Oct 06 WATCH: David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for breakthrough work on proteins By Daniel Niemann, Mike Corder, Associated Press “That was actually called a grand challenge in chemistry, and in particular in biochemistry, for decades. So, it’s that breakthrough that gets awarded today,” Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: AI pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win 2024 Nobel Prize in physics By Daniel Niemann, Seth Borenstein, Mike Corder, Associated Press Hinton, who is known as the Godfather of artificial intelligence, is a citizen of Canada and Britain who works at the University of Toronto and Hopfield is an American working at Princeton. Continue reading
Oct 06 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Milton Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least six… Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: American scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA By Daniel Niemann, Maria Cheng, Mike Corder, Associated Press A panel that awarded the prize in Stockholm said Monday that the work by Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun ultimately "revealed a new dimension to gene regulation, essential for all complex life forms."… Continue reading
Oct 02 NASA switches off a scientific instrument on Voyager 2 to extend spacecraft’s lifespan By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — was powered down in late September so the spacecraft can keep exploring for as long as possible, expected into… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:15 Hurricane Helene’s reach shows why no place is immune from impacts of climate change By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida but towns hundreds of miles from the coast have seen some of the worst destruction. Communities once considered ‘climate havens’ are facing a harsh reality, there may be no such thing. William Brangham discussed… Continue watching
Oct 02 October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle a lucky few in its path. Here’s what to know By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The annular solar eclipse will be visible Wednesday over Easter Island and the tips of Argentina and Chile. Continue reading
Sep 30 Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant closes, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The shutdown makes Britain the first Group of Seven nation economies to phase out coal. Continue reading
Sep 28 Why bees and human shoppers have more in common than you think By Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation Just like people shopping for food at grocery stores, bees make sometimes irrational decisions about which flowers to visit depending on their recent experience with similar flowers and what other flowers are available. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: NASA and SpaceX launch mission to retrieve two astronauts stranded on ISS By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home next February. Continue reading