[ad_1] On Friday (March 25), tens of thousands of young people across the world mobilized for a global climate strike, demanding that world leaders take action to curb the environmental abuses driving catastrophic climate change. Local activists collaborated with the youth-organized grassroots movement Fridays for Future (FFF) to organize the demonstrations, which took place…
[ad_1] The boa constrictor has developed a way to control air movement in its lungs using ribs in the lower part of its body, so it can breathe while it squeezes the life out of its prey Life 24 March 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A boa constrictor Janice and Nolan Braud/Alamy The boa constrictor can…
[ad_1] FRIDAY, MARCH 25 ■ The Big Dipper glitters softly high in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. You probably know that the two stars forming the front of the Dipper’s bowl (currently on top) are the Pointers; they point to Polaris, which is currently to their left or lower left. And, you…
[ad_1] Tim Russ is perhaps best known for his role as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. However, his affinity for space goes far beyond science fiction. An actor and director by day, by night he is an amateur astronomer who has been watching the sky for decades. I recently had the pleasure of…
[ad_1] China’s first Mars orbiter is keeping tabs on multiple robots on the Red Planet’s surface. The Tianwen 1 orbiter recently captured photos of the Zhurong rover, its partner on the Tianwen 1 Mars mission, and NASA’s Perseverance rover as the two wheeled robots explored their surroundings. Tianwen 1 imaged Perseverance on March 7, when…
[ad_1] If your go-to conversation starter is serial killer factoids or you spend Friday nights binging shows on the ID Network, you may get some raised eyebrows and concerned looks. But obsessing over true crime isn’t as strange of an addiction as one may think, especially if you identify as a woman. Instead, fascination with…
[ad_1] (CNN) — Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California’s Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. Endeavour glides in for a landing Sunday at California’s Edwards Air Force Base. The shuttle, steered by commander Christopher Ferguson, landed at 1:25 p.m., ending…
[ad_1] Fluctuations in Earth’s magnetic field that repeat every seven years can be used to probe the inner workings of our planet Earth 21 March 2022 By Chen Ly Diagram showing wave-like flow at the surface of Earth’s outer core and background magnetic field lines Felix Gerick Small magnetic waves discovered in Earth’s core could…
[ad_1] The boa constrictor has developed a way to control air movement in its lungs using ribs in the lower part of its body, so it can breathe while it squeezes the life out of its prey Life 24 March 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A boa constrictor Janice and Nolan Braud/Alamy The boa constrictor can…
[ad_1] With 90 detections now under our belt, gravitational waves are solving riddles about the evolution of galaxies and missing black holes – and they could soon give us a glimpse of dark matter Physics 16 March 2022 By Stuart Clark Ollie Hirst IN A darkened room in Sweden, beneath a chandelier and surrounded by…