SCIENCE

Cannabis related items on display at Housing Works, New York’s first legal cannabis dispensaryErik Pendzich/Shutterstock Cannabis is having a moment. Half of Americans live in a state with legal marijuana and 9 in 10 people nationwide…
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The vacuum is not as empty as it might appearElessarDesign/Shutterstock We may be able to harvest the quantum property of entanglement from apparently empty space, according to a group of researchers. If their…
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Tobacco seedlings growing in simulated lunar soilYitong Xia Growing plants on the moon could be made easier by adding bacteria to the soil to produce phosphorus, an essential element for plant growth that isn’t…
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Satellite photo of smoke from the Thomas Fire in California in 2017. Burning areas are outlined in redNASA/UPI/ Alamy Ash from wildfires that falls in the ocean can provide nutrients that boost the growth of…
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Bagged-up farmed salmon captured in the Langadalsá riverPatagonia The 13 salmon are laid out on a bench, dead, bagged up and ready to be sent to the authorities. They aren’t a pretty sight. They were caught and…
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The following is a transcript from New Scientist’s CultureLab podcast. Subscribe and listen for free here. Christie Taylor: Hello and welcome to Culture Lab, I’m Christie Taylor. This is a show all about how science…
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A meteor seen from Northumberland, UK, during the Draconid display in 2021PA Images/Alamy This year, the Draconid meteor shower is happening between 6 and 10 October, with its peak expected on 9 October. The…
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The northern lights over Culloden in ScotlandMichael Carver/Getty Images Earlier this week in the northern hemisphere, the northern lights, or aurora borealis, were seen creating bright displays further south than…
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When it comes to ancient humans in Asia, we have so many fossils and no consensus on how to make sense of them Source link
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3D image of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moonISRO/LEOS/SAC The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system and…
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