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Dr. Aaron T. Beck, Developer of Cognitive Therapy, Dies at 100
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It was an answer to Freudian analysis: a pragmatic, thought-monitoring approach to treating anxiety, depression and other mental disorders, and it changed psychiatry.
UK's 'longest-lasting' snow patch melts away
2dDubbed the Sphinx, the snow on a remote Scottish mountain has in the past survived for decades at a time.
An asteroid barely missed Earth last week, and no one knew it was coming
3dAsteroid 2021 UA1, a space rock about the size of a refrigerator, made a surprise appearance when it recently flew past Earth.
COP26: What's the climate impact of private jets?
2dWorld leaders' use of private jets to attend the climate summit has been called into question.
The deadliest viruses in history
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Humans have been fighting viruses throughout history. Here are the 12 viruses that are the world's worst killers, based on their mortality rates, or the sheer numbers of people they have killed.
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
3dMore than 100 nations – including Brazil, Russia and Indonesia – sign COP26's first major deal.
If Democrats Can Lose in Virginia, They Can Lose Almost Anywhere
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—The beer was flowing, the handmade potato chips were self-serve, and hope was in the air. Early in the night, the Loudoun County Democrats who gathered at the Döner Bistro in Leesburg were cautiously—anxiously—optimistic: Sure, it had been a rough year. A global pandemic, regular protests at the local school-board meetings, and the contentious governor's race, rife with misinf
Archaeologists Find Remarkably Intact Maya Canoe Hidden Deep Within a Sinkhole
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What Becoming a Parent Really Does to Your Happiness
3dChristopher Anderson / Magnum Few choices are more important than whether to have children, and psychologists and other social scientists have worked to figure out what having kids means for happiness. Some of the most prominent scholars in the field have argued that if you want to be happy, it's best to be childless. Others have pushed back, pointing out that a lot depends on who you are and whe
ALMA scientists detect signs of water in a galaxy far, far away
2dWater has been detected in the most massive galaxy in the early universe, according to new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Scientists studying SPT0311-58 found H20, along with carbon monoxide in the galaxy, which is located nearly 12.88 billion light years from Earth. Detection of these two molecules in abundance suggests that the molecular universe was g
UK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in long Covid patients
2dAXA1125 targets cell power plants that may be dysfunctional in long Covid patients with severe fatigue Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The first trial of a drug to target the fatigue and muscle weakness experienced by more than half of people with long Covid has been launched in the UK. It is also the first drug trial in long Covid patients who were not hospitalised
The Sun Just Blasted the Earth With an Enormous Solar Flare
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Solar Blast During the days leading up to Halloween, the Sun's surface was roiling with activity, blasting powerful bursts of radiation towards the Earth, according to NASA . While our planet's surface is protected from the cosmic drama by its atmosphere, the flare ups can wreak havoc on GPS and communications satellites. One solar flare was so powerful that it was classified as an X1-class flare
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Federal Judge Shoots Down Blue Origin's Lawsuit Against NASA
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A federal judge has shot down Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA for its decision to award SpaceX — rather than both SpaceX and Blue Origin — its coveted Human Landing Systems contract. It's a major hit to Blue Origin's tireless legal actions against NASA's decision to choose its competitor, and a major win for SpaceX. The Elon Musk-led company could soon get back to work toward returning astrona
California Factory Producing 50,000 Lbs of Lab Grown Meat Per Year
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Lab Rats A new facility in the Bay Area is producing lab grown meat on a massive scale, capable of producing an astonishing 400,000 pounds a year, the San Francisco Chronicle reports — though for now, production is capped at a still-impressive 50,000 pounds per year. The factory covers 53,000 square feet and is run by food tech company Upside Foods, a Berkeley spin-off. The lab grown meat industr
Gravitational 'kick' may explain the strange shape at the center of Andromeda
3dWhen two galaxies collide, the supermassive black holes at their cores release a devastating gravitational "kick," similar to the recoil from a shotgun. New research led by CU Boulder suggests that this kick may be so powerful it can knock millions of stars into wonky orbits.
Cars Are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries?
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Used electric vehicle batteries could be the Achilles' heel of the transportation revolution—or the gold mine that makes it real.
Physicists discover how particles self-assemble
4dA team of physicists has discovered how DNA molecules self-organize into adhesive patches between particles in response to assembly instructions. Its findings offer a "proof of concept" for an innovative way to produce materials with a well-defined connectivity between the particles.
Scientists experimentally reconstruct Bloch wavefunction for the first time
1dLightspeed is the fastest velocity in the universe. Except when it isn't. Anyone who's seen a prism split white light into a rainbow has witnessed how material properties can influence the behavior of quantum objects: in this case, the speed at which light propagates.
Organic molecules revealed on Mars by Curiosity's new kind of experiment
2dAn international team of space researchers working with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has found previously unknown organic molecules on Mars using a new experiment aboard the Curiosity rover. The results are published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Person Furious That Someone Right Click Saved Their Precious NFT
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In a mystifying new trend, people are willing to spend an astonishing amount of money on digital pieces of artwork in order to own exclusive rights to them. Non-fungibles tokens, or NFTs, have become a mainstay of the cryptocurrency world, offering those who have plenty of cash or crypto to spare a way to "reinvest" it in what they say is exclusive ownership over what often amounts to not much mo
240,000-year-old 'Child of Darkness' human ancestor discovered in narrow cave passageway
6hDeep within South Africa's Rising Star Cave System, in a passageway barely 6 inches (15 centimeters) wide, scientists have discovered the fragmented skull of a Homo naledi child they're calling "Leti."
COVID-Vaccine Mandates for Kids Are Coming
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COVID-19 vaccination for 5-to-11-year-olds is finally a go . But even as the emergency-use-authorization process unfolded, so too did arguments over whether kids should (or would soon) be forced into getting shots. School mandates for new vaccines tend to lag behind CDC recommendations by about half a decade, but COVID-19 shots appear to be in the express lane. The Los Angeles Unified School Dist
Pfizer Covid pill 'can cut hospitalisations and deaths by nearly 90%'
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Experimental antiviral pill taken at home is highly effective at preventing deaths, trial suggests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A large study of Pfizer's experimental antiviral pill, paxlovid, has found that the drug can cut hospitalisations and deaths from Covid by nearly 90%, the company has said. The US firm's encouraging results, which are described in a press
Pfizer's Covid antiviral pill slashes hospitalisation risk, trial shows
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Pharmaceutical group says results of study on Paxlovid 'a real game-changer' in fight against pandemic
NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'
22hIn the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race to save the Earth from being pulverized by an asteroid.
Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops
1dStockholm's official app was a disaster. So annoyed parents built their own open source version—ignoring warnings that it might be illegal.
Merck's Covid pill Lagevrio secures green light from UK regulator
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First authorisation for antiviral drug that halves risk of hospitalisation or death
A new dimension in magnetism and superconductivity is launched
2dAn international team of scientists from Austria and Germany has launched a new paradigm in magnetism and superconductivity, putting effects of curvature, topology, and 3D geometry into the spotlight of next-decade research. The results are published in Advanced Materials.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Goes Dark Due to Glitch
2dThe space agency is working to bring the observatory's science instruments back online — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Mysterious comet has been having multiple large outbursts
2dAmateur and professional astronomers have found that the comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has been experiencing an unusually large outburst recently. Normally, it has little outbursts spread throughout the year.
Hackers are stealing data today so quantum computers can crack it in a decade
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While they wrestle with the immediate danger posed by hackers today, US government officials are preparing for another, longer-term threat: attackers who are collecting sensitive, encrypted data now in the hope that they'll be able to unlock it at some point in the future. The threat comes from quantum computers, which work very differently from the classical computers we use today. Instead of th
Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought
3dAn astronomer from NSF's NOIRLab has teamed up with a geologist from California State University, Fresno, to make the first estimates of rock types that exist on planets orbiting nearby stars. After studying the chemical composition of "polluted" white dwarfs, they have concluded that most rocky planets orbiting nearby stars are more diverse and exotic than previously thought, with types of rocks
Common Antidepressant Slashes Risk of COVID Death
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Fluvoxamine is both inexpensive and highly effective at preventing mild COVID-19 from turning severe — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microbes may have lived in the underground for more than a billion years
4dA study using the thermal history and biosignatures of the upper few kilometers of some of the oldest rocks on Earth place constraints on the evolutionary history of microbes in the deep biosphere. A new study, published in PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that the rocks were uninhabitable for much of their lifetimes with the longest period of habitability not extending
Dog and Cat 'Moms' and 'Dads' Really Are Parenting Their Pets
4dEvolutionary science suggests that humans nurture their pets like they do human children — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What is chemistry?
34minChemistry is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy.
Dune Is a Novel Adaptation Done Right
4hDenis Villeneuve's version of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel actually respects its source material.
Child fossil find in South Africa sheds light on enigmatic hominids
1dFossils found deep in a South African cave formed part of a hominid child's skull, apparently left on an alcove by fellow members of her species 250,000 years ago, scientists said Thursday.
Using 'mirror nuclei' to probe fundamental physics of atoms and neutron stars
1dAbout 20 years ago, Michigan State University's B. Alex Brown had an idea to reveal insights about a fundamental but enigmatic force at work in some of the most extreme environments in the universe.
As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits
2dMany farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows.
Electrically switchable nanoantennas could enable holographic video technology
2dVideo conferencing played a key role during the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to dominate many meetings in the future. To realize the true feeling of a face-to-face dialog, three dimensional video is required and yet the holographic technology is still missing. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart in Germany have now introduced a completely new approach to realize such dynamic holographic dis
CDC Green Lights Pfizer's Vaccine for Younger Kids
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With the final hurdle cleared, the COVID-19 vaccine could be administered to US children ages 5 through 11 as early as today.
Ivermectin-COVID-19 study retracted; authors blame file mixup
3dThe authors of a study purportedly showing that ivermectin could treat patients with SARS-CoV-2 have retracted their paper after acknowledging that their data were garbled. The paper, "Effects of a Single Dose of Ivermectin on Viral and Clinical Outcomes in Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infected Subjects: A Pilot Clinical Trial in Lebanon," appeared in the journal Viruses … Continue reading
Dune: We simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there
3dDune, the epic series of sci-fi books by Frank Herbert, now turned into a movie of the same name, is set in the far future on the desert planet of Arrakis. Herbert outlined a richly-detailed world that, at first glance, seems so real we could imagine ourselves within it.
A superconducting silicon-photonic chip for quantum communication
4dIntegrated quantum photonics (IQP) is a promising platform for realizing scalable and practical quantum information processing. Up to now, most of the demonstrations with IQP focus on improving the stability, quality, and complexity of experiments for traditional platforms based on bulk and fiber optical elements. A more demanding question is: "Are there experiments possible with IQP that are impo
5D Optical Disc Could Store 500TB for Billions of Years
4dHard drives and flash storage have gotten more reliable over the years, but only on a human timescale. What if we need data storage that lasts longer? Decades? Millennia? The key to that vision might be 5D optical storage, which has a data density 10,000 times that of a Blu-ray disc . But it's always been far too slow to write data onto glass plates in this way—until now. A new technique develope
Researchers uncover 'genetic goldmine' underlying plant resilience in extreme desert environment
4dAn international team of researchers has identified genes associated with plant survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth: the Atacama Desert in Chile. Their findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), may help scientists breed resilient crops that can thrive in increasingly drier climates.
Rare boomerang collection from South Australia reveals a diverse past
2dNew research has analyzed a rare collection of non-returning boomerangs from Kinipapa (Cooper Creek), near Innamincka in South Australia's far northeast.
World's largest whales eat more than previously thought, amplifying their role as global ecosystem engineers
2dNew research co-authored by Nicholas Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, shows evidence that the world's largest whales have been sold short. The study, published today in the journal Nature, finds that gigantic baleen whales—such as blue, fin and humpback whales—eat an average of three times more food each year than scientists have pr
Quantum physics in proteins: AI affords unprecedented insights into how biomolecules work
2dA new analytical technique is able to provide hitherto unattainable insights into the extremely rapid dynamics of biomolecules. The team of developers, led by Abbas Ourmazd from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and Robin Santra from DESY, is presenting its clever combination of quantum physics and molecular biology in the scientific journal Nature. The scientists used the technique to track t
A strategy to control the spin polarization of electrons using helium
3dSpintronics, also known as spin electronics, is a research field that explores how the intrinsic spin of electrons and its magnetic moment can be exploited by devices. Spintronic devices are promising for a wide range of applications, particularly for efficiently storing and transferring data.
Spiders' web secrets unraveled
4dJohns Hopkins University researchers discovered precisely how spiders build webs by using night vision and artificial intelligence to track and record every movement of all eight legs as spiders worked in the dark.
First reported US transmission of COVID from a pet owner to pets documented
4dFor the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet is documented genetically as part of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.
