Five Planets Will Be Lined Up in Night Sky This Week
Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon. Where and when can you see them? The...
North Sea Shell Survey Brings Out Volunteers
Hundreds of volunteers descended on the beaches of the North Sea coast this weekend to collect sea shells as a measure of the sea’s biological diversity. While there is a serious scientific purp...
Ignoring Experts, China’s Sudden Zero-COVID Exit Cost Lives, AP Finds
When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals turning away ambulances and crematoriums burning b...
Lithium Discovery Seen as Mixed Blessing in India’s Kashmir
The discovery of major lithium deposits is being seen as a mixed blessing in India’s troubled Kashmir region, where hopes for a major economic boost are tempered by fears of human displacement a...
Invasive Animals Wreak Havoc in Florida
Florida’s warm weather attracts millions of visitors, including animals that outstay their welcome. Wildlife brought in from somewhere else has seriously damaged the ecosystem in Florida, home t...
What To Do When Research to Stop a Pandemic Could Start One Instead
What would turn bird flu – the kind that’s killed millions of birds around the world and a few hundred people – into the next deadly pandemic? Scientists want to know so they can get ahead o...