Urine and fecal residue encrusted on the inside of ancient Roman chamber pots unearthed in Bulgaria has revealed the world’s oldest known evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite, which causes acute gastrointestinal distress. In the first century, the Romans established a province called Moesia Inferior in the Balkan Peninsula, which includes the modern…
Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America Geraldine Byrne Nason; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, T.D., of Ireland; and U.S. Department of State…
Nine years after the unveiling, Tesla has started mass production of its Semi electric truck with hopes of transforming the shipping world. The EV maker revealed on X that the first big rig has rolled off its “high volume” manufacturing line at a devoted plant near Gigafactory Nevada. It’s not certain when Tesla assembled this…
Available for 35 days The latest European State of the Climate report has found that Europe is once again getting warmer, and at a rate that is twice as fast as the global average. Tom Whipple is joined by Dr Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, to understand the driving forces…
As of today, NASA has confirmed the existence of more than 6,000 exoplanets (planets outside the Solar System), and scientists estimate that there are probably billions of planets in our galaxy alone. Some of these planets are similar to Earth, where liquid water could exist and an atmosphere that could support life. So far, though,…
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Updated April 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EDTjust now Up close, they are beautiful and evocative — at least more than you might imagine for tiny organisms that live inside the stomachs of livestock and help generate planet-warming gases. Known as rumen ciliates, these microbes could be playing a more significant role in climate change…
April 30, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Scientists just discovered what is fueling cows’ potent burps The “hydrogenobody,” a newly discovered structure inside microbial cells in cows’ gut, may play a key role in methane production, a new study suggests By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron Johner Images/Getty Images…
J. Craig Venter, one of the lead scientists in sequencing the human genome and a pioneer of modern genomics, died on Wednesday, his research institute announced. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. He was 79. The J. Craig Venter Institute said in a statement on Wednesday…
Former oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese government that Australians risk ongoing price shocks and higher costs if it prioritises fossil fuel development in response to the global energy crisis. Sixteen ex-executives and professionals – who had worked for companies including Woodside, Inpex, Exxon Mobil…
