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Anyone Can Easily Find Plastic “Islands” in the Ocean
We use plastic every day of our lives — from grocery bags to fast food soda cups, plastics are an integral part of just about every industry. While a versatile tool, they also take a long time to biodegrade, if they do at all, making them a problem for the planet....
What Will It Take to Make the Shipping Industry Sustainable?
Our nation relies on freight today more than ever before. With a growing amount of materials being sourced from overseas and countless numbers of outbound shipments headed across the globe, consumers have come to depend on every one of the primary forms of...
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Meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Cleveland
A loud boom heard over Cleveland was likely "a result of a meteor," the National Weather Service said Tuesday.Some residents immediately feared the sound was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO. One person told the station that the boom shook their whole...
NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 25, 2026, after rolling back from the launch pad....
Researchers develop biodegradable, plant-based packaging from natural fibers – new research
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.Jie and I had been hoping to identify...
Scientists say marijuana doesn’t ease anxiety or other mental health conditions
Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn’t work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research.Medical marijuana includes products with cannabidiol, or CBD, and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol,...
Paleontologists uncover a new ‘Spinosaurus’ species by following a clue from a decades-old book into the Sahara Desert
My fixation on a small, desolate locale in the heart of the Sahara Desert started with a single line buried in a 630-page tome in French about the rocks of the central Sahara: “Dent de Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret,” which translates to “tooth of...
Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out
Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 15, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire predictions about population growth, world hunger and environmental collapse made headlines and sparked controversy for...
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot...
Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image of a pitted vertical rock face dubbed "Timboy Chaco" on March 5, 2026. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSNASA's Curiosity...
Is spring really — finally — here?
It's far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday.The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the...
Africa’s great divide: Why the continent’s split is so exciting for science
Time and time again, Hollywood has embraced an imminent apocalypse, as films like “2012” beamed the fictionalized end of the world onto the big screen.Fortunately, the scientific logic for many such movies has been, to put it lightly, creative. The planet’s crust did...
Why are there seven days in a week?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] are there seven days in a week? – Henry E., age 8, Somerville, MassachusettsWaiting for the weekend can often...
A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of two neutron stars colliding and merging. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)We could soon be able to "see" inside a neutron star and learn...