The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

Astronomy

Major US art event explores the bonds between art and science

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
More than 70 exhibitions across Southern California are taking on the relationship between art and science, with compelling results
Categories: Astronomy

Does this high-tech lettuce hold the answer to the global food crisis?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen captures the food industry's attempts to meet the challenges of climate change and conflicts in his new book, Food for Thought
Categories: Astronomy

A personal investigation into the crisis of men's mental health

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
The issue of men's dangerously bottled-up emotions finds a fresh and personal voice in Silent Men, a documentary that is at its most powerful when director Duncan Cowles turns the camera on others
Categories: Astronomy

Does this high-tech lettuce hold the answer to the global food crisis?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen captures the food industry's attempts to meet the challenges of climate change and conflicts in his new book, Food for Thought
Categories: Astronomy

A personal investigation into the crisis of men's mental health

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
The issue of men's dangerously bottled-up emotions finds a fresh and personal voice in Silent Men, a documentary that is at its most powerful when director Duncan Cowles turns the camera on others
Categories: Astronomy

You can't put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Astronomy and particle physics are no longer seen as vital by the US establishment, so funding has fallen. But our work creates a sense of wonder, and wonder matters, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Categories: Astronomy

How to take a quantum approach to finding love

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Feedback was delighted to learn of the appearance of quantum physicist Garrett Josemans on Netflix's Love is Blind. After all, being comfortable with two opposing realities can surely help in a relationship
Categories: Astronomy

To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Evidence that animals mourn the death of loved ones is growing, but we should be wary of letting our biases cloud this topic, says philosopher Susana Monsó
Categories: Astronomy

The dilemma of mining more metals so we can ditch fossil fuels

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
In his new book, Power Metal, journalist Vince Beiser provides a balanced briefing on the race for the resources that will shape our technological future
Categories: Astronomy

You can't put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Astronomy and particle physics are no longer seen as vital by the US establishment, so funding has fallen. But our work creates a sense of wonder, and wonder matters, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Categories: Astronomy

How to take a quantum approach to finding love

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Feedback was delighted to learn of the appearance of quantum physicist Garrett Josemans on Netflix's Love is Blind. After all, being comfortable with two opposing realities can surely help in a relationship
Categories: Astronomy

To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Evidence that animals mourn the death of loved ones is growing, but we should be wary of letting our biases cloud this topic, says philosopher Susana Monsó
Categories: Astronomy

The dilemma of mining more metals so we can ditch fossil fuels

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
In his new book, Power Metal, journalist Vince Beiser provides a balanced briefing on the race for the resources that will shape our technological future
Categories: Astronomy

We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Food production is responsible for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions. To get everyone the food they need in a warming world, governments worldwide must invest in securing our food systems
Categories: Astronomy

Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Has Rejected Climate Science

Scientific American.com - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency has said people aren’t driving temperature increases and declined to accept federal climate money for disaster preparedness as governor of South Dakota

Categories: Astronomy

We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 1:00pm
Food production is responsible for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions. To get everyone the food they need in a warming world, governments worldwide must invest in securing our food systems
Categories: Astronomy

Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images

Space.com - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 12:00pm
The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.
Categories: Astronomy

Why we now think the myopia epidemic can be slowed – or even reversed

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 11:05am
Rates of near-sightedness are rising all over the world. But solutions to the epidemic are coming into focus and could be simpler than you think
Categories: Astronomy

Why we now think the myopia epidemic can be slowed – or even reversed

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 11:05am
Rates of near-sightedness are rising all over the world. But solutions to the epidemic are coming into focus and could be simpler than you think
Categories: Astronomy

Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 11/13/2024 - 11:00am
Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields
Categories: Astronomy