Study finds mercury pollution from human activities is declining

Models show that an unexpected reduction in human-driven emissions led to a 10 percent decline in atmospheric mercury concentrations.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
today ~9 min

Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
today ~7 min


How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views

Social media platforms, the modern public squares, are being manipulated by foreign influence campaigns. AI makes those campaigns more effective.

Filippo Menczer, Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
today ~8 min

Trump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy

Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.

Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
today ~9 min

Two Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA Discovery

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~4 min

How spiders use weird web tricks to snare prey

Not all spiderwebs follow the iconic radial design you might picture. An expert breaks down the different strategies spiders use.

Texas A&M University • futurity
yesterday ~6 min

Study: Replanting Same Trees Cannot Replace Burned Forests

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 6, 2024 ~5 min

NASA Follows Asteroid Moving Closer to Earth from Sun’s Orbit

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 6, 2024 ~5 min


Big thunderstorms create a surprising amount of radiation

"As it turns out, essentially all big thunderstorms generate gamma rays all day long in many different forms."

Duke University • futurity
Oct. 4, 2024 ~9 min

Argentine Town Struggles with Parrot Invasion

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 3, 2024 ~3 min

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