Japan’s 600-year-old Daisugi forestry method lets a single tree produce timber for centuries without being cut down
Japan’s 600-year-old Daisugi technique offers a unique way to produce timber without cutting down entire…
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Meet Peter Beck: Rejected by NASA and Boeing, the self-taught engineer who built a $2.9 billion space company without a college degree |
Peter Beck never earned a university degree or landed the aerospace job he hoped would…
Millions of birds follow a 9,000-kilometre invisible highway every year, crossing mountains, deserts and oceans without a map |
Every year, as the seasons change, millions of birds undertake one of nature’s greatest journeys.…
High-speed fireball meteor with thunderous flashes and sonic boom passed over New Zealand sky, researchers say it could offer a rare glimpse into the solar system’s origin |
Image Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa A spectacular fireball passed over the night sky of New Zealand’s…
The world’s biggest oxygen producer isn’t the Amazon. It’s the ocean filled with tiny invisible life |
The first place people consider when thinking about the source of the oxygen that humans…
Before helping transform electric lighting, Lewis Howard Latimer’s first patent made one overlooked part of train travel far more bearable |
For many people, Lewis Howard Latimer is remembered for his later work on electric lighting…
Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned 15.1 million hectares and released 554 million tonnes of carbon; scientists found most came from soil and peat beneath the trees
Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada’s record 2023 wildfire season, study finds…
A sea turtle left the ocean to lay eggs in Costa Rica with a remora attached; the fish held on for 19 minutes and survived outside the water
A nesting olive ridley sea turtle on Playa Pejeperro in Costa Rica with a common…
Scientists have built a sonar-guided drone that can find and hunt mosquitoes in mid-air without using insecticides |
Mosquitoes are among the world’s deadliest animals, spreading diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika and…
Swiss scientists have created a living building material that grows stronger by pulling carbon dioxide from the air |
However, the construction industry accounts for a great part of the global CO₂ footprint due…