Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in air hit another high
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air peaked again this year at record levels, scientists reported Thursday.
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Auction of Brazil's pre-salt oil fields earns $807 million
Brazil raked in 3.15 billion reais ($807 million) Friday in the first auction of deep sea, pre-salt oil fields since a crippling strike led to the resignation of state oil company Petrobras's CEO.
NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current ...
Letters of recommendation for women more likely to raise doubts
Letters of recommendation written for women are more likely to contain words or phrases that raise doubts about job or education qualifications than letters written for men, according to new research from Rice University ...
Widespread uranium contamination found in India's groundwater
A new Duke University-led study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states.
Italy fines Ryanair for mass flight cancellations
Italy's competition authority (AGCM) on Thursday hit Ryanair with a 1.85 million euro ($2.19 million) fine for mass flight cancellations late last year and failing to adequately inform affected passengers of their rights.
Improved ape genome assemblies provide new insights into human evolution
New, higher-quality assemblies of great ape genomes have now been generated without the guidance of the human reference genome. The effort to reduce "humanizing" discovery bias in great ape genomes provides a clearer view ...
New laser makes silicon 'sing'
Yale scientists have created a new type of silicon laser that uses sounds waves to amplify light. A study about the discovery appears June 8 in the online edition of the journal Science.
Scientists discover bees understand the concept of zero
Scientists have discovered honeybees can understand the concept of zero, putting them in an elite club of clever animals that can grasp the abstract mathematical notion of nothing.
Research finds tipping point for large-scale social change
When organizations turn a blind eye to sexual harassment in the workplace, how many people need to take a stand before the behavior is no longer seen as normal?
