Report Predicts Rise in US Sea Levels Within 30 Years A new government report says sea levels on the U.S. coast line are expected to rise by at least .25 meters in the next 30 years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and six...
Texas Sues Meta over Facebook Facial Recognition Data The state of Texas is suing Facebook's parent company Meta over its collection of facial recognition data. The lawsuit, filed on February 14, accuses the social media company of illegally capturin...
Study: Drought in US West Is Worst in 1,200 Years Researchers say the severe drought affecting the American West worsened last year and is now the driest in at least 1,200 years. The scientists report in a new study that 40 percent of the drought's i...
Scientists Find First Evidence of Respiratory Sickness in Dinosaur American researchers say they have found the first evidence of a dinosaur being affected by a respiratory sickness. Scientists say the dinosaur appears to be closely related to the we...
Threat of Solar Storms Seen with Recent Satellite Loss SpaceX recently announced that a solar storm has disabled at least 40 of the 49 communication satellites that it recently launched. The company said the satellites were launched on February 3 fro...
Scientists Get Creative to Continue Work during Pandemic Some Latin American scientists had to become creative to do research when the coronavirus pandemic hit. They say that had it not been for the pandemic, they may have not considered new ways to...
NASA Details Plans to Retire ISS, Use Private Stations The American space agency NASA says it will keep supporting the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030. After that, it plans to retire the ISS and use privately developed stations. NASA r...
Plastic Pollution at Sea Reaches Worrying Level A report on hundreds of research studies says plastic pollution at sea is reaching worrying levels. The report warned that pollution will continue to grow even if immediate action is taken to stop such...
Technology companies are raising hundreds of millions of dollars to develop farm products that use microbes and seaweed to grow crops. The move comes at a time when fertilizer prices are very high and increased attention is being paid to how food is...
Utah Lawmakers Consider Measures to Save Great Salt Lake The Great Salt Lake, America's largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River, has reached its lowest levels in recorded history. Officials and lawmakers in Utah say the state needs to take...