Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s “Meanwhile in China” newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. Hong Kong CNN — As Chinese scientists analyzed soil samples their lunar probe brought back from the Moon, they realized something revolutionary: water and minerals were found in […]
Getting a degree in computer science used to be a stable path for any student looking to land a job in the tech industry right after graduation. With the proliferation of AI tools like GitHub CopilotTech companies may not need to hire as many software engineers as before, because smaller teams can reasonably produce the
Since 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. sorority and its members have left their mark in many sectors and have impacted communities and spaces. Influential members include Phylicia Rashad, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Maya AngelouToni Morrison and Vice President Kamala Harris, according to ESSENCE. Harris was officially sworn in as vice president of the United
Willow buds, Arctic poppy seeds, fungal bodies and rock moss megaspores found in soil sample GISP2 under microscope at the University of Vermont. Credit: Halley Mastro/University of Vermont Greenland’s story is getting greener and scarier. A new study provides the first direct evidence that the center, not just the edges, of the Greenland ice sheet
The MIT School of Science is launching a center to advance knowledge and computational capabilities in sustainability science and help decision-makers in government, industry, and civil society achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Working with MIT’s Climate Project, researchers at the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy will develop and apply expertise from across the
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A lack of coordination between legal, policy and scientific thinking risks “wasting an opportunity” to improve air quality, concludes new environmental law research co-led by a UCL academic. In their Science In their paper, ‘Harnessing science, policy and law to secure clean air’, Professors Eloise Scotford (UCL School of Law), Alastair
Leaving street lights on all night has an unexpected effect on the trees around them, forcing them to sacrifice growth for better defense against insects. Street lighting has many benefits, but the loss of darkness comes at a cost. It disrupts our view of the stars, and animals suffer. When scientists at the Chinese Academy
Credit: Nature Climate change (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-02091-2 Scientists across all disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many have already changed their lifestyles or engaged in awareness-raising and protest actions, and many more are planning to do so in the future. This is the result of a large-scale survey of scientists around the world conducted
Calandrelli is an engineer turned science popularizer. Credit: Morgan Demeter Emily Calandrelli, MIT engineer, Emmy-nominated science communicator, television host and producer, is going to space. On July 16, Calandrelli announced on social media that she would be flying aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft, a feat that will make her one of the first 100 women
Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted its experimental N1 brain-computer interface (BCI) in a second human volunteer and that it “works very well.” But as with the coin-sized device in the company’s first patient, only a fraction of the electrodes are believed to be working properly. “I don’t want to jinx it, but it looks