Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor

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November 11, 2022

Space Exploration Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor Divers working on a television documentary were searching for a downed World War II aircraft when they instead discovered the NASA artifact By Robert Z. Pearlman,SPACE.com

Climate Change The World Will Likely Miss 1.5 Degrees C--Why Isn't Anyone Saying So? Though many scientists say it's inevitable that the world will overshoot 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, the global climate talks unfolding in Egypt are bound to the target By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Evolution Chances of Finding COVID-Causing Virus Ancestor 'Almost Nil,' Virologists Say A genome analysis finds SARS-CoV-2 and bat coronaviruses shared an ancestor just a few years ago, but extensive recombination has muddied the picture By Smriti Mallapaty,Nature magazine

Animals These Punk Rock Penguins Have a Bizarre Breeding Strategy New Zealand's erect-crested penguin lays two eggs, but rejects the first one—the opposite of how most birds prioritize their offspring. By Christopher Intagliata | 02:38

Weather Weird Weather: How to Tell a Williwaw from a Haboob You may have endured a frost quake, pogonip or Saskatchewan screamer without knowing it. Take our tour of weird weather terms to find out By Mark Fischetti

Mathematics Geometry Reveals the Tricks behind Gerrymandering Some voting districts are tilted intentionally toward one party or another—a factor in the midterms. Geometry plays a critical role in gerrymandering By Manon Bischoff

Climate Change Climate Impacts Threaten Nearly Every Aspect of Life in U.S., Government Report Says The effects of climate change in the U.S. are steadily worsening and disproportionately affect the most vulnerable residents, a draft report of the next National Climate Assessment finds By Chelsea Harvey,Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Animals Watch Octopuses Throw Things at Each Other Cephalopods living unusually close together have been filmed throwing shells, algae and silt—sometimes at another octopus By Emma Marris,Nature magazine

Evolution Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground Tiny subterranean cracks can upend aquifer microbes' ecology By Joanna Thompson

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