US astronomers want a giant telescope to hunt for new Earth-like planets
1dEvery 10 years, US astronomers and astrophysicists release a new report to guide the next decade of astronomy and astrophysics research. Today the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published the latest, setting a new trajectory for modern space exploration. Dubbed Astro2020 , the decadal survey draws from hundreds of white papers and several years of deliberation from more
The vast little library inside your cells
8hThe human genome can be thought of as a massive library, containing over 20,000 different "instruction manuals": your genes. For example, there are genes which contain information to build a brain cell, a skin cell, a white blood cell, and so on. There are even genes that contain information about regulating the genome itself—like books that explain how to organize a library. The ability to regula
Ancient Medical Treatments Still Used Today
3dFrom cataract surgery to FDA-approved leeching, some modern medicine has unusual origins.
New type of nerve cell discovered in the retina
4dScientists have discovered a new type of nerve cell, or neuron, in the retina. In the central nervous system a complex circuitry of neurons communicate with each other to relay sensory and motor information; so-called interneurons serve as intermediaries in the chain of communication.
Researchers boost human mental function with brain stimulation
3dResearchers show it is possible to improve specific human brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility by merging artificial intelligence with targeted electrical brain stimulation.
Not silent yet; the shifting sounds of spring
3dNatural sounds, and bird song in particular, play a key role in building and maintaining our connection with nature – but a major new study reveals that the sounds of spring are changing, with dawn choruses across North America and Europe becoming quieter and less varied. An international team of researchers led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) developed a new technique, combining world-lead
Scientists identify new antibody for COVID-19 and variants
3dAn antibody effective against COVID-19 and its variants could provide a template for universal coronavirus vaccination.
Men experience more emotional pain during breakups
2dThe stereotype of men being less emotionally invested in relationships than women may not be accurate, say psychologists. A new study of online relationship support finds that men tend to experience emotional pain more than women when their relationship takes a turn for the worse.
Prosocial option increases women's entry into competition [Economic Sciences]
3dWe provide evidence that women enter competitions at the same rate as men when the incentive for winning includes the option to share part of the rewards with the losers (i.e., when the incentive system is socially oriented). Using an experiment (with N = 238 subjects from three laboratories), we…
Vast patches of glassy rock in Chilean desert likely created by ancient exploding comet
2dHeat from a comet exploding just above the ground fused the sandy soil into patches of glass stretching 75 kilometers, a new study found.
New insights into how the infant microbiome impacts early childhood behavior in boys and girls
1dA new study has found a direct and sex-specific association between the composition of infant microbiome and early childhood behavioral health.
Secondary forests restore fresh water sources in degraded landscapes
49minNew research, published in Scientific Reports by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) postdoctoral fellow Karina Chavarria and colleagues, shows that bacterial communities in streams adjacent to young secondary forests recover to resemble those of mature forest streams in as little as a decade after cattle has been removed from the land, and that these communities are robust throughout t
CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
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Kids ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get Pfizer's low-dose COVID vaccine. CDC director Rochelle Walensky agreed with a unanimous decision of a team of advisers that the benefits outweigh the risks. (Image credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)
Astronauts grew green chile on the space station and made themselves space tacos
3dIt's NASA's first time growing peppers in space. And after they were harvested, NASA astronauts got to sample the crop sprinkled on tacos at the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA)
Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says
3dThe analysis by Penn State and Iowa researchers strongly indicates that deer are getting the virus from humans, worrying experts about a deep wild reservoir for the virus.
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
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The new rule was announced at a U.N. summit where the United States is facing skepticism about its commitment to climate change.
A doctor spread COVID misinformation and renewed her license with a mouse click
1dLee Merritt is a back surgeon with a long history of spreading COVID misinformation. But she renewed her medical license last month. (Image credit: R. Kellman/Screenshot from Rumble)
C.D.C. Recommends Covid Vaccine for Younger Children
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With the agency director's sign-off, children ages 5 to 11 could begin to receive the shots this week.
Covid Vaccines Are This Year's Thanksgiving Conflict
3dAs many Americans plan larger celebrations this year, the immunization status of dinner guests is becoming a topic of conversation, concern and conflict.
How loss of historical lands makes Native Americans more vulnerable to climate change
3dIndigenous nations across the U.S. lost nearly 99% of their historical land base over time, new research shows. What little land they have left is especially vulnerable to climate change risks. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind
2dIn the 20th century, the largest animals that have ever existed almost stopped existing. Baleen whales—the group that includes blue, fin, and humpback whales—had long been hunted, but as whaling went industrial, hunts became massacres. With explosive-tipped harpoons that were fired from cannons and factory ships that could process carcasses at sea, whalers slaughtered the giants for their oil, wh
Giant shark, possibly a megalodon, feasted on this whale 15 million years ago
2dAn ancient whale's flipper bone has bite marks on it, revealing that a shark tore into it about 15 million years ago.
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'Useless Specks of Dust' Turn Out to Be Building Blocks of All Vertebrate Genomes
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NASA Rover Detects Organic Molecules on the Surface of Mars
3dA team of researchers successfully tested a sample of Martian dirt, first scooped up by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover in March 2017, by directing the rover mix it with chemical reagents inside a cup. This mixture then released organic molecules which NASA has never detected on the surface of Mars ever before, Inverse reports . While it's an exciting discovery, it falls short of demonstrating that c
Banana nutrition facts & health benefits
3dBananas are packed with nutrients and are good for your heart, your eyes, your diet and your mood.
Tucker Carlson Is Stirring Up Hatred of America
3dAll around you are swirling scenes of violence—explosions in Baghdad, ISIS operatives slitting the throat of an infidel, the chaos around the U.S. Capitol on January 6. You see jarring images of blood and brutality; you hear the grating sound of screaming; you feel the rush of fear and rage. But then a calm, sympathetic man steps forward, dressed in a button-down shirt. He explains all of it. He
Dr Aaron Beck, the father of cognitive behavioural therapy, dies aged 100
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Beck's work revolutionised the diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychological disorders and continues to have a resounding influence Dr Aaron T Beck, a groundbreaking psychotherapist widely regarded as the father of cognitive therapy, died on Monday at his Philadelphia home aged 100. Beck's work revolutionised the diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychological disord
COP26: Act now for our children, Queen urges climate summit
3dIt is the "time for action", the monarch says in a video address at the COP26 climate summit.
Greta Thunberg, at COP26, Says Talks Are Becoming a 'Greenwash Campaign'
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Ms. Thunberg and other activists also spoke about the critical role that young women have played in pressuring world leaders to take action on climate change.
