[Science]
How to Live Forever
A Nobel Prize–winning biologist explores the science and charlatans of life-extension.
Published:3/18/2024 3:11:49 AM
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[Science]
Never-Repeating Patterns of Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information
Two researchers have proved that Penrose tilings, famous patterns that never repeat, are mathematically equivalent to a kind of quantum error correction.
Published:3/17/2024 8:17:31 AM
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[Science]
Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones
Research shows the soaring costs hint at widespread, unpriced risk as the global climate warms, with states like California, Florida and Louisiana hit hardest.
Published:3/16/2024 3:03:44 AM
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[Science]
The Global Danger of Boring Buildings
Unloved buildings turn to ruin, leading to a deluge of construction waste worldwide. Designer Thomas Heatherwick tells WIRED why cities need to prioritize human health and joy in architecture.
Published:3/16/2024 1:56:24 AM
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A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease
Your pets can already eat a chewable tablet for tick prevention. Now, a pill that paralyzes and kills ticks has shown positive results in a small human trial.
Published:3/15/2024 7:12:25 AM
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[Science]
A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon
The Earth is in short supply of helium-3. The lunar surface may hold the answer.
Published:3/15/2024 5:16:04 AM
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[Science]
The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge
Kongjian Yu pioneered China’s “sponge city” concept—less concrete and more green spaces to exploit stormwater instead of fighting it. Metropolises all over the world are following suit.
Published:3/15/2024 1:18:50 AM
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[Science]
States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat
Around 46 million Americans live in states that have introduced bills to ban cultivated meat, the latest escalation in a surprising culture war.
Published:3/14/2024 2:37:48 PM
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[Science]
Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health, Wherever You Are
Rising temperatures are a threat regardless of where you live on the planet—they’re just dangerous in different ways.
Published:3/13/2024 12:00:57 PM
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[Science]
Your Next Job: Brain-Computer Interface Surgeon
When everyone's hooking their brains up to computers, we'll need BCI surgeons to install the hardware.
Published:3/11/2024 7:29:26 AM
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Get Ready to Eat Pond Plants
Meet the amazing azolla, a nutritious fern that grows like crazy, capturing carbon in the process. Could it be a food—and fertilizer and biofuel—of the future?
Published:3/11/2024 6:13:54 AM
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Rampant Wildfires Are Threatening a Collapse of the Amazon Rainforest
Rainforests in South America are burning this year faster than ever before, setting the course for a collapse of the Amazon in the coming decades.
Published:3/11/2024 5:17:01 AM
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[Science]
How Do Heat Pumps Work?
Our in-house physics whiz explains how a heat pump can warm your home without burning fossil fuels.
Published:3/10/2024 2:56:36 PM
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Selective Forgetting Can Help AI Learn Better
Erasing key information during training allows machine learning models to learn new languages faster and more easily.
Published:3/10/2024 8:14:17 AM
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Solar-Powered Farming Is Quickly Depleting the World's Groundwater Supply
Farmers in hot, arid regions are turning to low-cost solar pumps to irrigate their fields, eliminating the need for expensive fossil fuels and boosting crop production. But by allowing them to pump throughout the day, the new technology is drying up aquifers around the globe.
Published:3/9/2024 7:13:28 AM
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A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine
Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the one person who tried it.
Published:3/6/2024 2:26:58 PM
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Cities Aren’t Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They’re Also Sinking
Coastal land is dropping, known as subsidence. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050.
Published:3/6/2024 10:09:04 AM
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[Science]
Less Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble
White spruce are spreading in the high north, thanks to extra snow. That “Arctic greening” has serious climate implications.
Published:3/4/2024 3:18:55 AM
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[Science]
This Is What Your Brain Does When You’re Not Doing Anything
When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other.
Published:3/3/2024 7:12:50 AM
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[Science]
The US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from US nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
Published:3/2/2024 7:16:17 AM
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[Science]
Good Climate Solutions Need Good Policy—and AI Can Help With That
Climate Policy Radar's tools scan global environmental laws to see what works and what doesn't. What its AI is discovering today will help shape the regulations of tomorrow.
Published:3/1/2024 2:20:41 AM
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Spain's Tragic Tower Block Fire Exposes the World's Failing Fire Regulations
A deadly tower block blaze in Spain has focused attention on notorious flammable building materials—but around the world, there's little momentum to stop using them.
Published:3/1/2024 1:21:30 AM
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[Science]
Emergency Planners Are Having a Moment
Governments, businesses, and even militaries pay for the help of experts to help them prepare for the worst. In a world lurching from disaster to disaster, they're doing so more often.
