World's last wilderness may vanish
The world's last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets critically needed, according to University of Queensland-led research.
The world's last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets critically needed, according to University of Queensland-led research.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2018
21
1605
Rakesh Mogul, a Cal Poly Pomona professor of biological chemistry, was the lead author of an article in the journal Astrobiology that offers the first biochemical evidence explaining the reason the contamination persists.
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2018
27
2314
Seven European consumer groups filed complaints against Google with national regulators Tuesday, accusing the internet giant of covertly tracking users' movements in violation of an EU regulation on data protection.
Security
Nov 27, 2018
2
1132
German officials say that a spike in radioactivity has been detected in the air in Western and Central Europe but there's no threat to human health.
Environment
Oct 5, 2017
0
329
Elon Musk, founder of private space-faring company SpaceX, recently unveiled his new Starship craft. Amazingly, it is designed to carry up to 100 crew members on interplanetary journeys throughout the solar system, starting ...
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2019
57
1662
Pennsylvania has enacted a limit on two PFAS chemicals in drinking water, marking the first time the state has set its own limits instead of adopting a federal standard.
Environment
Jan 17, 2023
0
29
What a fine view of Mother Earth and what a smooth ride.
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2018
7
3409
It's about time for the annual mass migration of honeybees to California, and new research is helping lower the chances the pollinators and their offspring will die while they're visiting the West Coast.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2019
1
6610
A red Tesla convertible hitched a ride to space with a SpaceX rocket in early February, bringing with it what may be the largest load of earthly bacteria to ever enter space.
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2018
16
1566
A piece of the Wright brothers' first airplane is on Mars.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2021
2
1218