Category: Science and Nature

  • Iceland braces for volcanic eruption: what scientists are watching

    Iceland braces for volcanic eruption: what scientists are watching

    Authorities have evacuated the town of Grindavík in response to nearby earthquakes.Credit: Micah Garen/Getty Many Icelanders have been on edge in recent weeks, as magma moving underground in the country’s southwest threatens to breach the surface and begin flowing across the landscape. If it does, the volcanic eruption could threaten the coastal community of Grindavík,…

  • Psyence Group Announces Resignation of Board Member

    Article content TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Psyence Group Inc. (CSE:PSYG) (“Psyence” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage life science biotechnology company pioneering the use of nature-derived psilocybin in mental health and wellbeing announced today that Mr. Marvin Singer has resigned from his position as a Non-Executive Director for personal reasons. Mr. Singer has…

  • The Week of November 20, 2023

    The Week of November 20, 2023

    A 2016 chart of the U.S. allocation of radio spectrum. (NTIA) National Spectrum Strategy Includes ‘Moonshot’ Sharing Effort The Biden administration released a 26-page National Spectrum Strategy last week that aims to better manage the nation’s crowded radio frequency spectrum. An accompanying presidential memorandum directs agency actions to promote wireless technology innovation and establishes a…

  • Gilles Clément, the philosophical gardener who leaves plants to their own devices

    Gilles Clément, the philosophical gardener who leaves plants to their own devices

    Even if it is through the computer screen, on the other end of a video conference, Gilles Clément’s planet-blue eyes convey surprise and enthusiasm, curiosity and disillusionment, the possible and its opposite. Clément, 80, says he has left misanthropy behind and is approaching something akin to tranquility. He possesses large doses of wisdom and an…

  • Mary Kay Recognized for Leadership in Conservation and

    Mary Kay Recognized for Leadership in Conservation and

    Published an hour ago Submitted by Mary Kay Mary Kay was included in the 2023 Texan by Nature 20 (TxN 20), a prestigious recognition by the conservation non-profit, Texan by Nature. DALLAS, November 20, 2023 /CSRwire/ – Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in skin care innovation and sustainability, is honored to announce its inclusion…

  • Physicists answer question of Supergalactic Plane’s absent spiral galaxies

    Physicists answer question of Supergalactic Plane’s absent spiral galaxies

    image:  Artist concept of the Milky Way. view more  Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane. The Supergalactic Plane is an enormous, flattened structure extending nearly a billion light years…

  • I live next to an Icelandic volcano that’s about to blow. I wanted to be closer to nature, but not that close.

    I live next to an Icelandic volcano that’s about to blow. I wanted to be closer to nature, but not that close.

    A volcano under the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland could erupt within days. The eruption site is likely to be near the town of Grindavik, which has been evacuated. Advertisement This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sigurdur Leosson, a resident of the fishing town Grindavik in Iceland which is under threat from a…

  • Travel Trends 2024 (Part 3): Design Trends And Sleep Science

    Travel Trends 2024 (Part 3): Design Trends And Sleep Science

    In this series of articles, I talk to a wide range of travel experts, insiders and luxury brands to find out more about the future of travel for next year and beyond. In Part 1, I wrote about the search for authentic travel and how technology can elevate travel experiences. For Part 2, I spoke…

  • Researchers predict climate change-driven reduction in beneficial plant microbes

    Researchers predict climate change-driven reduction in beneficial plant microbes

    UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ­— Bacteria that benefit plants are thought to be a critical contributor to crops and other ecosystems, but climate change may reduce their numbers, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. They published their findings in Nature Food. The collaboration, including Francisco Dini-Andreote, professor of plant science at…

  • Kansas Wetlands Education Center’s Holiday Open House – Fort Hays State University (FHSU)

    11/20/23 HAYS, Kan. – Join the Kansas Wetlands Education Center staff in celebrating the Christmas season with a Holiday Open House from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 2. The KWEC gift store is stocked with perfect gift selections for any nature enthusiast. Visitors can take advantage of a 40 percent discount on one…