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Earth contains buried chunks of an alien world that are 'millions of times larger than Mount Everest,' research suggests
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.If you were to peer deep under Earth's crust, you'd spot two giant blobs of rock cupping the planet's core like a pair of hands.The source of these mysterious continent-sized formations — one under the Pacific Ocean, the other under Africa —has baffled geologists for four...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.If you were to peer deep under Earth's crust, you'd spot two giant blobs of rock cupping the planet's core like a pair of hands.The source of these mysterious continent-sized formations — one under the Pacific Ocean, the other under Africa —has baffled geologists for four...WW…
A telescope submerged nearly a mile underwater in the world's deepest lake is hunting for ghostly particles from space
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.A new telescope below the surface of the world's deepest lake has commenced a hunt for the universe's most elusive particles. These tiny particles, neutrinos, have almost no mass and no electrical charge, which makes them challenging to observe. Most neutrinos that exist today formed during...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.A new telescope below the surface of the world's deepest lake has commenced a hunt for the universe's most elusive particles. These tiny particles, neutrinos, have almost no mass and no electrical charge, which makes them challenging to observe. Most neutrinos that exist today formed during...WW…
Damning analysis of Trump's pandemic response suggested 40% of US COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.About 40% of US COVID-19 deaths "could have been averted," a of President Donald Trump's public-health policies found.The report, published by the Lancet Commission, excoriated Trump's handling of the pandemic and general approach to public health....…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.About 40% of US COVID-19 deaths "could have been averted," a of President Donald Trump's public-health policies found.The report, published by the Lancet Commission, excoriated Trump's handling of the pandemic and general approach to public health....WW…
A nano-chameleon with exceptionally large genitals is the world's smallest known reptile
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.The world's tiniest reptile is a male chameleon less than an inch long from nose tip to tail. It fits comfortably on a finger tip. published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers described finding a single male and female member of the new species, nicknamed "the nano-chameleon," in the...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.The world's tiniest reptile is a male chameleon less than an inch long from nose tip to tail. It fits comfortably on a finger tip. published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers described finding a single male and female member of the new species, nicknamed "the nano-chameleon," in the...WW…
Mysterious, 20-million-year-old tunnels in the ancient ocean floor came from 6-foot-long carnivorous worms, a study found
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Scientists in Taiwan noticed odd, L-shaped burrows in a set of rocks eight years ago. Since the rocks once sat on the Pacific Ocean floor, they thought the tunnels had been made by shrimp, or perhaps octopuses. But the shape and structure of the burrows didn't match those made by such creatures,...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Scientists in Taiwan noticed odd, L-shaped burrows in a set of rocks eight years ago. Since the rocks once sat on the Pacific Ocean floor, they thought the tunnels had been made by shrimp, or perhaps octopuses. But the shape and structure of the burrows didn't match those made by such creatures,...WW…
We've now found microplastics on the very highest and lowest points on Earth. Mount Everest is littered with them.
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.Humans have managed to pollute the highest point on the planet.Tiny pieces of plastic sit in the snow just below the summit of Mount Everest, at 27,690 feet (8,400 meters) above sea level. These microplastics — fragments smaller than a fingernail that never fully breakdown —...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.Humans have managed to pollute the highest point on the planet.Tiny pieces of plastic sit in the snow just below the summit of Mount Everest, at 27,690 feet (8,400 meters) above sea level. These microplastics — fragments smaller than a fingernail that never fully breakdown —...WW…
Russia enacted a national mask mandate. Trump still won't do so, though it could save an estimated 63,000 lives.
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Global coronavirus cases have hit .In the last week, Russia reported , its highest seven-day average yet. Cases there topped 17,000 for the first time ever Friday. The US, meanwhile, tallied more than 83,000 new cases on Friday — the country's highest ever.Russia's rising cases prompted...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Global coronavirus cases have hit .In the last week, Russia reported , its highest seven-day average yet. Cases there topped 17,000 for the first time ever Friday. The US, meanwhile, tallied more than 83,000 new cases on Friday — the country's highest ever.Russia's rising cases prompted...WW…
The White House-backed 'Great Barrington Declaration' calling for herd immunity wouldn't just fail — it could lead to 640,000 deaths
The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.The White House is applauding a new document drawn up earlier this month at in small-town Massachusetts, which falls neatly in line with the Trump Administration's own coronavirus plan: reopen, reopen, reopen.The letter, (named after the 7,000 person Massachusetts town where it was drafted) was written by three scientists from Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard Universities, who lament the effect of the pandemic — and strategies to mitigate it — on...…The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.The White House is applauding a new document drawn up earlier this month at in small-town Massachusetts, which falls neatly in line with the Trump Administration's own coronavirus plan: reopen, reopen, reopen.The letter, (named after the 7,000 person Massachusetts town where it was drafted) was written by three scientists from Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard Universities, who lament the effect of the pandemic — and strategies to mitigate it — on...WW…
Don't hold your breath for a coronavirus vaccine. Here are the 7 biggest challenges we still need to overcome.
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to get the latest healthcare news and analysis — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.If a fire breaks out in a school or a movie theater, everyone knows what to do: head for the exits.The exit plan for this pandemic, on the other hand, is uncharted territory.What's certain is that a vaccine is crucial. That's why scientists and governments are...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to get the latest healthcare news and analysis — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.If a fire breaks out in a school or a movie theater, everyone knows what to do: head for the exits.The exit plan for this pandemic, on the other hand, is uncharted territory.What's certain is that a vaccine is crucial. That's why scientists and governments are...WW…