by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Science
Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Science
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXOver 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Science
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.A meteor shower known for blazing fireballs is set to peak on Monday night into early Tuesday and could present a dazzling...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Science
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China’s effort to be a global leader in space exploration.A parachute slowed their capsule’s nighttime descent to a remote landing...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 3, 2024 | Science
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki around midnight spewed thick...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 3, 2024 | Science
Deep within the Arctic Circle, pocketed between giant glaciers and beneath polar ice floes, Swedish photographer and content creator Cecilia Blomdahl found extraordinary warmth.The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying roughly midway between Norway’s northern coast...