At Long Last, the James Webb Space Telescope Is Ready for Launch
[ad_1] As a NASA photographer, Chris Gunn has been documenting the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from its early days. Since 2009 he has captured […]
We’re Doing Mindfulness Wrong, Psychologists Say
[ad_1] What does mindfulness mean to you? Is it about being aware of what comes your way without distraction? Or is it engaging with life’s […]
COP26 news: Obama’s speech encourages compromise to advance climate cause
[ad_1] By Michael Marshall, Richard Webb, Adam Vaughan and Jason Arunn Murugesu Former US president Barack Obama gives a speech during COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland […]
COVID Quickly, Episode 18: Vaccines for Kids and the Limits of Natural Immunity
[ad_1] Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to COVID, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series. Josh Fischman: This is your fast-track update on the COVID pandemic. […]
As COP26 Climate Summit Continues, Attention Turns to Carbon Markets
[ad_1] Messages from the climate talks this week have focused on ambition and equity more than commas and semicolons. That’s because most aspects of the […]
Not There Yet: Greater Cuts Are Still Needed at COP26 Climate Negotiations
[ad_1] International negotiations on climate change kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland, this week with countries and regions making a flurry of pledges to help stem […]
Why the U.S. Didn’t Join 40 Other Countries in Pledge to End Coal
[ad_1] The Biden administration arrived this month at international climate talks in Scotland with the intent to prove the United States was again ready to […]
COP26 Climate Pledges: What Scientists Think so Far
[ad_1] The first few days of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) have seen a flurry of announcements from world […]
The Brain Has a Special Kind of Memory for Past Infections
[ad_1] While the brain and spinal cord have their own squad of specialized immune cells, the peripheral immune system is armed with a larger battalion […]
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2021
[ad_1] 1971 Fish in Death Valley “Small springs and streams dot the Death Valley region, one of the most arid deserts. These small aquatic ‘islands,’ […]