More from Sara Kiley Watson (Page 2)

Eco-runner 13 model

Electric Vehicles

This tiny hydrogen-fueled car just broke a world record for going the distance This tiny hydrogen-fueled car just broke a world record for going the distance

By Sara Kiley Watson

Extreme heat to blanket Texas with ‘no end in sight’

Extreme heat to blanket Texas with ‘no end in sight’ Extreme heat to blanket Texas with ‘no end in sight’

By Sara Kiley Watson

Bite marks on Triassic fossils show signs of bloody dino decapitation

Bite marks on Triassic fossils show signs of bloody dino decapitation Bite marks on Triassic fossils show signs of bloody dino decapitation

By Sara Kiley Watson

This extremely metal Cretaceous dinosaur grew blade-like armor

This extremely metal Cretaceous dinosaur grew blade-like armor This extremely metal Cretaceous dinosaur grew blade-like armor

By Sara Kiley Watson

This ancient Egyptian vessel once held a hallucinogenic brew

This ancient Egyptian vessel once held a hallucinogenic brew This ancient Egyptian vessel once held a hallucinogenic brew

By Sara Kiley Watson

Australian giant skink

This chunky ancient lizard was 1,000 times bigger than its modern relatives This chunky ancient lizard was 1,000 times bigger than its modern relatives

By Sara Kiley Watson

Lucy, our ancient human ancestor, was super buff

Lucy, our ancient human ancestor, was super buff Lucy, our ancient human ancestor, was super buff

By Sara Kiley Watson

single fruit fly

Flies age faster once they’ve seen death Flies age faster once they’ve seen death

By Sara Kiley Watson

Humans ventured through Asia’s forests much earlier than we thought

Humans ventured through Asia’s forests much earlier than we thought Humans ventured through Asia’s forests much earlier than we thought

By Sara Kiley Watson

Scientists use AI to help uncover elusive Nazca lines

AI

Scientists use AI to help uncover elusive Nazca lines Scientists use AI to help uncover elusive Nazca lines

By Sara Kiley Watson

These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships

These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships

By Sara Kiley Watson

This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment

This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment

By Sara Kiley Watson

A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR

A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR

By Sara Kiley Watson

Why you barely see electric vehicles at car dealerships

Why you barely see electric vehicles at car dealerships Why you barely see electric vehicles at car dealerships

By Sara Kiley Watson

The oldest chili pepper specimen may be from present-day Colorado

The oldest chili pepper specimen may be from present-day Colorado The oldest chili pepper specimen may be from present-day Colorado

By Sara Kiley Watson

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test

By Sara Kiley Watson

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

By Sara Kiley Watson

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

By Sara Kiley Watson

RIP red envelope: Netflix is ending its DVDs-by-mail program after 25 years

RIP red envelope: Netflix is ending its DVDs-by-mail program after 25 years RIP red envelope: Netflix is ending its DVDs-by-mail program after 25 years

By Sara Kiley Watson

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat

By Sara Kiley Watson

This dinosaur’s record-breaking neck defies the laws of nature

This dinosaur’s record-breaking neck defies the laws of nature This dinosaur’s record-breaking neck defies the laws of nature

By Sara Kiley Watson

The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

By Sara Kiley Watson

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

By Sara Kiley Watson

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

By Sara Kiley Watson

A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches

A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches

By Sara Kiley Watson

Fungus gnat on a white flower petal

Flies evolved before dinosaurs—and survived an apocalyptic world after the Permian extinction Flies evolved before dinosaurs—and survived an apocalyptic world after the Permian extinction

By Sara Kiley Watson

Powerful atmospheric river pummels California with even more rain and flooding

Powerful atmospheric river pummels California with even more rain and flooding Powerful atmospheric river pummels California with even more rain and flooding

By Sara Kiley Watson

This fossilized ‘ancient animal’ might be a bunch of old seaweed

This fossilized ‘ancient animal’ might be a bunch of old seaweed This fossilized ‘ancient animal’ might be a bunch of old seaweed

By Sara Kiley Watson

BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals

BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals

By Sara Kiley Watson

A lost temple for Poseidon may have finally been rediscovered

A lost temple for Poseidon may have finally been rediscovered A lost temple for Poseidon may have finally been rediscovered

By Sara Kiley Watson

Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too

Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too

By Sara Kiley Watson

NASA Orion space vehicle on Navy ship with parachutes deployed

Moons

Welcome back to Earth, Orion! Welcome back to Earth, Orion!

By Laura Baisas, Sara Kiley Watson

Why German scientists got cows stoned

Why German scientists got cows stoned Why German scientists got cows stoned

By Sara Kiley Watson

The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up

Private Space Flight

The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up

By Sara Kiley Watson

FDA approves first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 diabetes

FDA approves first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 diabetes FDA approves first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 diabetes

By Laura Baisas, Sara Kiley Watson

European Union sets goal to block sales of gas-powered cars by 2035

European Union sets goal to block sales of gas-powered cars by 2035 European Union sets goal to block sales of gas-powered cars by 2035

By Sara Kiley Watson

Stronger pollution protections mean focusing on specific communities

Stronger pollution protections mean focusing on specific communities Stronger pollution protections mean focusing on specific communities

By Sara Kiley Watson

Scientist in snow with headlamp and probe

Scenes of climate science at the edge of the Earth Scenes of climate science at the edge of the Earth

By Esther Horvath, Sara Kiley Watson

ART turtle robot on the grass

ART, the turtle robot, gets by swimmingly in water and on land ART, the turtle robot, gets by swimmingly in water and on land

By Sara Kiley Watson

Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility

The US’s first utility-scale renewable energy triple threat is online in Oregon The US’s first utility-scale renewable energy triple threat is online in Oregon

By Sara Kiley Watson

Man hand holding iPhone 12 Pro Max Gold with social networking service Twitter on the screen.

