Man Called Most Prolific Serial Killer In US History Dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in US history, with nearly 60…
From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic
What do you do when COVID-19 safety protocols and travel restrictions mean you can’t do your research? That’s what these…
COVID-19 recovery is an opportunity to tackle worsening climate crisis: New report
We are at a moment of overlapping planetary health emergencies: COVID-19 and climate change. Both have their origins at the…
Preserving cultural and historic treasures in a changing climate may mean transforming them
With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that…
A few heavy storms cause a big chunk of nitrogen pollution from Midwest farms
Some effects of extreme weather are visible – like half a million acres of flattened corn in Iowa left behind…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Sends Off Canadian Satellites — LIVE | NowThis
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the Radarsat Constellation Mission of Canadian Earth observation satellites from Vandenberg…
Why California’s Privacy Law Won’t Hurt Facebook or Google
California, that innovative economic juggernaut that so often takes the regulatory lead on matters such as automobile emissions, is once…
A Decade Ago, Wim Delvoye’s Work Was Censored in Shanghai. Now, He’s Launching Perrotin Gallery’s New Shanghai Space
The French art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin has never been one to make a quiet entrance. True to form, next month…
In Atlantic City, Where Trump Built and Destroyed a Casino Empire, One Man Has Created an Odd Museum to the President’s Past
Every Sunday this August, public historian Levi Fox sets up shop in front of Atlantic City’s soon-to-be-demolished Trump Plaza Hotel…
What is this weird Twitter army of Amazon drones cheerfully defending warehouse work?
Here is a strange little online community to puzzle at. Amazon has developed an unnerving, Stepford-like presence on Twitter in…
Behind the Scenes at the World’s Most Fascinating Workshops
In 2015, German-born photographer Katrin Korfmann was living in China; her husband, sculptor Jens Pfeifer, was doing a three-month artist’s…
Protesting fascists wherever they go
ONE WEEK after the far right was humiliatingly outnumbered at its “White Civil Rights Rally” in Washington, D.C., by thousands…
Three Science Experiments You Can Do With Your Phone
Everyone already knows that you are carrying around a computer in your pocket. But your smartphone is more than just…
After 13 Years, Scientists Finally Map the Massive Wheat Genome
In a field at the edge of the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, half a dozen students and lab…