Published:2/28/2024 12:03:35 PM
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[Science]
Humanity Is Dangerously Pushing Its Ability to Tolerate Heat
Extreme heat waves are already here, and they are killing tens of thousands of people. Blasting through 2 degrees Celsius of warming means they’ll happen many times more frequently.
Published:2/28/2024 4:08:30 AM
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[Science]
Alabama IVF Patients Are Running Out of Time
“I feel so powerless in this state.”
Published:2/27/2024 10:42:59 AM
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[Science]
A Discarded Plan to Build Underwater Cities Will Give Coral Reefs New Life
A 1970s plan to grow underwater limestone objects has been repurposed as a way of regenerating the seabed, reestablishing corals, and stopping coastal erosion.
Published:2/26/2024 4:20:16 AM
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[Science]
There’s a New Theory About Where Dark Matter Is Hiding
An idea derived from string theory suggests that dark matter is hidden in an as-yet-unseen extra dimension. Scientists are racing to test the theory to see if it holds up.
Published:2/25/2024 7:19:15 AM
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[Science]
Frequent Heavy Rain Has Made California a Mudslide Hotspot
Los Angeles saw 592 slides in one week, a reminder that excessive precipitation events set off more than flooding.
Published:2/24/2024 7:18:05 AM
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Odysseus Marks the First US Moon Landing in More Than 50 Years
A Houston-based company called Intuitive Machines made lunar history this week.
Published:2/23/2024 7:35:25 PM
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[Science]
Is This New 50-Year Battery for Real?
BetaVolt’s nuclear battery lasts for decades, but you won’t see one in your next iPhone—powering a mobile device would require a cell the size of a yak.
Published:2/23/2024 9:13:15 AM
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[Science]
What Would Happen if Every American Got a Heat Pump
Getting these climate superheroes into more US homes would massively cut emissions, and it would be cost-effective. Here’s how the revolution would play out.
Published:2/23/2024 6:17:22 AM
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A New Startup Wants to Turn the Sugar You Eat Into Fiber
Americans eat too much sugar. Food tech company Zya is developing a substance to add to sweet foods that can convert some of that sugar into fiber in the digestive system.
Published:2/23/2024 3:16:30 AM
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Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Is Working. Elon Musk’s Transparency Isn’t
Elon Musk says Neuralink’s first human trial subject can control a computer mouse with their brain, but some researchers are frustrated by a lack of information about the study.
Published:2/21/2024 10:05:27 AM
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A Startup’s Mission to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth Is Being Made Into a Docuseries
Colossal Biosciences has started work on a five-year-long docuseries that follows its de-extinction efforts. That’s just the beginning of its small-screen plans.
Published:2/21/2024 4:17:46 AM
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[Science]
Forget Carbon Offsets. The Planet Needs Carbon Removal Credits
The carbon removal market is fast growing, with an array of different removal methods available to businesses keen to mitigate their environmental impact.
Published:2/21/2024 3:20:25 AM
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Measles Strikes a Florida Elementary School With Over 100 Unvaccinated Kids
Nearly 11 percent of the students aren't fully immunized, prompting concerns of broader infection.
Published:2/20/2024 6:13:16 PM
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Metal Prices Are Soaring. So Is Metal Theft
It’s a multibillion-dollar global problem, and in a rapidly electrifying world, the profits—and ease—of stealing metals are only going to increase.
Published:2/20/2024 4:37:26 AM
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[Science]
The Transport Companies Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind
Hydrogen-powered planes, more fuel-efficient aircraft designs, and all-electric parcel delivery services are just some of the ways in which the transport sector is looking to decarbonize.
Published:2/20/2024 2:17:25 AM
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Tech Still Isn’t Doing Enough to Care for the Environment
Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa, CTO of Greenpeace, says technology firms must shape up—and consumers and business clients should walk away if they don’t.
Published:2/19/2024 4:11:43 AM
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Google’s Chess Experiments Reveal How to Boost the Power of AI
By rewarding computers that combined different approaches to solve chess puzzles, Google created an enhanced AI that could defeat its existing champion, AlphaZero.
Published:2/18/2024 7:15:30 AM
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[Science]
All That Rain Is Driving Up Cases of a Deadly Fungal Disease in California
Valley fever is thriving as California swings widely between drought and flooding.
