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Detractors also assert that scientists will only ever be able to engineer unsatisfactory imitations of extinct animals. Raising and breeding such creatures, some experts warn, could imperil living ...

WASHINGTON—Dr. Gretchen Goldman, an environmental engineer who previously served in the Department of Transportation, White House and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), will be joining UCS on ...

In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by ...

The annual list of Fellows announced by the 90-year-old Indian National Science Academy, among the country’s most prestigious assembly of scientists, sticks out this year for its deviation from ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

We sent emails to astrobiologists (scientists who study extraterrestrial life), as well as to scientists in other areas, including biologists and physicists. In total, 521 astrobiologists ...

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Bigger picture, scientists know that the fire risks have been decades in the making. UC Riverside climate scientist Francesca Hopkins explains how carbon emissions from human activities turn into ...

During February to June 2024, we carried out four surveys regarding the likely existence of basic, complex and intelligent extraterrestrial life. We sent emails to astrobiologists (scientists who ...