Grand Canyon’s explosive gastroenteritis was a 3-month, multisource outbreak
The outbreak mirrored a nationwide surge in norovirus outbreaks.
Science // Science & Exploration
Ship that warned Titanic of icebergs has been found at bottom of Irish Sea
The SS Mesaba was torpedoed by a German sub six years after Titanic's sinking.
As a meteorologist, Hurricane Ian is the nightmare storm I worry about most
This is the kind of storm that destroys a community forever.
Western forests, snowpack, and wildfires appear trapped in vicious climate cycle
Extreme 2020 wildfires affected the water cycle in key mountain forests.
It’s not just social media: Cable news has bigger effect on polarization
When it comes to echo chambers, TV trumps online.
Putting together the Webb telescope’s mid-infrared eyes
The Mid-Infrared Instrument needs to be at 7 Kelvin to work.
SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022
Two test firings on Tuesday bring the company closer to a Starship orbital flight.
These researchers watched dead fish rot for 70 days—for science
Yes, there were probes—including an anal probe.
China’s secretive space plane flies higher and longer than before
So what is it doing up there? Secret, space-y stuff, of course.
Jumping spiders may experience something like REM sleep
If it's an analog of mammalian REM sleep, then it evolved very early.
Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules
It's "a revolutionary scientific advance in molecular data storage and cryptography."
Rocket Lab’s launch cadence now “100 percent” driven by market demand [Updated]
"Our cadence today is 100 percent driven by market demand."
Locked-in syndrome and the misplaced presumption of misery
Surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood.
58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change
77,000 studies were scoured to map the pathways.
Fecal fountains: CDC warns of diarrheal outbreaks linked to poopy splash pads
Whatever you do, don't get the water in your mouth.