Published:2/17/2024 7:19:26 AM
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Kyiv Is Using Homegrown Tech to Treat the Trauma of War
Millions of Ukrainians are suffering the mental health implications of two years of Russian bombs and shells. The country’s recovery depends on building systems to help treat the trauma.
Published:2/16/2024 6:24:06 AM
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Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Records—and Stunning Scientists
Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems.
Published:2/15/2024 6:42:50 AM
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[Science]
Fake Caviar Invented in the 1930s Could Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
An alternative to environmentally-harmful plastic is already within reach: seaweed.
Published:2/15/2024 3:20:39 AM
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[Science]
Lab-Grown Meat Leader Upside Foods Just Paused a Major Expansion
Upside Foods is putting plans for its Illinois-based cultivated meat factory on hold and laying off staff to focus on its existing plant.
Published:2/14/2024 3:37:55 PM
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The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps
The US Department of Energy is announcing another $63 million to supercharge domestic manufacturing of the devices—in the name of national, energy, and climate security.
Published:2/14/2024 2:20:17 PM
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A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria
Viruses called phages are a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations.
Published:2/14/2024 1:12:52 PM
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Smoking Alters Your Immune System For Years After You Quit
Cigarettes may shape your immune system just as much as aging, and appear to have a long-lasting effect by switching on and turning off genes.
Published:2/14/2024 10:05:38 AM
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Wild Animals Should Be Paid for the Benefits They Provide Humanity
Healthy ecosystems in developing countries sequester carbon, regulate the weather, and help plants grow thousands of miles away. Wealthier countries benefit from these services—and so should pay for them to be maintained.
Published:2/13/2024 9:13:08 AM
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Cows and Cars Are Agriculture’s Priority—Not People
Farmers and scientists are getting better at growing more crops on less land, but they’re not focusing on plants people eat.
Published:2/13/2024 8:00:58 AM
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The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water
Researchers are finding better ways to extract drinking water, compost, and even energy from wastewater. It’s not gross. It’s science.
Published:2/12/2024 11:11:45 AM
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Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins
These mannequins undergo daily torture at the hands of textile scientists, but their suffering means we humans can have future-proofed clothing capable of handling our warming world.
Published:2/12/2024 9:17:43 AM
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A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade
Two researchers have improved a well-known technique for lattice basis reduction, opening up new avenues for practical experiments in cryptography and mathematics.
Published:2/11/2024 7:52:05 AM
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Modern Scientific Controversies 2024: The Monarch Wars — Part 3
Science. New studies were done, new findings emerged. See Parts 1 and 2. Monarch counts at overwintering sites were called into doubt by the California Monarch Rebound of 2021-2022 – there had to be thousands and thousands of monarchs overwintering somewhere where they weren’t getting counted; and if in California, then perhaps in Mexico.
Published:2/10/2024 8:18:23 PM
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Did Climate Change Help This Skier Achieve the Impossible?
A slalom skier just achieved a remarkable result in the Alpine Ski World Cup—coming from last place to win. As mountains get warmer and conditions less predictable, expect more freak occurrences like this.
Published:2/10/2024 7:37:55 AM
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NASA’s New PACE Observatory Searches for Clues to Humanity’s Future
They may be tiny, but phytoplankton and aerosols power pivotal Earth systems. Scientists are about to learn a whole lot more about them at a critical time.
Published:2/8/2024 10:48:27 AM
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NASA Engineers Are Racing to Fix Voyager 1
A computer glitch has put the future of humanity’s farthest-flung space probe in doubt.
Published:2/8/2024 8:32:33 AM
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A Study at the Center of the Abortion Pill Battle Was Just Retracted
A scientific publisher found serious flaws in a paper that links the medication mifepristone to more emergency room visits.
Published:2/6/2024 7:22:57 PM
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Modern Scientific Controversies 2024: The Monarch Wars — Part 1
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen — 4 February 2024 – 1000 words/5 minutes When we say that “science is never settled”, we mean that there are always new things to…
Published:2/6/2024 7:14:07 AM
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How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
As computer-driven cars and planes become more common, the key to preventing accidents, researchers show, is to know what you don’t know.
Published:2/4/2024 7:07:48 AM
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The US Has Big Plans for Wind Energy—but an Obscure 1920s Law Is Getting in the Way
The Biden administration aims to deploy offshore wind turbines capable of generating 30 gigawatts of power by 2030. With less than a decade to go, the country remains woefully behind target.
Published:2/3/2024 11:34:24 AM
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You Can’t Buy Lab-Grown Meat Even If You Wanted To
The only two restaurants in the US to sell cultivated meat have paused sales for now, leaving the industry in a strange limbo.