Astronomers Are Pushing for a Massive Alien-Hunting Telescope
1dAlien Hunters American astrophysicists are extremely excited about the prospect of launching a groundbreaking space telescope to search for habitable worlds — and, just maybe, life on them. A long-awaited report called Astro2020 was finally released today, detailing what the next two decades in astronomy and astrophysics could hold for us. The report was part of the Decadal Survey, a list of reco
Covid has caused 28m years of life to be lost, study finds
1dOxford researchers arrive at virus's toll in 31 countries by looking at deaths and age they occurred Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid has caused the loss of 28m years of life, according to the largest-ever survey to assess the scale of the impact of the pandemic. The enormous toll was revealed in research, led by the University of Oxford, which calculated the ye
Mysterious Shards of Glass Are Strewn Across Miles of Desert, And We Finally Know Why
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Federal Government Cuts Ties With Troubled Vaccine Maker
18hEmergent BioSolutions ruined millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Now its $600 million deal is canceled.
UK is first to approve oral antiviral pill to treat Covid
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Pill can be taken twice daily at home and priority will be given to elderly patients and those with health vulnerabilities Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK medicines regulator has become the first in the world to approve an oral antiviral pill for Covid in a move that paves the way for tens of thousands of vulnerable patients to receive the treatment from this
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'He was adamant he didn't want it': the pro-vax parents with vaccine-hesitant kids
1dAmong under-18s, vaccine uptake is low, and there is a growing issue with misinformation spread on social media and at school. Is there anything a concerned caregiver can do? Throughout the pandemic, Anna has worked for the NHS. She has seen the effects of Covid-19 first-hand and, although she worked remotely because she was in a vulnerable group, other colleagues – she is a physiotherapist – wer
COP26: More than 40 countries pledge to quit coal
1dCountries pledge to shift away from coal and end fossil fuel financing, but key players are missing.
Staggering Data on How Much Whales Actually Eat Just Solved The 'Krill Paradox'
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Scientists Claim to Improve Human Brain Function With Implants and AI
2dA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital claims to have improved the "specific functions" of the human brain by using artificial intelligence paired with electrical brain stimulation. In a study involving 12 patients who were undergoing brain surgery for epilepsy, the scientists say they were able to improve the patients' mental functi
You Can't Win Elections by Telling Voters Their Concerns Are Imaginary
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G lenn Youngkin's victory over Terry McAuliffe for the governorship of Virginia should make Democrats—and anyone else who fears that a Republican Party still beholden to Donald Trump poses a serious threat to American democracy—very worried about what is to come. Republicans are now favored to recapture Congress in 2022. Betting markets indicate that Trump is the most likely victor of the 2024 pr
Famed Scientist Warns That Earth May Rise Up and Kill Humanity
2dGaia's Return Influential environmentalist James Lovelock has long believed that the Earth self-regulates like a living organism. His Gaia theory, named after the Greek deity of the same name who represents the personification of the Earth, suggests that our planet's environment adjusts itself in response abuse — such as what humanity is currently throwing at it. And given our horrendous treatmen
It's Time to Contemplate the End of the Crisis
2dAmericans should be asking ourselves what else needs to happen before we can declare an end to the crisis phase of the pandemic. Although the coronavirus's course remains unpredictable—and bad surprises are still possible—the Delta-variant surge that started in early July ushered in what may have been the final major wave of disease in the United States. The 1918 influenza pandemic ended only whe
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The Democratic Unraveling Began With Schools
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Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in Tuesday's Virginia gubernatorial election was about schools. It wasn't about Donald Trump, or inflation, or defunding the police, or Medicare for All, or President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda. It wasn't really about critical race theory or transgender rights—though those issues shaded the situation a bit by highlighting anxieties surrounding the educat
Biden joins global push to cut climate-warming methane emissions
3dIn a major expansion, proposed U.S. rules would apply not only to new oil and gas operations but also older ones. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas considered key to slowing global warming quickly. (Image credit: Al Grillo/AP)
Past 7 Years in a Row Were Hottest on Record, Harrowing WMO Report Confirms
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Weird cosmic object keeps exploding over and over again, and scientists don't know why
4dResearchers have watched a mysterious fast radio burst shoot out energy far more times than they thought was possible.
COP26: Duke of Edinburgh-style climate award to launch
16hThe announcement comes as activist Greta Thunberg joins a climate protest by young people in Glasgow.
Over 40 Countries Pledge to End Use of Coal Power at COP26
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The United States did not agree to stop coal development at home but promised to halt overseas funding of oil, gas and coal.
Climate change: Facebook fails to flag denial, study finds
1dResearchers tracked thousands of posts denying climate change – and only 8% were marked as misinformation.
He Can't Cure His Dad. But a Scientist's Research May Help Everyone Else.
1dThe muscle wasting disease that has debilitated Sharif Tabebordbar's father motivated a life in science that led to an important medical discovery.
Watch Two Flying Race Cars Compete in a Drag Race
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Flying Drag Race Australian startup Alauda Racing has officially started racing its Airspeeder electric flying cars. The company set two teams against each other in a drag race in the Australian desert — the first of many events still to come, it says. The slick, aerodynamic cars, both the Airspeeder Mk3 model that was unveiled back in June , sped along a predetermined path and reached speeds of
Astronomers want NASA to build a giant space telescope to peer at alien Earths
1dNASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The U.N. says climate impacts are getting worse faster than the world is adapting
1dA new report finds some climate impacts are already irreversible and will last for many decades to come. It calls for far more money to help countries prepare for the growing risks they face. (Image credit: Dake Kang/AP)
Focus on Who Police Are, Not What They Do
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Every year, American police officers kill roughly 1,000 people . By comparison, New Zealand police officers kill, on average, about eight people per decade . Even if you adjust for the differences in population size, the gap in police violence is staggering. If American officers killed at the same rate per capita as those in New Zealand, about 50 Americans would die every year at the hands of the
Climate change: Carbon emissions show rapid rebound after Covid dip
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Global carbon emissions are set to get back close to the levels they were at before Covid.
A Vaccine Is Urgently Needed For Infection Killing 150,000 Babies Annually, WHO Warns
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Galapagos marine reserve: Conservationists hail expansion
2dConservationists say the move will protect migration routes for many endangered species.
New Technique Turns Plastic Waste Back Into Refinery-Quality Oil
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Trash Oil Chemicals and aircraft parts manufacturer Honeywell International announced this week that it's come up with a new way to turn low-grade plastic waste into oil that's high enough quality to be fed into a refinery. The company is now partnering with Spanish infrastructure company Sacyr SA to scale up its process, dubbed the Upcycle Process Technology, in a facility capable of turning 30,
We're Heading Straight for a Demi-Armageddon
2dThe COP26 international climate-change negotiations have just begun in Glasgow, Scotland, and the vibes are … ambivalent. The leaders of Russia and China haven't bothered to attend, but did promise to help end deforestation by 2030—though many observers are skeptical that they will keep their word. In the United States, President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" plan lost a powerful provision that
The biggest whales can eat the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in one day
2dScientists have gotten the best estimates yet of exactly how much baleen whales, the largest animals on the planet, can consume in one day. Their caloric intake is mind-boggling. (Image credit: Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab under NOAA permit 14809-03 and ACA permits 2015-011 and 2020-016)
Smittet eller ej? Her er de typiske corona-symptomer blandt vaccinerede
2dSelvom de fleste vaccinerede undgår et alvorligt sygdomsforløb, kan de stadig smitte.
