry regions across the country in 12 … Read more
A total solar eclipse will be seen across the United States in April 2024 — this was a view of the 2017 eclipse in Oregon. When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from the sun’s atmosphere to strange animal behaviors—and … Read more
People preparing to watch Monday’s total eclipse of the sun need to protect their vision during the event, eye doctors say. Powerful ultraviolet rays can do permanent damage to the eyes if people look directly at the sun as the moon is sliding into place before it, said Starr Schroeder, an emergency department nurse at … Read more
The verdicts will be unprecedented. Europe’s top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of states in the face of global warming, rulings that could force governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies. The European Court of Human Rights, part of the 46-member Council of Europe, will … Read more
On Monday, tens of millions of spectators across Mexico, the United States and Canada will witness the Moon completely obscure the Sun’s light, a rare celestial spectacle that won’t be visible for most of North America again until 2044. Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision … Read more
This image captures the moon passing in front of the sun during an eclipse on Jan. 30, 2014, seen in space by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/SDO As the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, draws closer, a vibrant community of enthusiastic amateur radio operators, known as “hams,” is gearing up for an … Read more