Published:2/2/2024 9:38:16 AM
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Fiber Optics Bring You Internet. Now They’re Also Listening to Trains
“Distributed acoustic sensing” looks for disturbances in fiber to detect earthquakes and even insects. Can it also improve rail safety?
Published:1/31/2024 6:15:54 AM
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Elon Musk Says a Human Patient Has Received Neuralink’s Brain Implant
Details are scarce, but Neuralink cofounder Elon Musk says initial results are “promising.”
Published:1/29/2024 7:57:26 PM
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Scientists Just Discovered a New Type of Magnetism
In an atomically thin stack of semiconductors, a mechanism unseen in any natural substance causes electrons’ spins to align.
Published:1/28/2024 7:45:44 AM
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Texas Is Already Running Out of Water
Parts of the state are starting the year with low reserves. With light winter rains failing to replenish supply, and a scorching summer predicted, key areas may be pushed to the brink.
Published:1/27/2024 7:25:45 AM
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6 Deaf Children Can Now Hear After a Single Injection
Several gene therapies aim to restore a protein necessary for transmitting sound signals from the ear to the brain.
Published:1/24/2024 5:42:25 PM
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The World’s Essential Aquifers Are in Deep Trouble
New research finds that the groundwater systems that hydrate your life are in rapid, sometimes accelerating decline around the globe. Here’s how to stop the retreat.
Published:1/24/2024 10:06:56 AM
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The World's First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children Starts Now
On Monday, Cameroon became the first nation to establish routine childhood malaria immunizations. The race is on to give protection to as many people as possible.
Published:1/22/2024 1:55:59 PM
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Trawling Boats Are Hauling Up Ancient Carbon From the Ocean Depths
The world’s trawlers are stirring carbon dioxide into the water—and into the atmosphere.
Published:1/18/2024 12:45:49 AM
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Scabies Is Making a Comeback
Cases of scabies, a highly contagious parasitic skin disease, are on the rise across Europe. The UK in particular is struggling with a shortage of treatments.
Published:1/17/2024 1:17:35 AM
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Unpicking the Mystery of the Body’s ‘Second Brain’
Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand.
Published:1/14/2024 7:34:16 AM
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[Science]
A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames
The fashion industry has created a sprawling informal disposal network across the world—that brings with it money, conflict, and environmental destruction.
Published:1/13/2024 7:17:21 AM
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[Science]
The Surprising Things That Helped Make 2023 the Hottest Year Ever
The numbers are in: 2023’s global temperatures not only soared, but smashed the previous record set in 2016. This year could be even hotter.
Published:1/12/2024 2:37:43 PM
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These Mining Companies Are Ready to Raid the Seabed
Ocean exploration to prepare for deep-sea mining has been greenlit in Norway. These are the startups hoping to benefit.
Published:1/12/2024 1:42:23 PM
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[Science]
The Boeing 737 Max Crisis Reignites Arguments Over Infant Safety on Planes
A midair blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 showed seatbelts matter, but infants under two still aren’t required to have their own seats. Experts say changing the rules would make flying safer for children—but, counterintuitively, would result in more deaths.
Published:1/12/2024 12:27:41 PM
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Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning
Politicians claim the move could provide vital minerals for the green transition. Critics say opening up exploration creates geopolitical headaches and is environmentally unsound.
Published:1/12/2024 6:57:37 AM
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[Science]
The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max
Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft designed to send Boeing’s reputation soaring has sent it into a tailspin.
Published:1/11/2024 2:23:27 PM
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There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It
The US is in the midst of the largest Covid surge since Omicron, but with minimal testing and good population immunity, the wave is largely being ignored.
Published:1/10/2024 11:24:01 AM
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Why Humans Are Putting a Bunch of ‘Coal’ and ‘Oil’ Back in the Ground
Startups are processing plant waste into concentrated carbon to be buried or injected underground. It’s like fossil fuels, but in reverse.
Published:1/10/2024 7:05:36 AM
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Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin
Wildfire smoke and exhaust fumes are triggering spikes in eczema and other skin conditions.
Published:1/10/2024 6:14:57 AM
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Politics could get hilarious in 2024
I live in Ohio in one of the bluest counties in the entire Midwest. I have never been governed by a Republican at any level lower than statewide office. The last Republican congressman to represent my district left office in 1982, and the Last Republican mayor of Toledo left office in 1989, a few weeks before I was born.
