Sleep deprivation hinders memory, many critical tasks
Sleep deprivation is detrimental to everything from bakers adding too much salt to cookies to surgeons botching surgeries.
Science
How the emerald ash borer kills trees
An invasive species has hit ash trees in at least 35 states. The beetle from Asia spreads by hitching a ride on firewood.
Typhoon Mangkhut, Hurricane Florence are deadly
North Carolina and Hong Kong are in tatters in the wake of deadly storms: Florence in the US and Mangkhut in HK.
On Trump’s critique of Maria’s death toll
Criticism of the science behind the elevated death toll from Maria is less supported than a critique of Trump’s critique.
A scientist says maybe Pluto’s a planet after all
New research suggests that the reason Pluto lost its status as a planet may not be a valid reason. At least some scientists think so.
Hybrid vigor increases in an invasive Fla. python
Invasive pythons in Florida have increased their chances of survival by interbreeding between Indian and Burmese pythons.
Challenger astronaut-teacher’s 1st lessons released
NASA released a video showing the first of the lessons astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe had hoped to deliver from space in 1986.
Climate change bad for environment & kids’ health
Kids are vulnerable to climate change due to environmental pollution (floods, droughts, & heatwaves trigger humanitarian disasters).
The new age of myth busters: 12-year-old scientists
Coming this fall: The new myth-busters are wiz kids. One has a bachelor’s degree in physics from a Texas university.
NASA once again to launch humans from US soil
NASA will once again launch astronauts into space from US soil, the 1st time since the Shuttle was retired in 2011.