Category: Science and Nature

  • Girls and Science celebrates 10 years at Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    Girls and Science celebrates 10 years at Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    Girls and Science celebrates 10 years at Denver Museum of Nature & Science – CBS Colorado Watch CBS News Be inspired by women in science! Join @CBSColorado, @DenverMuseumNS, and @GirlsIncDenver for our 10th annual Girls & Science. Enjoy a free night at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on March 1st from 4-8 pm!…

  • Girls and Science Kicks Off March 1 at Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    Girls and Science Kicks Off March 1 at Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    Girls and Science Kicks Off March 1 at Denver Museum of Nature & Science – CBS Colorado Watch CBS News CBS Colorado’s Kennedy Cook takes us behind the scenes before Girls and Science Kicks Off March 1 at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser…

  • Presented by CBC and Winnipeg Public Library

    Presented by CBC and Winnipeg Public Library

    Manitoba Community Join The Nature of Things co-host Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, executive Sue Dando and filmmakers to learn behind-the-scenes secrets of this iconic Canadian series. The event takes place at Millennium Library, Thursday, March 14 from 5-7 p.m. This free event is presented by CBC and Winnipeg Public Library CBC Communications · Posted: Mar 01, 2024…

  • Giant plume of plasma on the Sun’s surface and more — February’s best science images

    Giant plume of plasma on the Sun’s surface and more — February’s best science images

    Retired shuttle. NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour has been hoisted into a vertical position ready to be put on permanent display at its new home, the partially constructed Samuel Oschin Air and Space Centre in Los Angeles, California. The shuttle flew 25 missions between 1992 and 2011, including the first mission to service the Hubble…

  • I returned my neuroscience grant to devote my career to the climate crisis

    I returned my neuroscience grant to devote my career to the climate crisis

    Neuroscientist turned climate-action researcher Adam Aron leads a protest against fossil-fuel investment at the University of California, San Diego.Credit: Green New Deal at UCSD By 2021, Adam Aron had had a 20-year career in cognitive neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), having published more than 60 articles related to memory, impulse control…

  • Growing demand for environmental science expertise in the corporate sector

    Growing demand for environmental science expertise in the corporate sector

    Growing awareness of environmental risks and mounting regulatory and consumer pressure have driven unprecedented demand for environmental science expertise in the corporate sector. Recruiting skilled individuals with academic backgrounds and fostering collaboration among businesses, research institutions, universities and environmental professionals are vital for enhancing environmental knowledge and capability in companies. This is a preview of…

  • Neuroimmunology, women scientists and dogma

    Reflecting on the decision to become a neuroimmunologist, and the women mentors who taught me how to challenge dogma in all its forms. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe /* style specs start */ style{display:none!important}.LiveAreaSection-193358632 *{align-content:stretch;align-items:stretch;align-self:auto;animation-delay:0s;animation-direction:normal;animation-duration:0s;animation-fill-mode:none;animation-iteration-count:1;animation-name:none;animation-play-state:running;animation-timing-function:ease;azimuth:center;backface-visibility:visible;background-attachment:scroll;background-blend-mode:normal;background-clip:borderBox;background-color:transparent;background-image:none;background-origin:paddingBox;background-position:0 0;background-repeat:repeat;background-size:auto auto;block-size:auto;border-block-end-color:currentcolor;border-block-end-style:none;border-block-end-width:medium;border-block-start-color:currentcolor;border-block-start-style:none;border-block-start-width:medium;border-bottom-color:currentcolor;border-bottom-left-radius:0;border-bottom-right-radius:0;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:medium;border-collapse:separate;border-image-outset:0s;border-image-repeat:stretch;border-image-slice:100%;border-image-source:none;border-image-width:1;border-inline-end-color:currentcolor;border-inline-end-style:none;border-inline-end-width:medium;border-inline-start-color:currentcolor;border-inline-start-style:none;border-inline-start-width:medium;border-left-color:currentcolor;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:medium;border-right-color:currentcolor;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:medium;border-spacing:0;border-top-color:currentcolor;border-top-left-radius:0;border-top-right-radius:0;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:medium;bottom:auto;box-decoration-break:slice;box-shadow:none;box-sizing:border-box;break-after:auto;break-before:auto;break-inside:auto;caption-side:top;caret-color:auto;clear:none;clip:auto;clip-path:none;color:initial;column-count:auto;column-fill:balance;column-gap:normal;column-rule-color:currentcolor;column-rule-style:none;column-rule-width:medium;column-span:none;column-width:auto;content:normal;counter-increment:none;counter-reset:none;cursor:auto;display:inline;empty-cells:show;filter:none;flex-basis:auto;flex-direction:row;flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:1;flex-wrap:nowrap;float:none;font-family:initial;font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-language-override:normal;font-size:medium;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;font-style:normal;font-synthesis:weight style;font-variant:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-weight:400;grid-auto-columns:auto;grid-auto-flow:row;grid-auto-rows:auto;grid-column-end:auto;grid-column-gap:0;grid-column-start:auto;grid-row-end:auto;grid-row-gap:0;grid-row-start:auto;grid-template-areas:none;grid-template-columns:none;grid-template-rows:none;height:auto;hyphens:manual;image-orientation:0deg;image-rendering:auto;image-resolution:1dppx;ime-mode:auto;inline-size:auto;isolation:auto;justify-content:flexStart;left:auto;letter-spacing:normal;line-break:auto;line-height:normal;list-style-image:none;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:disc;margin-block-end:0;margin-block-start:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-inline-end:0;margin-inline-start:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:0;mask-clip:borderBox;mask-composite:add;mask-image:none;mask-mode:matchSource;mask-origin:borderBox;mask-position:0…

  • A dataset for multi-faceted analysis of electric vehicle charging transactions

    A dataset for multi-faceted analysis of electric vehicle charging transactions

    Abstract This study discloses a dataset of electric vehicles’ (EVs’) charging transactions at a scale for multi-faceted analysis from both EV charger and user perspectives. The data comprises whole sessions that occurred during a charging operation company’s annual commercial operation period, specifically including identifiers and charger location categories. For data acquisition, machine-to-machine wireless communication system…

  • Intelligent Design Influences Mainstream Science in Nature’s Lates…

    Intelligent Design Influences Mainstream Science in Nature’s Lates…

    In a significant development that underscores the evolving discussion around the origin of life (OOL), a recent publication in Nature by Nick Lane and Joana Xavier has reignited interest in how intelligent design (ID) theories are intersecting with mainstream scientific inquiry. David Coppedge highlights this interaction, pointing to a ‘devastating assessment’ of OOL research that…

  • Empirical assessment of ChatGPT’s answering capabilities in natural science and engineering

    Empirical assessment of ChatGPT’s answering capabilities in natural science and engineering

    Abstract ChatGPT is a powerful language model from OpenAI that is arguably able to comprehend and generate text. ChatGPT is expected to greatly impact society, research, and education. An essential step to understand ChatGPT’s expected impact is to study its domain-specific answering capabilities. Here, we perform a systematic empirical assessment of its abilities to answer…