AstronomyNASA Chief Suggests Recent UFO Sightings Could Be Extraterrestrial Life Bill Nelson aspires to be a believer. While the head of NASA recently commented on the recent high profile UFO encounters by US Navy pilots,…
TechnologyTikTok dodges questions about biometric data collection in Senate hearing TikTok avoided inquiries about what it planned to do with the biometric data its privacy policy allows it to gather on the app’s U.S. users…
HealthCOVID’s Impact on Gut Health is being studied using a New Tool A coronavirus called NL63, which causes the common cold and is also associated with GI symptoms was used in new research using an Intestine Chip…
ChemistryMaking Carbon-neutral Fuel with Microbes Biofuels are derived from living organisms or the waste they generate. Plants are used to produce ethanol, one of the most common biofuels. The plant…
Environmental ScienceFarming Revival could sow the Seeds of Prosperity in Food-insecure Areas In Sub-Saharan Africa, a rethinking of irrigation is improving food security, reducing water waste, and lifting people out of poverty. Agriculture experts from The Australian…
Plants and AnimalsIdentity of Mystery Giant Squid That Gatecrashed Shipwreck Search Revealed Shipwrecks, colossal creatures, and unknown species can all be discovered while fishing in the water. An unnamed monster swooshed past an OceanX expedition in 2020…
BusinessHeavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets Rent the Runway is set to price its IPO later today and begin trading the next morning, assuming all goes according to plan. Udemy is…
Environmental ScienceGreenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Record High for another Year, Despite Lockdowns Despite the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere reached new highs last year. Despite all the memes, it…
BusinessFrom the American heartland, a startup boom When Sprout Social went public, it seemed like a coming-of-age celebration for the Chicago startup ecosystem, which has long had a leadership position in the…
Plants and AnimalsEnormous Rare Owl Makes First Public Appearance in 150 Years After a 150-year absence, Shelley’s eagle-owl (Bubo Shelley) swooped back into the public eye this week, making its long-awaited comeback in Ghana. The “holy grail”…