Science & Technology

Saturn’s icy rings are probably heating its atmosphere, giving it an ultraviolet glow

The rings that make Saturn such a spectacle are probably heating its atmosphere and making it glow at ultraviolet wavelengths.…

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking. What can we do to stop it?

At Antelope Island State Park near Salt Lake City in the fall of 2022, three duck hunters dragged a sled…

50 years ago, a balloon circumnavigated the world for science

Twice round the world by Boomerang balloon — Science News, April 7, 1973 Scientists recovered for the first time ……

The summer of 2021 was the Pacific Northwest’s hottest in a millennium

A two-week-long heat wave in the Pacific Northwest in 2021 helped make that summer a record breaker for the region…

‘Period’ wants to change how you think about menstruation

PeriodKate ClancyPrinceton Univ., $27.95 In a February golf tournament, after Tiger Woods hit his ball farther on the ninth tee…

So reinigst du einen Smartphone-Ladeanschluss

Wenn du jemals bemerkt hast, dass dein Smartphone nicht richtig aufgeladen wird, könnte ein verschmutzter Ladeanschluss daran schuld sein. Diese…

Indiana Jones 5: Das längste Indy-Abenteuer steht bevor

Nach einer 15-jährigen Pause kehrt Harrison Ford in seiner ikonischen Rolle als Indiana Jones zurück. Mit einer Laufzeit von etwa…

Estrogen in birth control could be cut way back, a study suggests

Estrogen causes hormonal birth controls’ most serious and rare side effects, such as stroke and heart attack. The hormone is…

Hibernating bears don’t get blood clots. Now scientists know why

People stuck sitting in tight airplane seats for an entire long-haul flight are at risk of dangerous blood clots. But…

‘Flash droughts’ are growing increasingly common

Fast-forming droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change,…