Published:1/7/2024 5:23:31 AM
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California Is Solving Its Water Problems by Flooding Its Best Farmland
Restored floodplains in the state’s agricultural heartland are fighting both flooding and drought. But their fate rests with California’s powerful farmers.
Published:1/6/2024 7:14:15 AM
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Critical Infrastructure Is Sinking Along the US East Coast
Up and down the Atlantic Coast, the land is steadily sinking, or subsiding. That’s destabilizing levees, roads, and airports, just as sea levels are rising.
Published:1/5/2024 6:15:03 AM
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They Had PTSD. A Psychedelic Called Ibogaine Helped Them Get Better
Ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive drug, drastically reduced symptoms of depression and PTSD in veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
Published:1/5/2024 4:17:00 AM
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A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive
Biotech company Contraline has safely implanted a sperm-blocking hydrogel in 23 men. It’s designed to be a fully reversible vasectomy.
Published:1/4/2024 8:24:14 AM
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This Ultrasound Bra Could Detect Cancer Sooner
Inspired by her aunt’s battle with cancer, Canan Dagdeviren developed a wearable ultrasound monitor that can screen women between regular checkups. She says it could save 12 million lives a year.
Published:1/3/2024 6:04:52 AM
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These Rogue Worlds Upend the Theory of How Planets Form
Scientists have recently discovered scores of free-floating planets that defy classification—forcing them to rethink their theories of star and planet formation.
Published:12/31/2023 7:05:11 AM
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[Science]
20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2023
From the falling costs of renewable energy to new treatments for a whole host of diseases, 2023 wasn’t all doom and gloom.
Published:12/31/2023 6:16:25 AM
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[Science]
2023 review: Smash-and-grab epidemic crippled Democratic cities
Smash-and-grab crime crippled retailers in Democratic-controlled cities across the United States throughout 2023.
Published:12/31/2023 6:09:58 AM
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Washington Examiner 2023 editor vs. editor political trivia
Before the year is over, relive some of the most talked-about moments in Washington in 2023 with Washington Examiner Managing Editor Chris Irvine and Executive Magazine Editor Jim Antle.
Published:12/25/2023 4:08:55 PM
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Washington Examiner 2023 reporter vs. reporter White House trivia
Before the year is over, relive some of the most talked-about moments in Washington in 2023 with Washington Examiner White House Reporters Christian Datoc and Haisten Willis.
Published:12/25/2023 11:15:15 AM
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Andrew Yang 'activating' allies to help Dean Phillips after Florida primary canceled
Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running a long-shot presidential campaign to unseat President Joe Biden, is receiving assistance from a former presidential candidate who lost to the current commander in chief.
Published:12/24/2023 3:07:57 PM
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The Tantalizing Mystery of the Solar System’s Hidden Oceans
The moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn appear to have subsurface oceans which could support life beyond Earth. But it’s not clear why these seas exist at all.
Published:12/24/2023 7:19:18 AM
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Snow Sports Are Getting More Dangerous
Extreme conditions caused by climate change are making winter sports more risky. From Colorado to Washington, that’s also making mountain rescue missions even more perilous.
Published:12/20/2023 11:56:30 AM
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[Science]
The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here
The approval of the first Crispr-based therapy is just the beginning. Getting it to patients is the next hurdle.
Published:12/19/2023 9:22:10 AM
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Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics
When Hurricane Larry made landfall two years ago, it dropped over 100,000 microplastics per square meter of land per day. It’s another ominous sign of how plasticized the environment has become.
Published:12/18/2023 6:19:39 AM
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Catastrophic and Frightening Solar Storms: Miyake Events
Miyake events are believed to be several orders of magnitude greater than the Carrington Event. It is not clear what causes the event. If a Miyake event equivalent to the one in the year 774 occurs now, it will lead to an internet apocalypse. In addition, infrastucture might get damaged and air travelers will be exposed to lethal radiation levels.
The post Catastrophic and Frightening Solar Storms: Miyake Events first appeared on Watts Up With That?.
Published:12/16/2023 8:02:42 AM
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[Science]
Why Deleting Carbon From the Atmosphere Is So Controversial
Delegates just agreed on a historic climate deal at COP28. But without more ambition, humanity will have to rely ever more on a contentious strategy: carbon removal.
Published:12/14/2023 7:09:19 AM
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The US Supreme Court Will Now Decide the Fate of Medication Abortion
The Supreme Court will hear a case to determine access to the abortion pill in the US. If the court decides to curtail the availability of mifepristone, it would be a major blow to reproductive health care.
