Pollution from nighttime lights has severe impacts on birds and humans alike. What solutions are out there for New York?| Scienceline
I’m a peanut butter fiend. I add it to my smoothies and my granola, top it with some dark chocolate chips for a “healthy” dessert — let me lie to myself, please — and often eat it straight from the jar. But every time I finish a last spoonful, I face a dilemma: how do I recycle the container? As someone who tries to do what I can for the environment, I resort to the extreme. I run my kitchen sink until the water is burning hot (more on that later), let the container fill up and leav...| Scienceline
It sounds like an environmentalist’s dream: a renewable energy source that could generate 10% of the U.S.’s electricity output — and it doesn’t require land. But dig deeper into the climatic and ecological impacts of “floating solar” technology and you’ll find that while it’s still an attractive option, it may not be quite as enticing as it sounds. The problem, explains researcher Nicholas Ray, is that when the floating solar arrays are installed on small bodies of water, they...| Scienceline
Experts' optimism differs about new applications for GLP-1 drugs. Some have concerns about the motivations behind the push to find new uses| Scienceline
A newly-identified problem in AI deep learning models indicates that they can’t continually learn without assistance from humans| Scienceline
Researchers say the health of astronauts' microbiomes should be a concern during spaceflight, according to preliminary research.| Scienceline
Violinists play less smoothly when they're performing emotional pieces, according to new research. A professional violinist disagrees.| Scienceline
(Math + Art) × Fun = Mathemalchemy!| Scienceline
How do researchers study DNA that is more than 1,000 years old?| Scienceline
Over a year after workplace violence bill, are Georgia hospitals safer?| Scienceline
Cows are a big part of the climate problem — but can be part of the solution, too| Scienceline
