US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space
DARPA envisions growing structures hundreds of metres long Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo The US military is brainstorming ways to build large structures
US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site
The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the US Andrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers in the US are pushing
Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies
Members of the Himba community in Namibia get just 5.5 hours of sleep a night on average Nick Fox / Alamy Much has been written
Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the right Fengyang Wang/Stockholm University This sustainable, wood-based hair conditioner may
USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide
Women lining up at a mobile tent for reproductive health services at a clinic in Zimbabwe MSI Zimbabwe/Arete/Tendai Marima The day Donald Trump took office
Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes
Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024 NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if you want it cold enough
Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste
Farm waste could be turned into hydrogen fuel ImageryBT/Shutterstock Hydrogen could be made using agricultural waste under a new production process that uses less energy
How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
The experimental supersonic aircraft XB-1 Boom Supersonic When the experimental XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight on 28
Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universe Science Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in the universe. It is 1.4
Is cleaner air accelerating global warming more than we expected?
Air pollution can have a cooling effect on the climate Cheunghyo/Getty Images James Hansen, the climate scientist best known for alerting the US Congress to