In the Path of Halley's Comet, Humanity Might Find Its Way Forward

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March 10, 2021

Space In the Path of Halley's Comet, Humanity Might Find Its Way Forward The work of decoding the cosmic traveler has surprising relevance right now By Henry DaCosta,Mitch Myers,Jeffery DelViscio

Physics Physicists Measure the Gravitational Force between the Smallest Masses Yet A laboratory experiment captured the pull between two minuscule gold spheres, paving the way for experiments that probe the quantum nature of gravity By Ben Brubaker

Environment Direct Air Capture of CO2 Is Suddenly a Carbon Offset Option Canada's largest company is funding machines that suck CO2 from the atmosphere to offset its own emissions By Corbin Hiar,E&E News

Public Health What the CDC Guidelines for Vaccinated People Mean Infectious disease specialist Nahid Bhadelia discusses new recommendations on how vaccinated people can gather with one another and small groups of unvaccinated individuals By Jim Daley

Behavior & Society So, What Can People Actually Do after Being Vaccinated? It's complicated; not even the experts agree By Carolyn Barber

Space Beatrice Finkelstein, the Woman Who Fed the Astronauts Known fondly as the proprietor of "Bea's Diner," the nutritionist who created menus for our first spacefarers deserves to be better remembered By William Gurstelle

Biology An Octopus Could Be the Next Model Organism Big-brained cephalopods could shine light on the evolution and neurobiology of intelligence, complexity, and more—and inspire medical and technological breakthroughs By Rachel Nuwer

Space Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity's Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean The author of a new book reveals the hidden human history of NASA's in-development Europa Clipper mission By Lee Billings

Energy Nuclear Power Looks to Regain Its Footing 10 Years after Fukushima Economics may play a stronger role than fear in steering nuclear power toward a slow decline By Jeremy Hsu

Evolution That Mouse in Your House--It's Smarter, Thanks to You Scientists studied three varieties of house mice and found that those who had lived alongside humans the longest were also the craftiest at solving food puzzles. Christopher Intagliata reports. By Christopher Intagliata | 02:08

FROM THE STORE Criminal Psychology and the Roots of Violence In 2020, mass shootings and hate crimes reached record highs. On January 6, 2021, a deadly mob stormed the US Capitol. In this eBook, we examine the factors that contribute to aggressive and brutal behavior, including its biological and genetic underpinnings, how intimacy and bias can lead to violence, how people become radicalized to commit acts of aggression, as well as certain psychological disorders and their role in violent behavior.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Is Seeing a Comet Like Halley's a Once-in-a-Lifetime Event? By Kevin Schultz | June 2014

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Before Halley's time comets had been regarded as chance visitors to our solar system, except when they were looked upon as special messengers of divine wrath." S. I. Bailey, astronomer

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