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NASA simulated an incoming asteroid impact, and the biggest roadblock to action was penny pinching
Business Insider via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoA nearby asteroid called Bennu, which poses no threat to Earth.NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona...
Flash Flooding After New Mexico Wildfires Highlights Climate Risks
New York Times· 3 days agoFlooding in Ruidoso, N.M., over the weekend showed how wildfire damage, worsening under climate...
Surprising asteroid sample reveals Bennu may have originated from an ocean world
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoA sample from asteroid Bennu contains organic compounds usually found at midocean ridges on Earth,...
Mars gets hit by hundreds of basketball-size space rocks every year
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoNew seismic data reveals that hundreds of space rocks crash into Mars each year, which could affect...
Federal funding for major science agencies is at a 25-year low
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoI’m an astronomer and also a senior university administrator. As an administrator, I’ve been...
At Olympic Team Trials, USA Gymnastics Gets Warm and Fuzzy
The New York Times via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoMINNEAPOLIS — Just before this week’s United States Olympic gymnastics team trials, a very eager...
The Science of Dogs
New York Times· 4 days agoMy career as a science journalist began with a story on canine genetics. It was a major advance for an animal that, though beloved by humans, had been...
How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)
New York Times· 4 days agoThis article is part of our Pets special section on scientists’ growing interest in our animal companions. On that date, the National Institutes of...
Ex-Basketball Player Sues NCAA Over Using 'Mario's Miracle' Video—Without Paying Him—In Class Action...
Forbes· 2 days agoMore than a dozen former college basketball players have sued the NCAA over the continued use of...
Posts Claim Being 'Extra Sleepy' Around Your Partner Means You're 'Chemically Bonded.' Here's What...
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoThere's even research showing that sleep in general is better with a partner, which might play a...