These Theoretical Black Holes Could Erase Your Past And Mess With Your Future
2dHello darkness, my old friend.
For The First Time Ever, NASA Astronauts Get to Eat Space-Grown Chilis on The ISS
2d"Best space tacos yet."
Facebook Drops Facial Recognition to Tag People in Photos
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The social media company will delete data from images of more than 1 billion people.
NASA: SpaceX Toilet Still Broken, Astronauts Will Have to Pee Themselves
3dDiapers Deployed Despite their best efforts, engineers at SpaceX won't be able to fix the leaky toilet on board the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft in time for the NASA astronauts set to launch on it imminently. Their solution for this week's Crew-3 launch headed to the International Space Station: astronauts will have to resort to peeing their spacesuits, which essentially amount to diapers. NA
Ancient tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses II official discovered at Saqqara
3dA tomb dating back over 3,200 years that was built for a senior official of Ramesses II, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs has been discovered at Saqqara.
China tells citizens to stockpile food as Covid controls are tightened
3dCommunist party newspaper says no reason for alarm but admits families running low on supplies
As Earth Warms, Old Mayhem and Secrets Emerge From the Ice
3dClimate change is revealing long-frozen artifacts and animals to archaeologists. But the window for study is slender and shrinking.
New Horrifying Secrets of Peru's Ancient Civilizations Unearthed in The Andes
3dThese aren't just any sacrifices.
Covid-19 and Children: How Often Do Vaccines Cause Heart Problems?
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The latest data is reassuring. Myocarditis remains very uncommon, and it is almost always mild and temporary. The heart risk from Covid-19 itself is far greater.
How Often Do Covid Vaccines Cause Heart Problems in Kids?
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The latest data is reassuring. Myocarditis remains very uncommon, and it is almost always mild and temporary. The heart risk from Covid-19 itself is far greater.
Elon Musk's World Hunger Tweet Is Taking the UN Wildly Out of Context
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Thanks to a massive deal with a rental car company, Tesla's shares are doing better than ever before — and that has CEO Elon Musk's net worth soaring as well, despite him having already earned the title of richest person in the world more than a month ago . Over the weekend, Musk became the first person to be worth more than $300 billion , an obscene amount of money that some critics say could be
Go with the flow: how period clothing went mainstream
9hPeriod underwear is branching out into leak-proof exercise clothes, swimsuits, sleepwear – even blankets. Is this finally the end of tampons and pads? I suppose everyone who has ever got their period has the same nightmare, though for most of us, it's come true. Mine happened a couple of years ago while reporting at a festival on New York's Governors Island. It was August, hot and sticky, and I w
Energy Department Aims to Slash Cost of Removing Carbon From the Air
11hScientists say carbon removal may be needed to avert the worst effects of climate change. But it still needs to be much cheaper and more reliable.
COP26: Emissions of rich put climate goals at risk – study
13hThe carbon footprint of the wealthiest will grow but that of the poorest will stay small, a study says.
This Indigenous Samoan Plant Could Rival a Common Painkiller, New Lab Study Shows
14hThe power of traditional knowledge and science combined.
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For the first time in my life I saw an actual aurora with my own eyeballs | First Dog on the Moon
15hThe aurora alarms were going off as we grabbed our head torches and headed SOUTH! Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading…
Dual-drug treatment offers hope to children with rare brain cancer
20hScientists make 'promising' breakthrough on fast-growing DIPG type of tumour Scientists have successfully combined two existing cancer drugs to create a treatment for children diagnosed with deadly brain tumours. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare and fast-growing type of brain tumour in children, can mutate and evolve to resist treatment with a single drug. There is currently no cur
Eruption From the Sun May Affect Power Grid, Scientists Say
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Big Storm A massive solar storm is bombarding the Earth with so much radiation that it could interfere with power grids. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which is run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has warned in a Thursday statement that the storm could cause possible "power system voltage irregularities." Spacecraft could also "experience surface chargi
Climate Conference Menu Mocked for Absurdly High Carbon Footprint
1dCarbon on the Menu The Glasgow Climate Change Conference has been rife with double standards, with many world leaders making the trip to Scotland on board their private jets . Even the food being served at this year's COP26, an event put on by the United Nations, had its own substantial carbon footprint. The catering provided at the event made use of plenty of meat and fish, which is ironic given
NASA's Latest Breakthrough: 'Best Space Tacos Yet'
1dFor the first time, astronauts on the International Space Station cultivated chiles, adding some zing to their tacos.
Lightning Strikes Carve a Deadly Signature Deep Inside The Bones, Scientists Discover
1dShock and horror.
Gene common in south Asian people doubles risk of Covid death, study finds
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Finding could partly explain excess deaths seen in some communities in the UK and in south Asia Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have identified a gene that doubles the risks of respiratory failure and death from Covid and could explain why people of south Asian heritage are more vulnerable to the disease. The gene, which changes the way the lungs respond t
Tom Hanks Says He Turned Down Jeff Bezos' Offer to Go to Space
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Hollywood actor Tom Hanks declined an offer to go to space on board Jeff Bezos' suborbital rocket. "Well, yah, provided I'd pay," an incredulous Hank recalled in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, when late show host Jimmy Kimmel asked if the Blue Origin CEO offered him a ride. "You know, it costs like 28 million bucks or something like that." Even for an A-grade Hollywood actor, that's a lot of
Blue Origin Loses Legal Fight Over SpaceX's NASA Moon Contract
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A federal judge rejected the argument by Jeff Bezos' rocket company that NASA unfairly awarded a lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's firm.
Oklahoma Tortured John Grant to Death Because He Wouldn't Commit Suicide
1dB efore the state of Oklahoma put John Marion Grant through the 12-minute ordeal of convulsions, vomiting, and heaving that eventually concluded with the 60-year-old's death, it gave him a choice: How would he like to die? There were a number of options . There was pentobarbital , the barbiturate most recently made infamous by the Trump administration's last-minute federal-execution spree ; sodiu
A New 10-Year Plan for the Cosmos
1dOn astronomers' wish list for the next decade: two giant telescopes and a space telescope to search for life and habitable worlds beyond Earth.
