Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Diplodocus is a
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Glaciers shape the landscapes of Spitsbergen, an island of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.Credit: Arterra/Sven-Erik Arndt/UIG/Getty Emotionally engaging forms of communication are more effective than scientific facts alone in motivating climate action, finds a
One in five reptile species and two in five amphibian species are threatened with extinction1,2, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In Central America, for instance, numbers of variable harlequin frogs (Atelopus varius) have fallen by more than 80% since the 1980s. In the Seychelles, the population of giant bronze geckos
Biologist Guilherme Longo, who studies the effect of climate change on coral bleaching, is one of the recipients of funding from Brazilian science philanthropy Serrapilheira.Credit: Erika Beux Wealthy philanthropies in Brazil are starting to put their money into science — a trend that could help to protect research funding if voters in next month’s elections
There was something behind the clouds. Upon close inspection, it was the Moon, which was hard to see yesterday around noon above the small village of Cessy, France. But soon, it was not only the Moon. As expected, a bright dot suddenly appeared from behind the Moon — the planet Venus far in the distance.
Brain–computer interfaces decode users’ brain signals.Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Human communication relies on more than just talking; we nod, shrug, move our hands and point with our fingers. For people with severe paralysis, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) can convey intended speech or movement. Now, researchers have shown that a single brain implant can do both at once.