AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatarScientists Announce a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible. Seriously.verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Caroline DelbertHumans are one step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds. In a surprising new paper, scientists say they’ve nailed down a physical model for a warp drive, which flies in the face of what we’ve long thought about the crazy concept of warp speed travel: that it requires exotic, negative …
AvatarKathleen ReedFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGulf Stream at its weakest in over 1,000 yearsearthsky.org - Eleanor ImsterThe Gulf Stream, the Atlantic ocean current system that plays a vital role in redistributing heat throughout our planet, is the weakest it’s been in …
AvatarKathleen ReedFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOctopuses Can Feel Both Physical and Emotional Painrealclearscience.com - Carly CassellaAn important new study suggests octopuses are likely to feel and respond to pain in a similar way to mammals - the first strong evidence for this …
AvatarKathleen ReedFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPaleopocalypse! Ancient Relic Points to a Turning Point in Earth’s History 42,000 Years Agoscitechdaily.com - Mike O'NeillThis dramatic paleoclimate change – which was hallmarked with widespread auroras – could help explain other evolutionary mysteries, like the …
AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatarBox jellyfish: Australian teenager fatally stung on Queensland beachverified_publisherBBC NewsBBC News It is the first such death from the venomous ocean animal in Australia in 15 years. Box jellyfish: Australian teenager fatally stung on Queensland beach
AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatarOne day, your home could be made with mushroomsverified_publisherThe Verge - Justine CalmaMushrooms bricks could replace concrete Mushrooms are helping architects and engineers solve one the world’s biggest crises: climate change. These fungi are durable, biodegradable, and are proving to be a good alternative to more polluting materials. “Our built environment needs these kinds of …
AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatarChemists create and capture einsteinium, the elusive 99th elementLive Science - By Harry BakerScientists have uncovered some of its basic chemical properties for the first time. Scientists have successfully studied einsteinium — one of the most …
AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatarMysterious Element 'Einsteinium' Measured by Scientists For The First Timeverified_publisherScienceAlert - Mike McRaeDragons lurk at the edges of the map of known elements – atomic giants so delicate, and so scarce, they defy easy study. One such behemoth has finally …
AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatar2021 could be a turning point for tackling climate change and these are the young people leading the wayStylist Magazine - Mary RobinsonOne Young World and Mary Robinson are awarding and supporting young leaders behind innovative and impactful climate justice initiatives. Here are …
AvatarKathleen ReedFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGizmos free accountexplorelearning.comMath and science simulations that excite curiosity and inquiry With Gizmos, kids get it. Grab more space with Gizmos! Take your students on a tour of …
AvatarKathleen ReedAvatarAvatarDinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be Largest Land Animal EverSmithsonian Magazine - Alex FoxThe fossilized bones of what may have been the largest animal ever to walk the Earth are slowly emerging from the ground in Argentina, reports Amy …
AvatarKathleen ReedFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAstronomers may have detected background ripples in spacetime itselfverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingThe gravitational waves we’ve detected so far have been like tsunamis in the spacetime sea, but it’s believed that gentle ripples should also pervade …