The Guide for the Next Decade of Space Research Just Dropped
1dThe Astro2020 Decadal Survey's top priorities include new telescopes, the search for habitable exoplanets, and far-infrared and x-ray probe missions.
Mysterious glass in the Atacama Desert may be from an ancient exploding comet
1dAn ancient comet may have burnt sand into mysterious pieces of twisted glass, according to a new study.
Video Games Inspire a Generation of Classical Music Fans
1dGame soundtracks are making waves in the classical community, and a new generation of composers and aficionados are starting to pay attention.
No, Really, the Right to an Abortion Is Supported by the Text and History of the Constitution
1dFor decades, conservative originalists have denounced Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey— two Supreme Court cases that held that the right to abortion is a fundamental liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment — as egregious rulings unmoored from anything in the Constitution. As Justice Antonin Scalia argued in 1989, the protection of unwritten fundamental rights fell outside the jud
The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
1dSaving California's adorable (and very hungry) sea otters helps control other species, leading to the growth of more carbon-sequestering vegetation.
Google Staff Squirm as Remote Workers Face Pay Cuts
1dAs more and more people switch to working from home, some are left counting the cost.
Russia Took Advantage While the West Slept
1dThis month marks the first anniversary of the cease-fire in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the second between the two countries over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the southern Caucasus. The first war ended in 1994, also with a cease-fire. Then the two sides agreed that the United States, France, and Russia would co-chair a negotiating process for a lasting solution. In 2012
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Plant in traditional Samoa medicine could be as effective as ibuprofen, study shows
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Researchers say leaves of the matalafi plant could also potentially be used to treat cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases Leaves from a plant which can be found "in back yards across Samoa " could be as effective as ibuprofen in lowering inflammation and could even be used to treat illnesses such as Parkinson's and cancer, a new study has found. For centuries, the leaves of the psychotria
Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med
1dOn the Greek island of Evia last summer an intense conflagration took almost two weeks to control.
Bill Gates call for huge global effort to prepare for future pandemics
1dMicrosoft founder says research and development budgets should focus on weaknesses exposed by rapid spread of Covid Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A global research effort worth tens of billions of dollars is needed to ensure the world is better prepared for the next pandemic, which could be far worse than Covid, Bill Gates has said. The Microsoft founder said the "
NASA Warns That Climate Change Is About to Start Slashing Crop Yields
1dFood Disaster NASA is warning that climate change could start affecting the production of maize and wheat as soon as 2030, an agricultural shift that could have disastrous consequences on the global breadbasket. In a study published in the journal Nature Food this week, the scientists found that ever-rising temperatures, levels of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon dioxide, as well as shifts in
Covid-19 virus does not infect human brain cells, study suggests
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Exclusive: study raises hopes that Covid-related damage to sense of smell may be more superficial than previously feared Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The virus that causes Covid-19 does not infect human brain cells, according to a study published in the journal Cell. The findings will raise hopes that the damage caused by Sars-CoV-2 might be more superficial and r
Some Whales Can Eat Upwards of 16 Tons of Tiny Shrimp a Day
2dThe giant mammals consume enormous quantities of marine organisms, three times more than previously thought, then their poop fertilizes the sea
The Virginia Results Aren't the Victory Trump Thinks They Are
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Last night's elections were fantastic news for the Republican Party, disastrous for the Democratic Party—and a mixed verdict for Donald Trump. In winning the Virginia gubernatorial race, Republican Glenn Youngkin—and other successful GOP candidates in the Old Dominion and elsewhere—nodded toward the kinds of themes that the former president has accentuated. After all, it's his party now. But in w
Australia plans to cull over 10,000 wild horses, but scientists say it's not enough
2dAustralian wildlife officials are planning to kill or remove more than 10,000 wild horses from a national park in New South Wales.
Did Covid Change How We Dream?
2dAll around the world, the pandemic provoked strange nocturnal visions. Can they help shed light on the age-old question of why we dream at all?
COP26: UK firms forced to show how they will hit net zero
2dCompanies must outline how they aim to meet the UK's 2050 net-zero target, under government plans.
NASA Astronauts Harvest Space Peppers, Make Zero-G Tacos
2dSpicy Success Yet another crop that future long-distance space explorers can count on for sustenance. Astronauts on board the International Space Station were treated to a very special meal: space tacos, made with the first peppers to have ever been grown in space. "Ah, the taste of spicey [sic] success!" read a tweet by the official ISS research account. "Friday Feasting!" NASA astronaut Megan M
Elon Musk's Net Worth Is Now Three Times That of Warren Buffett's
3dRicher, Richest Tesla shares are surging yet again — and that has CEO Elon Musk's net worth blasting past the competition, leaving the likes of Warren Buffet and Amazon's Jeff Bezos in the dust. By Monday, Musk's riches rose to just over $335 billion, just over a third of a trillion dollars. The increase was the result of Tesla shares jumping some 8.5 percent on Monday, Bloomberg reports . In man
How Social Media Can Give the Silent Generation a Voice
3dSometimes the people least likely to engage with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Zoom are the people who can benefit from it the most.
Climate-Driven Extinction Made Mammals' Teeth Less Weird
3dFossils show how species diversity—and dental diversity—suddenly collapsed 30 million years ago, suggesting a link between climate, diet, and survival.
When Dissent Is All There Is
3dB y the time the Supreme Court started its new term on the first Monday of October, a tumultuous summer of midnight orders and unsigned opinions had left no doubt about who was in charge. A five-member conservative bloc, anchored by three Trump-appointed justices, had largely stripped Chief Justice John Roberts of leverage and the three remaining liberals of any hope of striking a meaningful alli
Russia's excess mortality soars since start of Covid pandemic
3dFT analysis shows an additional 753,000 people have died during the pandemic compared with historical trends
Humans Have Compressed Millions of Years of Natural Change Into Mere Centuries
3dHere's what it's costing us.
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'Genetic Goldmine' in Earth's Harshest Desert Could Be The Key to Feeding The Future
3dThe secret of life in a place of death.