Published:12/13/2023 10:03:12 AM
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A Brilliant COP Agreement? It Depends Who You Ask
The agreement at COP28 satisfies no-one. But it’s probably the best that countries could have hoped for.
Published:12/13/2023 6:00:09 AM
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Here’s Scientific Proof Your Cat Will Eat Almost Anything
Free-ranging domestic cats eat over 2,000 animal species across the globe, including hundreds at risk of extinction. It’s a problem with no easy solution.
Published:12/12/2023 10:05:14 AM
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Some prophets can be accidental without being false
This age of social media is also the age of the insta-celebrity. It’s an age in which in-person human connections are diminished in favor of unfulfilling cyber-relations, an era in which loneliness grows while religious faith shrinks. It is an age in which someone almost nobody had heard of in 2004 could get elected president in 2008, as former President Barack Obama once accurately mused that he served as a “blank slate” upon which people of multiple views could project their wishes.
Published:12/11/2023 9:50:07 AM
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Biophysicists Uncover Powerful Symmetries in Living Tissue
After identifying interlocking symmetries in mammalian cells, scientists describe some tissues as liquid crystals. That lays the groundwork for a fluid-dynamic theory of how tissues move.
Published:12/10/2023 7:07:31 AM
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[Science]
All the Fish We Cannot See
In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery.
Published:12/9/2023 7:05:55 AM
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[Science]
The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US
The one-time gene editing fix is meant to halt debilitating pain crises for sickle cell patients, who formerly could only be cured with a risky stem cell transplant.
Published:12/8/2023 11:52:33 AM
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Jennifer Doudna Believes Crispr Is for Everyone
Pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna sat down with WIRED’s Emily Mullin to talk about the future of Crispr.
Published:12/6/2023 1:33:18 PM
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[Science]
Roof damage delays 2024 legislative work
(The Center Square) – A leaky roof at the Pennsylvania Capitol building means House lawmakers won’t cast their first votes of 2024 until March 18.
Published:12/6/2023 7:46:27 AM
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South Carolina announces state is divesting from Disney over Twitter spat
South Carolina’s state funds will no longer be tied to Disney as Republicans blast the company for pulling ads from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Published:12/5/2023 5:36:31 PM
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[Science]
Climate Cookbooks Are Here to Change How You Eat
Sustainable diets have been around for ages. An emerging cookbook genre that tackles the climate crisis signals a new appetite for change.
Published:12/2/2023 7:15:31 AM
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Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud?
A quest to uncover the truth about Bobi, named the “oldest dog ever” by Guinness World Records, led to dog fur experts and conspiracy theories, and left me with serious questions about how world records are verified.
Published:12/2/2023 6:15:24 AM
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Dr. Nergis Mavalvala Detected the First Gravitational Wave. Her Work Doesn’t Stop There
The dean of MIT’s School of Science embraces skepticism and failure, and she wants the next generation of scientists to jump right in.
Published:12/1/2023 6:14:51 AM
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Brian Stelter blames Fox's lack of leadership for Trump's propaganda machine
Former CNN host Brian Stelter blamed a lack of leadership at Fox News for the network turning into the personal propaganda machine of former President Donald Trump.
Published:11/30/2023 12:40:32 PM
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Democrats introduce 'billionaires tax' on unrealized capital gains
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and other Democrats introduced a proposal on Thursday that would tax the unrealized capital gains of billionaires and very high earners.
Published:11/30/2023 11:53:02 AM
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[Science]
Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them
In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects.
Published:11/30/2023 9:22:28 AM
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[Science]
Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River
The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.
Published:11/30/2023 5:15:45 AM
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A Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Is Under FDA Investigation—for Cancer Risk
CAR-T cell therapy harnesses the immune system to attack blood cancers. Six years after approving the first treatment, the FDA is investigating whether it can give rise to secondary cancers.
Published:11/29/2023 11:39:43 AM
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[Science]
How to Set Your Thermostat—According to Science
Win the family arguments over heating your home this winter—or better yet, avoid them altogether—with this handy guide.
Published:11/29/2023 9:03:27 AM
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The Weirdest Reason the Poles Are Warming So Fast? Invisible Clouds
Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming.
Published:11/29/2023 7:20:04 AM
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A Life-Extension Drug for Big Dogs Is Getting Closer to Reality
The FDA has yet to approve any drugs for life extension. But biotech company Loyal is now a step closer to bringing one to market—for dogs.
