TECH & SCIENCE
Why Is Climate Skpeticism More Common Among Right-wing Conservatives?
Psychology can help to cast light on why people on both sides of the political spectrum hold different views on climate change.
Future Hurricane Could Loop Around and Make Landfall Twice in the U.S.
Scientists simulated a hypothetical but physically plausible storm dubbed "Hurricane Rhody" that makes landfall twice in an area that FEMA has called the "Achilles' heel of the Northeast."
Robots Are Taking Our Jobs, but How Will This Affect Climate Change?
"Highly automated, intelligent systems promise to transform people's lives and even question the very role of humans," said researcher Laurie Wright.
5 Easy Lifestyle Changes That Could Help Tackle Climate Change
Climate Week might soon be over but there are several ways you can cut your carbon footprint, from changing up the way you travel to getting thrifty with leftovers and buying secondhand.
James Cameron: Our So-Called Civilization Is Using the Ocean as Its Toilet
The director said deep sea research is "shamefully underfunded" and called for a "global fleet of swarm robotics" to study Earth's oceans.
Dreams Help the Brain Forget Useless Memories, Study Suggests
The process could make it harder to remember our dreams, scientists believe.
iOS 13 Features: What You Can Expect from New Update
From Dark Mode to new privacy options, here's everything we know about iOS 13.
NASA Spots 'Spanish Stonehenge' From Space After Drought Reveals Monument
The structure has been submerged underwater since 1963 when the Spanish government, under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, decided to build a reservoir in the area.
Climate Change Is Going to Make Extreme Weather Events Worse: Here's Why
In general, extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent and intense, as global temperatures warm
First Ever Reconstruction of a Denisovan Shows How They Would Have Looked
Up until now, palaeontologists have faced a major problem when it comes to working out what these ancient hominids would have looked like. Now, using DNA methylation, scientists have been able to bring them back to life.
What Do Evangelical Christians Really think About Climate Change?
Newsweek spoke to two academics who immersed themselves in evangelical communities to understand how a quarter of the U.S. population came to reject the idea that climate change is a man-made problem.
Small, Elite Group of Companies Basically Controls the Global Environment
Around 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions pumped into the Earth's atmosphere each year can be attributed to 100 companies. That gives them a powerful platform in the move to sustainable business.
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One Giant Leap: 5 U.S. Destinations That Helped Put Man on the Moon
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with a road trip to some of the places that made it possible.
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Breaking Up with Plastic While You Travel
Once touted as an indestructible magic material, plastics have proven they are, indeed, long lasting - often ending up in our oceans, polluting reefs and killing wildlife. Here's how to help while you travel.
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Never Doze Off While Driving Again
AI devices, heads-up displays, smart license plates and more are make drivers safer.
Climate Change Model of Early Eocene is 'Scary Finding' for Earth's Future
Researchers have managed to simulate the climate during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum—when Earth was 14 degrees Celsius warmer than it is now.
An Enormous Volcano in Space Is About to Erupt, Scientists Say
Loki Patera is located on Jupiter's moon Io, one of the most volcanically active places in the solar system.
It's Time to Convince Both Liberals and Conservatives: We Need a Carbon Tax
The private and public sectors must work together to develop the breakthrough technologies needed for a clean energy transition. Putting a price on carbon is needed because demand drives innovation.
James Cameron Challenges Victor Vescovo's 'Record Breaking' Deep Sea Dive
Director says the focus on records is detracting from deep sea science and exploration.
Heartbreaking Images That Show the Impact of Plastic on Ocean Animals
Plastic fragments are frequently ingested by a wide range of marine animals that often mistake the substance for food.
Navy Continues to Track UFOs as Area 51 Raid Still Looms
Video captured from Navy pilots in both 2004 and 2015 continue to get analyzed, even as the Area 51 Raid looms this weekend.
Psychologists Warn Parents Against Causing 'Eco-Anxiety' in Children
Mental health professionals say a rising number of young adults are being treated with psychiatric drugs to reduce emotional stress and exhaustion caused by "eco-anxiety," a fervent fear that humans will go extinct as a result of their own pollution and damage to the environment.
Bizarre Image of Mars North Pole Looks Like Melted White Chocolate
The photo was taken by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter—a spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Orphaned Exomoon Being Torn Apart May Explain Bizarre Dimming of Star
In 2015, an astrophysicist discovered that the star would undergo irregular dips in brightness over a period of days or weeks.
Plan to Crush Native Mosquito Population With Gene-Edited Strain Fails
Around 18 months after the gene-hacked strain was released into the wild, the native mosquito population bounced up to almost pre-release levels.