As the leaves turn and the weather changes, we invite you to “Fall into PBS,” a month-long celebration of the best of the best across four captivating categories: food, music, science, and film. Whether you’re a culinary enthusiast, a music lover, a science geek, or a film buff, there’s something for everyone this autumn. PBS…

As the Sugababes take the stage a few metres away, Eefje Schrauwen stands outside her assigned shipping container. There are other units on either side, each decorated differently. Her container bears a clothes line of women’s underwear — a cheeky nod to the science taking place inside. Schrauwen, an infectious-disease researcher at Avans University of…

The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets and Gaia Theory Jonathan Watts Canongate Books (2024) Today, it might seem self-evident that life on Earth shapes, and is shaped by, its environment. We learn in school that the oxygen we breathe is produced by plants, for instance. For those of us aware of the climate…

Abstract Accelerated innovation in climate-impacted oceans is outpacing standards of scientific responsibility. Standards of responsibility are critical because they shape research agendas, funding flows, scientific practice, and how innovations are regulated. Here, we examine responsibility debates among 243 marine scientists and end-users proposing, trialling and/or implementing 76 innovations for climate-impacted oceans. We identify three distinct…

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – River Bend Nature Center is hosting another series of the Nature Tots program called “Mad Science Mayhem”. On Saturday, Sept. 28th, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. attendees will be able to read science stories, make slime, and explore elephant toothpaste. This program is for ages 2-6 and is included…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks at a march in early August following a disputed election the month before.Credit: Maxwell Briceno/Reuters As President Nicolás Maduro continues a crackdown on his political opposition, researchers in Venezuela are increasingly considering leaving the country. His government has detained more than 1,600 people, including students and professors, since the National…

Visitors at Glasgow Science Centre will now be able to get their teeth into a new ‘hands-on’ endodontics exhibit, designed in collaboration with the British Endodontic Society (BES) and the University of Glasgow Dental School. © JohnFScott/iStock Unreleased/Getty Launched this September, the exhibition, ‘At the Root of It’, will teach visitors about the anatomy of…

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s like all of Colorado’s eight ecosystems in one location, throw in some slides, and you have the new Nature Play exhibit in Denver’s City Park. The play area sits on four and a half acres just outside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. After 18 months of construction worth almost…

I used to believe that the last thing I wanted to do on a hike was pull out my phone. That’s one of the reasons I love hiking in Angeles National Forest. I know the exact corner on Highway 2 where I lose reception. Newsletter You are reading The Wild newsletter Sign up to get…

Reuters 14:18 JST, September 26, 2024 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Pregnancy triggers vast changes in a woman’s body — hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary and more. And, as a new study reveals, the brain undergoes major changes too, some fleeting and others more enduring. Researchers said on Sept. 16 they have for the first time mapped the…