Chaos Ensues as "Squid Game" Crypto Crashes 99.9999 Percent
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It's almost too perfect. A cryptocurrency called SQUID, inspired by — but certainly not affiliated with — Netflix's most popular TV show of all time , " Squid Game ," rocketed into existence last week. First it soared by a whopping 44,100 percent in value in just 72 hours, according to CoinMarketCap , then by another 7,500 percent, to a value of over $2,800 per coin — which, needless to say, was
The Guardian view on spooky science: AI needs regulating before it's too late | Editorial
4dIf by 2052 a computer could match the human brain then we need better ways to build it "Progress in AI is something that will take a while to happen, but [that] doesn't make it science fiction." So Stuart Russell, the University of California computing professor, told the Guardian at the weekend. The scientist said researchers had been "spooked" by their own success in the field. Prof Russell, th
Tesla Just Started Opening Up Its Supercharging Stations to Non-Tesla EVs
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Supercharged Tesla is kicking off a new pilot allowing ten of its Supercharger locations in the Netherlands to charge non-Tesla EVs — a noteworthy initative given Tesla's existing and extensive charging infrastructure. Competing networks, particularly in North America, have struggled to keep up. Service coverage remains pretty patchy , broadly speaking, in many parts of the country. "Trial progra
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World Leaders Mocked for Flying Private Jets to Climate Conference
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Jet Worth The United Nations' climate change summit kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. Some of the biggest names in world politics — including president Joe Biden and UK prime minister Boris Johnson — are invited to discuss everything from carbon neutrality commitments to new infrastructure that could allow the world to hit the goals laid out in the Paris Agreement. And to make the long j
Mystery Object Detected Near Chinese Satellite
3hLast month, China launched a satellite called Shijian-21, designed to test new ways to clean up space debris . And this week, the US Space Force detected and catalogued a new object, suspected to be a rocket body designed to take satellites into a geostationary orbit called an apogee kick motor (AKM), SpaceNews reports . But oddly enough, the object is still in geostationary orbit next to Shijian
Study into gene that affects Covid severity should be treated with caution
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Immune defences in lungs can vary with ethnicity – but doubts remain over data quality and socio-economic factors Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The statistics are stark. In the second wave of the pandemic those with Pakistani backgrounds were more than twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than those from white European backgrounds. For those of Bangladeshi heritage
We're Gonna Need Another Space Telescope
1dFor most of us, today is just Thursday. For astronomers, it's practically a holy day. Today is an event that comes only once a decade, and it's of cosmic importance—literally. Today, a special committee has revealed the priorities for the next decade of American astronomy, like a synod giving word from on high. These directives, divined from many deliberations within the astronomy community, have
If the universe is a giant computer simulation, here's how many bits would be required to run it
1dA trippy new estimate calculates the total number of bits in the visible universe
How did birds survive the dinosaur-killing asteroid?
1dA new analysis of a well-preserved ancient bird skull reveals secrets about its brain.
The Lost Women of Science, Episode 1: The Question Mark
1dWhen physician and pathologist Dorothy Andersen confronted a slew of confounding infant deaths, she suspected the accepted diagnosis wasn't right. Her medical sleuthing led to the world's… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Suicide rates fall again — but not for young adults and some people of color
1dDespite lockdowns, historic job losses and COVID-19, new figures from the CDC show that death by suicide dropped for a second straight year in 2020. (Image credit: Justin Paget/Getty Images)
Thousands of Tiny 'Ice Needles' May Explain Mysterious Stone Patterns on Earth … and Mars
2dThese stunning patterns have an unlikely designer — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
'Balding' black holes prove Einstein right again on general relativity
2dA new physics breakthrough shows how Einstein's theory of general relativity continues to hold up, even for "balding" black holes.
The United Nations Could Finally Create New Rules for Space
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The proposal to create a process for preventing military confrontations and misunderstandings in orbit would be the first major step in more than 40 years.
Celebrating the Day of the Dead, 2021
3dFor the past two days, people in Mexico and other Latin American countries have been celebrating Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, paying homage to departed family members and honoring death as a part of life. After many cancellations last year due to the pandemic, this year parades and processions took place once again in Mexico City and other towns. The parades feature representations of
Why Are We Microdosing Vaccines for Kids?
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In the months since Pfizer announced its plans to adapt its COVID-19 vaccine for kids, the nicknames have been rolling in. Lil Pfizer, Pfizer-Mini, Pfizer Jr. (sorry, BioNTech; everyone tends to forget you). Others offer a cheeky play on Comirnaty, the shot's tongue-twisting official title: Comirnito, Baby Comirnaty, or my personal favorite, ComirNatty Light . These monikers not only nod to the s
The Anti-abortion Movement Will Win Even If It Loses
3dFor anti-abortion activists, Texas's recent law, Senate Bill 8, must have seemed like magic—a way to stop abortion immediately, without the grind of constitutional litigation and its attendant legal fees. The law prohibits abortion when fetal cardiac activity can be detected, usually around the sixth week of pregnancy, but outsources enforcement to private citizens, who can collect at least $10,0
NASA is looking for a framework to better help you understand its deep space finds
3dA scientific discovery about extraterrestrial life can provide new insight, but it can be misunderstood or exaggerated into something else when it reaches the public. NASA is hoping to change that. (Image credit: Jorge Saenz/AP)
The Pandemic Is Still Making Us Feel Terrible
3d"How we feelin' out there tonight?" Bo Burnham asks an imaginary audience during his comedy special Inside , which he self-filmed from a single room over the course of a year. "Heh, haha, yeahhhhh," he says to himself. "I am not feeling good." Following the special's release this past May , TikTok users pounced on the clip. The sound has been used in more than 71,000 videos, amassing millions and
Biden Promised to Fix Home Care for Seniors. Much More Help May Be Needed.
4dThe latest Democratic proposal would funnel $150 billion toward subsidized home and community-based care. Experts worry that may not be enough to ease the severe shortage of workers.
Chinese railroad worker house unearthed in Utah ghost town
9hArchaeologists excavating in a Utah ghost town have turned up a rare find: a house belonging to 19th-century Chinese workers on the transcontinental railroad.
How About Never?
10hA few years ago, on the eve of my giving a commencement address at Emma Willard, a girls' boarding school in upstate New York, the mother of one of the graduates approached me with a question: "If you could go back to your younger self—say, six years after you'd graduated from high school—what would you ask?" I thought about it for a second and then said, "I'm not so sure I'd ask my younger self
UK Becomes First Country To Approve Antiviral COVID Pill
21h"This will be a game-changer for the most vulnerable and the immunosuppressed."
Solar storm brings the Northern Lights to the northern US
1dA strong solar storm is creating aurora-friendly conditions as far south as Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon this week.
Hunt for Alien Life Tops Next-Gen Wish List for U.S. Astronomy
1dA major report outlining the highest priorities and recommendations for U.S. astronomy has finally been released, revealing the shape of things to come — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
US astronomers plan $11 billion telescope to picture another Earth
1dA massive report on priorities for the next decade of US astronomy recommends building a telescope that could one day take a picture of a habitable Earth-like planet
Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a bat
1dNew Zealand's long-tailed bat recently earned a very unlikely accolade.