Published:11/27/2023 11:18:25 PM
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Biden supporters are 'more thoughtful' than Trump's religious followers: Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee
Retiring Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) praised President Joe Biden's supporters as "thoughtful" and took a swipe at former President Donald Trump's supporters for treating him "like a religion."
Published:11/27/2023 9:17:25 PM
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Chris Christie says Donald Trump's rhetoric enables antisemitism
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric enables antisemitism.
Published:11/26/2023 5:53:24 PM
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The Left must get its violence under control. It's not going to like the counterreaction
When it comes to political violence, the Left has a problem.
Published:11/24/2023 5:05:57 AM
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Tucker Carlson warns of a 2024 election 'like nothing we've ever seen'
Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson warned voters that the 2024 election is going to be "like nothing we've ever seen."
Published:11/22/2023 12:42:19 PM
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The View's Joy Behar suggests Thanksgiving this year is the 'perfect time' to discuss politics
Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts of The View, suggested Wednesday that Thanksgiving this year might be the "perfect time" to discuss the state of politics at the dinner table.
Published:11/22/2023 12:29:06 PM
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[Science]
Here’s What’s Next for SpaceX’s Starship
A second Starship test flight advanced a bit further than the first, with the rocket reaching the edge of space but blowing up soon after. Industry experts say it’s still a step forward.
Published:11/21/2023 1:20:50 PM
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Policy group wants South Carolina to update its civil liability system
(The Center Square) — A South Carolina policy group says the state’s civil liability system costs the state jobs and hinders its economic growth.
Published:11/19/2023 7:50:20 AM
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[Science]
Analyzing Studies
For issues that are really important, you need to learn how to separate credible studies from unreliable ones.
The post Analyzing Studies first appeared on Watts Up With That?.
Published:11/18/2023 8:06:27 AM
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SpaceX’s Starship Lost Shortly After Launch of Second Test Flight
This is SpaceX’s second attempt at sending Starship on a round-the-globe trip, following an April test flight that failed after only four minutes. This one lasted a few minutes longer.
Published:11/18/2023 7:44:24 AM
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson details how a political party asked him to run for president
Former wrestler and Hollywood star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson told Joe Rogan he was visited by a political party asking him to run for president.
Published:11/17/2023 11:58:40 AM
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You Need a Heat Pump. Soon You’ll Have More American-Made Options
The Biden administration is announcing $169 million to supercharge domestic production of a device beloved by climate and energy nerds.
Published:11/17/2023 9:47:05 AM
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next Exoplanet
As project scientist on NASA’s Exoplanet Archive, Dr. Christiansen is a huge advocate for citizen science—and making sure anyone can be a planet hunter.
Published:11/17/2023 6:15:43 AM
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[Science]
Dr. Alison Todd’s Inventions May Save Your Life
An inventor, molecular biologist, and diagnostic scientist, Dr. Todd cofounded SpeedDx, which serves communities worldwide. And that’s just the beginning.
Published:11/16/2023 6:20:46 AM
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[Science]
The Mystery of Iceland’s Non-Erupting Volcano
Since 2021, lava has sporadically oozed out of various fissures crisscrossing southwest Iceland. Now, a huge sheet of magma could erupt at any minute. But where, and how severe will the eruption be?
Published:11/16/2023 4:20:45 AM
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Why I’m (Cautiously) Optimistic About COP28
In a year of record heat waves and rising global emissions, it would be easy to write COP28 off before it even starts. But that would be a mistake.
Published:11/15/2023 1:22:58 AM
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A Single Infusion of a Gene-Editing Treatment Lowered High Cholesterol
It’s still early days for a novel form of gene therapy called base editing, but this small study in people with extremely high cholesterol shows striking results.
Published:11/14/2023 7:13:29 AM
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Here’s How Bad Climate Change Will Get in the US—and Why There’s Still Hope
The nation’s Fifth National Climate Assessment paints a dark portrait of worsening disasters. But it also points toward accelerating progress and a cleaner future.
Published:11/14/2023 4:39:29 AM
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[Science]
It’s Time to Get Serious About Carbon Removal
If the world is to reach net zero, billions of tons of carbon dioxide need pulling from the air every year. At the moment, the global carbon removal system extracts less than 0.01 percent of that.
Published:11/14/2023 1:14:45 AM
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[Science]
The Incredible Women Making Strides in Science
In this series, we’ll highlight a few of the women changing the fields of astronomy, medicine, physics, psychology, healthcare, and science communication.
