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After Earth Day, Understand The Transit Compromise To Grasp Efficiency
InnovationTransportationAfter Earth Day, Understand The Transit Compromise To Grasp EfficiencyByBrad Templeton,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Templeton, who was early at Waymo, covers transportation's futureFollow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 02:45pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Previously, transportation planners have thought bigger was more eff...
Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the seas 100 million years ago
Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas 13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHelen BriggsScience correspondentImage: Yohei Utsuki, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido UniversityA sketch of what the giant octopus might have looked likeGiant octopuses may have ruled the ancient oceans 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the land, according to new research.Some of the earliest octopuses are believed to have been powerful predators equipped with...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts yet again
U.S. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts yet again, with lava fountains 1,000 feet above ground By Emily Mae Czachor Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Emily Mae Czachor April 23, 2026 / 1:55 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Hawaii's Kilau...
What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?
Thousands of research papers have been published based on participants’ data, but there are questions over protection of private informationWith the revelation that the confidential health records of half a million British volunteers have been put up for sale on a Chinese website, we take a look at what the UK Biobank project has achieved – and why concerns have been raised. Continue reading...
Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season
Chunk of glacier blocks route up Everest in peak climbing season14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAshok Dahal,BBC NepaliandSimon Fraser,Asia digital editor, LondonPurnima ShresthaClimbers like Purnima Shrestha, who is in the party seen here, are acclimatising at Base Camp but cannot attempt to summit until the route is prepared A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalay...
How mosquitoes — and malaria — helped shaped the whereabouts of early humankind
Global Health How mosquitoes — and malaria — helped shaped the whereabouts of early humankind April 23, 202611:50 AM ET Ari Daniel How malaria has shaped the path of human settlements Listen · 3:59 3:59 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-118443/nx-s1-9740801" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Mysterious "golden orb" found in deep sea in 2023 is finally identified
U.S. Mysterious "golden orb" found in ocean depths off Alaska in 2023 is finally identified By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen News Editor Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Kerry Breen Updated on: April 23, 2026 / 10:41 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Scientists have solv...
Why astronauts feel they are still in space months after coming to Earth
Why astronauts feel they are still in space months after coming to Earth
40 years since disaster, wildlife returns to Chernobyl
Environment News: Explore how Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone, once a site of unimaginable disaster, has transformed into a rich wildlife sanctuary, showcasing nature's resilience against the backdrop of radiation.
‘A history of the Earth’: Twelve Apostles revealed to be as old as 14m years
Tectonic plate movements over millions of years have lifted and tilted the layers, with records of ancient earthquakes in the rocksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMicroscopic fossils embedded in limestone have helped reveal the true age of Victoria’s Twelve Apostles, as 8.6 to 14m years old.The conclave of giant golden pillars is visited by 2.8 million tourists each year, a highlight for those travelling along the Great Ocean Road south-west of Melbourne. Continue read...
The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films
Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor wraps around my arm while infra-red cameras capture every blink and fidget.I’m sitting in a one-of-a-kind cinema at the University of Bristol where researc...
Why Hurricane Helene Affects Fires Burning In Georgia Right Now
InnovationScienceWhy Hurricane Helene Affects Fires Burning In Georgia Right NowByMarshall Shepherd,Senior Contributor.Follow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 09:56am EDTApr 23, 2026, 09:59am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Smoke from fires burning on the morning of April 23, 2026.NOAAWildfires are burning throughout Georgia and northern Florida this week. Both states are currently under extreme and exceptional drought...
Morocco Yields First Jurassic Lizard Tracks in Africa
Marrakech – A team of Moroccan researchers has identified the first lizard-like fossil tracks ever recorded from Jurassic-era rocks on the African continent. The discovery, published April 20 in the journal Historical Biology, comes from the Guettioua Formation in the Msemrir syncline of Morocco’s Central High Atlas. The find represents only the third known occurrence of Jurassic lacertoid tracks worldwide. The two previous records came from the Early Jurassic of the United States and the...
Making Sense of the Early Universe
Hermes Unlocks Self-Improving AI Agents, Powered by NVIDIA RTX PCs and DGX Spark Agentic AI is changing the way users get work done. Following the success of OpenClaw, the community is embracing new open source agentic frameworks. The latest is Hermes Agent, which...
How do Earth and Moon appear from Mars? See Nasa pic
How do Earth and Moon appear from Mars See Nasa pic
UAE unveils its first fully AI-discovered, developed cancer drug candidate
A pharmaceutical breakthrough was unveiled by the Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) on Thursday, April 23, with the announcement of the UAE’s first fully AI-discovered and developed drug candidate by a research team at Insilico Medicine in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.The candidate, known as ISM0387, is a drug that targets an enzyme called PRMT5. It employs a method called “synthetic lethality” which enhances its selective activity against cancer cells while minimising its impact on healthy cells.The...
Why Do Humans Age? Hint: Evolution Doesn’t Care If We Live Past 40
InnovationScienceWhy Do Humans Age? Hint: Evolution Doesn’t Care If We Live Past 40ByScott Travers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world.Follow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 08:30am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Human aging is not what natural selection failed to prevent. It is what happens when selecti...
Russia calls on Caspian states to ramp up efforts on sea level forecasting
Russian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dmitry Tetenkin added that "it is necessary to launch pentalateral cooperation mechanism to develop joint scientific approaches" to studying sea level fluctuations
'An Artificial Earthquake': Japan Quake Misinformation Spreads Online
InnovationCybersecurity'An Artificial Earthquake': Japan Quake Misinformation Spreads OnlineByEmma Woollacott,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist Follow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 07:36am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.A warning message after an earthquake hit northern Japan, in Tokyo on April 20, 2026. (Photo...
Indian startup to send giant balloon to edge of space. What will it do?
Indian startup to send giant balloon to edge of space What will it do