Twitter’s fact-checking service Birdwatch is headed for your feed Twitter’s fact-checking service Birdwatch is headed for your feed

By Sara Kiley Watson

Brown-skinned parent in green short and baby in pink onesie eating fruit in front of an open fridge, which is full of HFCs

The US ban on hydrofluorocarbons is a climate game-changer The US ban on hydrofluorocarbons is a climate game-changer

By Sara Kiley Watson

A rare and multicolored sea slug has been recorded in UK waters for the first time.

This dashing tropical sea slug just showed up in the UK This dashing tropical sea slug just showed up in the UK

By Sara Kiley Watson

Oak Fire satellite image

A hellish combination of topography, weather, and fuel stirred the Oak Fire A hellish combination of topography, weather, and fuel stirred the Oak Fire

By Sara Kiley Watson

red panda sleeping on branch

We don’t have a full picture of the planet’s shrinking biodiversity. Here’s why. We don’t have a full picture of the planet’s shrinking biodiversity. Here’s why.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Yellow sun and clouds

A historic heatwave is rippling through Europe A historic heatwave is rippling through Europe

By Sara Kiley Watson

Cow eating hay at farm.

We’re one key step closer to buying lab-grown burgers We’re one key step closer to buying lab-grown burgers

By Sara Kiley Watson

Forest with mountain and sunset in background.

Why you can’t put a price on biodiversity Why you can’t put a price on biodiversity

By Sara Kiley Watson

KLM airplane taking off of runway.

Greenwashing lawsuit against Dutch airline is the first of its kind Greenwashing lawsuit against Dutch airline is the first of its kind

By Sara Kiley Watson

Banana butterfly on person's brown ponytail at butterfly house in Frankfurt, Germany

If you have a serious fear of bugs, a butterfly house might change your tune If you have a serious fear of bugs, a butterfly house might change your tune

By Sara Kiley Watson

Emissions from plant and ship streaming into the air.

The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling may spell doom for US climate goals The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling may spell doom for US climate goals

By Sara Kiley Watson, Philip Kiefer

Person in brown sweater with a white apron frying something on a gas stove that's leaking methane

Gas appliances could be leaking up to 21 hazardous pollutants in your home Gas appliances could be leaking up to 21 hazardous pollutants in your home

By Sara Kiley Watson

Farmer holding freshly harvested carrots.

The EU’s plan to halve pesticide use is ambitious, but realistic The EU’s plan to halve pesticide use is ambitious, but realistic

By Sara Kiley Watson

Vegetables on grocery produce shelf.

Transportation makes up a fifth of all food system carbon emissions Transportation makes up a fifth of all food system carbon emissions

By Sara Kiley Watson

Microplastic pellets on the beach.

Horrific blobs of ‘plastitar’ are gunking up Atlantic beaches Horrific blobs of ‘plastitar’ are gunking up Atlantic beaches

By Sara Kiley Watson

Fabric carbon filter

A protein-filled cotton sheet can filter carbon emissions A protein-filled cotton sheet can filter carbon emissions

By Sara Kiley Watson

Tidal turbine against cloudy sky.

Tidal turbines put a new spin on the power of the ocean Tidal turbines put a new spin on the power of the ocean

By Sara Kiley Watson

Smokestack with a cloud of CO2 emissions that are bad for climate change over a coast during a sunset

There’s more carbon dioxide in the air than ever before in human history There’s more carbon dioxide in the air than ever before in human history

By Sara Kiley Watson

Hands of a couple wearing engagement and wedding rings.

From labs to lookalikes: what you need to know about ‘sustainable’ diamonds From labs to lookalikes: what you need to know about ‘sustainable’ diamonds

By Sara Kiley Watson

Outdoor unit of heat pump

Two new bills could help pump up a climate-friendly system for heating and cooling homes Two new bills could help pump up a climate-friendly system for heating and cooling homes

By Sara Kiley Watson

Seashore in Chile.

Climate change is making the ocean lose its memory. Here’s what that means. Climate change is making the ocean lose its memory. Here’s what that means.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Water and air pollution on beach

Pollution kills 1 in 6 people worldwide Pollution kills 1 in 6 people worldwide

By Sara Kiley Watson

Octopus bimaculoides in tank.

Octopus mothers often ‘self destruct.’ We might be closer to knowing why. Octopus mothers often ‘self destruct.’ We might be closer to knowing why.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Palm fruit on grass.

Indonesia’s palm oil ban is hurting its own people the most Indonesia’s palm oil ban is hurting its own people the most

By Sara Kiley Watson

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