Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, has died
The equation named after him helps organize our thoughts on extraterrestrial life. Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons) On Friday, the family of astronomer Frank Drake announced that he passed away peacefully at 92 in his Calif.....»»
One more dead in horrific eye drop outbreak that now spans 18 states
Bacteria in the recalled drops are so drug-resistant, docs turn to phage therapy. Enlarge (credit: Getty | UniversalImagesGroup) Another person has died in an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to con.....»»
Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US
On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same busy road in Atlanta where her daughter died six months earlier......»»
Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC"s Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33
Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died......»»
A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet
Summer in India has always been hot. Increasingly, it's testing the limits of human survival. As temperatures have climbed across the world's most populous nation in recent weeks, more than a dozen people died at an event in central India and thousan.....»»
Astronomers find a "red nova": A main-sequence star just eating its planet
Back in 2020 astronomers observed a red nova, which while enormously powerful, is on the low side of energetic events in the universe. Now an astronomer has studied the event in close detail and has come to the conclusion that we have just witnessed.....»»
Improved model offers out-of-this-world control on ice age cycles
A research team, composed of climatologists and an astronomer, have used an improved computer model to reproduce the cycle of ice ages (glacial periods) 1.6 to 1.2 million years ago. The results show that the glacial cycle was driven primarily by ast.....»»
Research suggests smoke from the Black Summer fires may have made the triple La Nina more likely
The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for the first time in memory. By some estimates, a billion native animals died up and down Australia's east coast. Dozens of people died......»»
Can lions coexist with cattle in Africa?
Protecting lions and the interests of cattle producers in Kenya is a difficult balancing act. In a recent Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution article, Dr. Laurence G Frank, a researcher at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of Californ.....»»
Marine seagrass meadows show resilience to "bounce back" after die-offs
In Florida alone, thousands of acres of marine seagrass beds have died. Major seagrass die-offs also are occurring around the world. Stressors such as high temperature, hypersalinity and hypoxia or lack of oxygen affect seagrasses' ability to resist.....»»
Isotope analysis helps tell the stories of Aboriginal people living under early colonial expansion
In 2015, Gkuthaarn and Kukatj community members of Queensland's Gulf Country invited us to excavate, analyze, and rebury the skeletal remains of eight young Indigenous people who died near the town of Normanton in the late 1800s......»»
DNA study of famed US sled dog shows what made him so tough
New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto. Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he died, to see what made the pooch so famously tough......»»
Genome of famed sled dog Balto reveals genetic adaptations of working dogs
The sled dog Balto has been celebrated in books and movies for his role in delivering desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Now, his DNA has enabled scientists to explore the genetics of 1920s sled dogs in Alaska and under.....»»
Scientists sequenced the genome of Balto, famous sled dog of 1925 “Serum Run”
Balto was just part Siberian husky and, contrary to popular legend, not part wolf. Enlarge / After Balto died in 1933, his taxidermy mount was put on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. (credit: Cleveland Museum o.....»»
Frank Lloyd Wright channels his inner hypebeast to win over Gen Z
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation partnered with fashion brand Kith on a new line of shoes and clothes. Will the collab lead to a new generation of FLW acolytes? A home office desk with Steelcase made sense. As did an ottoman with Inside Weather, a.....»»
Butterflies and dodos hold clues to protecting biodiversity
Although too late for the famed flightless bird, new scientific findings on the winged insects could help preserve animal species......»»
Grimes promises to share revenue from AI-generated songs using her voice
Let all of us artists embrace our AI overlords and profit off their brilliance! Last week, new songs from Drake and The Weeknd went viral. … The post Grimes promises to share revenue from AI-generated songs using her voice appeared first on BGR.....»»
2022 U.S. traffic deaths drop, NHTSA data shows
NHTSA estimated 42,795 people died in vehicle crashes on U.S. roads last year, down about 0.3 percent from the 42,939 fatalities reported for 2021......»»
Rescued alligator that was recovering at NYC zoo has died
An abandoned and emaciated alligator that was found in a New York City lake and sent to the Bronx Zoo for recovery has died in a "tragic case of animal abuse," zoo officials said......»»
After the migrant deaths in Akwesasne, Canadian immigration law must reckon with its colonial history
On March 29, two families of four died while attempting to cross the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. Their bodies were found in Akwesasne Mohawk territory which straddles the Canada-United States border......»»
Public game company stock prices rise in Q1 but acquisitions fall | Drake Star
Stocks rose for public game companies in Q1, and that could help revive a weak acquisition market, according to Drake Star Partners. Stocks rose for public game companies in Q1, and that could help revive a weak acquisition market, according to D.....»»