Toxic air reduced by 54% in 5 cities during lockdown – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 lockdown reduced dangerous air pollutants in five Indian cities — Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai — by up to 54 per cent saving 630 people…
China moves rocket into place for upcoming Mars mission
In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 file photo, a Mars lander is lifted during a test for its hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities at a facility at Huailai in…
Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction
This 2018 photo provided by Paolo David Escobar shows a male Hillstar hummingbird perched on a Chuquiraga jussieui flower in Ecuador. A study released on Friday, July 17, 2020 finds…
A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation
People recreating in Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first protected area. Protected areas like Yellowstone are invaluable, but they not enough to adequately conserve endangered species in the United States.…
Scientists find faster way to count animal sperm using DNA
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have identified a quicker and less expensive way to count sperm in lobsters that could help scientists looking at…
Vintage Kustom Kulture Hot Rod Monster Models by Mouse
Stanley “Mouse” Miller Stanley Miller was born in San Francisco where his father worked as a staff artist for Disney Studios before moving to the Motor City where Stanley grew…
28 ‘cocooned’ black holes found hiding in plain sight
More than two dozen missing “cocooned” black holes have been rediscovered, after researchers took a new look at X-ray maps of the sky. All of these singularities had been misclassified…
Oldest surviving light reveals the universe’s true age
Ancient light from the Big Bang has revealed a precise new estimate for the universe’s age: 13.77 billion years, give or take 40 million years. The new estimate, based on…
Developer Relations goes global and rises in importance
Commentary: DevRel pros may not be traveling right now, but they do have an opportunity to engage with developers how the programmers and engineers prefer. Image: Yumi mini, Getty Images/iStockphoto…
How did Australia lose its grip on covid-19 and can it get it back?
By Alice Klein Empty streets in Melbourne, Australia, where lockdown rules are in place to limit the spread of coronavirusDANIEL POCKETT/AAP/PA Images Australia was tantalisingly close to eliminating the coronavirus,…