Published:11/13/2023 4:36:28 PM
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Delhi Plans to Unleash Cloud Seeding in Its Battle Against Deadly Smog
Hazardous air pollution is once again choking Delhi. City officials want to use cloud seeding to wash the problem away.
Published:11/13/2023 12:32:52 PM
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Nearly Everyone With Mild Cognitive Impairment Goes Undiagnosed
Millions of older adults likely have minor memory issues that can later become dementia. But only a fraction of them are diagnosed early enough for new treatments to stand a chance.
Published:11/13/2023 6:17:04 AM
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Wegovy Slashes the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in a Landmark Trial
The drug semaglutide is already widely used for weight loss. Now its maker is presenting new evidence that it can reduce cardiovascular illnesses and deaths.
Published:11/11/2023 8:02:11 AM
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Elon Musk slams 'woke mind virus' as 'civilizational threat'
Billionaire business magnate Elon Musk called out the "woke mind virus" as a "civilizational threat."
Published:11/10/2023 11:29:18 AM
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GOP leadership pulls financial services spending bill over lack of votes
Republican leadership has postponed legislation to fund financial agencies and broad government functions, a sign that the conservative legislation didn't have enough GOP votes to pass.
Published:11/9/2023 10:12:24 AM
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The FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug Zepbound, a Wegovy and Ozempic Rival
Eli Lilly is about to release Zepbound, a new entrant in the superheated competition for blockbuster weight loss drugs.
Published:11/8/2023 3:52:36 PM
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EV Batteries Have a Dirty Secret. This Company Has a Plan to Clean Them Up
European manufacturer Northvolt has plans to distribute a low-carbon, sustainable battery-manufacturing process across the world.
Published:11/8/2023 2:21:54 PM
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New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing
All US states take pinpricks of blood from newborns to test for diseases. New Jersey stores them for decades and may allow them to be used in police investigations.
Published:11/8/2023 12:12:35 PM
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A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice
Greenland’s northern ice shelves—long thought to be relatively stable—have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978, new research finds.
Published:11/7/2023 10:15:39 AM
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[Science]
The Euclid Space Telescope’s Spectacular First Photos of Distant and Hidden Galaxies
Images from the European Space Agency’s newest telescope show the power of instruments that will create 3D surveys of a third of the sky, covering 10 billion years of cosmic history.
Published:11/7/2023 8:03:11 AM
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[Science]
The World’s Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year
The hidden costs of the global food system are equivalent to 10 percent of global GDP, according to new analysis from the United Nations.
Published:11/6/2023 3:13:38 AM
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The JWST Has Spotted Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe
Giant black holes were supposed to be bit players in the early cosmic story. But James Webb Space Telescope observations are finding an unexpected abundance of the beasts.
Published:11/5/2023 7:17:45 AM
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[Science]
As Extreme Heat Increases, Heart Attacks Will Rise
Dangerously hot days are becoming more common. That will trigger heart attacks and strokes in people made vulnerable by age, race, and the layout of cities.
Published:11/1/2023 10:02:43 AM
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The Vampire Bat Is Moving Closer to the US. That’s a Problem
As the climate changes, the bloodthirsty creatures are moving north from Latin America, bringing the threat of rabies with them.
Published:10/31/2023 7:11:57 AM
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These Plants Change Color When Exposed to a Pesticide
Genetically engineering plants to change colors when they encounter a contaminant could help scientists better understand their needs—and the environment.
Published:10/30/2023 7:05:41 AM
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A Personalized Brain Implant Curbed a Woman’s OCD
A device in her brain delivers jolts of electricity when it detects abnormal neural activity associated with obsessive thoughts.
Published:10/30/2023 6:14:22 AM
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Bird Flu Reaches the Antarctic for the First Time
As the first known cases of H5N1 are detected in the region, scientists fear for the isolated penguin and seal populations that have never been exposed.
Published:10/28/2023 7:25:34 AM
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If You Didn’t Care About Antarctica’s Icy Belly, You Will Now
Scientists are getting an ever-clearer picture of the undersides of deteriorating glaciers. It’s not looking good.
Published:10/27/2023 1:16:32 PM
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Glacial Lakes Threaten Millions in a Warming World
A Himalayan lake fed by melting ice just released a devastating flood in northern India. Thousands of other unstable lakes are getting bigger every year.
Published:10/24/2023 1:39:17 AM
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History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise
A study of bones held in a Cleveland museum reveals a new side to the pandemic’s story—and a new way to think about pandemics to come.
Published:10/23/2023 6:14:10 AM
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