First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers

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June 30, 2023

Black Holes First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers Astrophysicists are tuning in to a never-before-seen type of gravitational waves spawned by pairs of supermassive black holes By Meghan Bartels

Geology Giant 'Gravity Hole' in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea A vast expanse of the Indian Ocean is a staggering 100 meters lower than the global average sea level because of a major dip in Earth's gravity. Scientists now think they know the cause By Tom Metcalfe

Consciousness A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled A brain scientist and a philosopher have resolved a wager on consciousness that was made when Bill Clinton was president By John Horgan

Climate Change We're Building Things Based on a Climate We No Longer Live In NOAA precipitation estimates that engineers and planners use to design bridges, roads and other infrastructure are decades out of date because of climate change By Thomas Frank,E&E News

Astronomy A 'Captured' Alien Planet May Be Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue planet By Joanna Thompson,LiveScience

Climate Change Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won't Budge A "heat dome" is parked over Texas and Mexico and is sending temperatures soaring to record—and potentially deadly—levels By Andrea Thompson

Space Exploration Musk and Bezos Offer Humanity a Grim Future in Space Colonies Privately owned space colonies are more likely to be totalitarian nightmares than libertarian utopias By Matthew R. Francis

Renewable Energy Solar Power Bails Out Texas Grid during Major Heat Wave Solar power has been crucial to keeping the power on in Texas while the state experiences a major heat wave, even as some politicians have attempted to make it more difficult to connect renewable energy to the grid By Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Climate Change 5 Takeaways from the Montana Climate Trial as We Await a Historic Ruling Young Montanans put their state on trial for its contributions to climate change. Here are five takeaways from the proceedings as we await the judge's ruling By Lesley Clark,E&E News

Microbiology Modern Hunter-Gatherers Have Thriving Gut Microbiome, Compared with Californians A Western lifestyle seems to diminish the diversity of gut microbes By Gemma Conroy,Nature magazine

Extraterrestrial Life UFOs Keep Appearing in the News. Here's Why We Can't Quit Them For most of us, aliens are a source of mystery and fun, which keeps them forever in vogue By Keith Kloor

Engineering Where Are the Worst Bridges in the U.S.? More than 42,000 highway bridges across the country are in "poor" condition, according to national bridge inspection standards By June Kim

BRING SCIENCE HOME Earthquake Rollers Shake it up! Use physics to see how you can minimize movement during a tabletop earthquake.  Credit: George Retseck Earthquakes can cause serious damage to buildings and be dangerous to people. But some of the world's most populous cities are in earthquake-prone regions. How can engineers keep the millions of people in those cities safe? Find out how you can use science to save lives in this fun activity!

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