What Democrats Need to Realize Before 2022
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For Democrats, the clearest message from Tuesday's bruising election results is that bad things trickle down when a president from your own party confronts as much discontent as President Joe Biden faces now. The Republican victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race and the unexpectedly close result in New Jersey's—both states Biden won comfortably last year—don't guarantee a midterm wipeout for
Schools Aren't the Republicans' Ticket to Victory
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Schools may not be the ticket to victory that a lot of Republicans hope they will be, despite what the top-line results of last night's election seem to suggest. For the past several months, Glenn Youngkin has blanketed Virginia cable networks, mailboxes, and radio airwaves with advertisements about dysfunction in the state's public schools. His Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, did not belie
A Photo Trip to the Faroe Islands
2dJonathan Nackstrand, a photographer with Agence France-Presse, recently spent time visiting and photographing the Faroe Islands. Located in the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland, the Faroes are home to more than 53,000 people, with an economy that relies mostly on fishing and sheep farming. The rugged, treeless archipelago is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and has been inh
Nuclear-powered US submarine collided with a hidden underwater mountain, Navy reveals
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An investigation into a recent collision involving a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine has revealed it hit an unmapped seamount in the South China Sea.
You're Boosted! Now What?
2dBack in the winter, when the COVID-19 vaccines were fresh and his immune system was unenlightened, Mike Ford knew his marching orders: Don't gather in crowds, or socialize unmasked; do stay at home, and get the jab when asked. Then came the end of March, and the first of his two Pfizer shots. Once vaccinated, Ford, a Ph.D. student studying historical musicology at Columbia University, began to ea
This Fish Loses 20 Teeth Each Day, Then Grows Them All Back
2dOne fish, two fish. Green fish, blue fish. Outer teeth, inner teeth. These fish grow a lot of teeth.
Top Climate Scientists Are Skeptical That Nations Will Rein in Global Warming
2dA Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetime — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
An Asteroid Barely Skimmed Earth Last Week, And We Completely Missed It
2dIt was only fridge-sized, though.
Oops: NASA Admits That the Hubble Space Telescope Is Busted Again
3dSafe Mode Things are not looking good for NASA's groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope. The orbital observatory has been put into safe mode yet again, according to a NASA update , and halting all science operations. Hubble's science instruments encountered an issue on October 23, related to synchronizing instruments and the commands and data requests sent from Earth. It's yet another unfortunate
Startups Are Rushing to Prescribe a New Weight Loss Drug, But Questions Remain
3dFor Zoe, it started with a news article. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a new weight loss drug, developed by Novo Nordisk, called Wegovy. Intrigued, she joined a Facebook support group for people trying out the drug. "I was pretty desperate to get it at that point," she told us, "especially because I was seeing so many other people's results and got major FOMO." Wegovy is a n
The Strange Origins of American Birthday Celebrations
3dThe idea that everyone should celebrate their birthday is, weirdly, not very old itself. Not until the 19th century—perhaps around 1860 or 1880—did middle-class Americans commonly do so, and not until the early 20th century were birthday celebrations a tradition nationwide. In fact, the song "Happy Birthday" is not far beyond its own 100th birthday . Throughout history there are scattered example
The American Workplace Isn't Prepared for This Much Grief
3dThe U.S. has some of the most stringent social norms of any country regarding grief. (Photograph by Rachel Cox) The extent of our collective bereavement in the United States today is staggering. With more than 740,000 Americans dead from COVID-19, the country is grappling with an onslaught of grief . Some 72 percent of Americans say they know someone who has been hospitalized or died from COVID-1
China's fresh moon rocks are younger than the Apollo samples and no one knows why
3dNew analyses of moon rocks from the Chang'e 5 mission deepen the mysteries surrounding volcanic activity.
NASA Delays SpaceX Launch Due to "Medical Issue"
3dMinor Medical Issue SpaceX's fourth crewed launch to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft had to be delayed yet again — this time due to a medical issue. The mission, dubbed Crew-3, was initially slated for Sunday, but has been pushed to no earlier than Saturday. The launch was already pushed to Wednesday due to "unfavorable" weather over the weekend. NASA has yet to
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Giant, invasive spiders have taken over Georgia. Will they spread across the US?
6hExperts believe that the spiders, which arrived in 2014, could spread across more of the southern U.S.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Sources, benefits and dosage
7hRiboflavin is a B-complex vitamin that helps the body break down carbohydrates, proteins and fats to produce energy.
Ancient 'hangover prevention' ring found in Israel
8hArchaeologists recently discovered a ring set with a purple stone, possibly an amethyst, that may have been worn to prevent the pain of a hangover.
Welsh study shows impact of Covid on 10- and 11-year-olds
13hChildren ate less healthily, took less exercise and had more emotional problems, say researchers Children in the UK ate fewer vegetables, took less exercise and experienced worsening emotional difficulties following the Covid outbreak, according to a research study. A biennial survey conducted by investigators at Cardiff University found that primary school-age children reported a sharp increase
Neutrons take a deep dive into water networks surrounding DNA
22hWater plays several important roles within the human body, even affecting the DNA in our cells. The entire surface of a DNA double helix is coated in layers of water molecules. This sheath of water attaches to the genetic material through hydrogen bonds, made by sharing hydrogen atoms between molecules. Through hydrogen bonds, water can influence how DNA takes shape and interacts with other molecu
Floating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans
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Photographs by Paccarik Orue A lla Weinstein did not invent the floating wind turbine. This is something she wanted to make clear early in our Zoom call, as if she were worried I'd give her too much credit. "I don't need to invent. There are plenty of inventions," she said. "But a lot of inventions die on the grapevine if they aren't carried through." What Weinstein does is carry them through. Fo
Homo naledi infant skull discovery suggests they buried their dead
1dThe partial skull of a Homo naledi child from around 250,000 years ago has been found in a deep, inaccessible cave – suggesting it was placed there by other H. naledi.
Cause of mysterious brain-invading-fungus outbreak finally discovered
1dScientists think this is just one of many fungi increasing its habitable range due to climate change.
What Winter-Haters Get Wrong
1d" How to Build a Life " is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his new podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life . F or many years, the rate at which Americans move has been falling . But as remote work has gone from a necessity during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic to an unforeseen employment p
A Moderate Proposal
1dModerates are suddenly on everyone's mind. Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have dominated the conversation about the Democratic Party's reconciliation bill. A few years back, moderate Republicans blocked the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. And polls show that a chunk of the American public finds the choice between a populist-nationalist Republican Party and an ever -more progressive De
Aviation's present-day contribution to human-induced global warming is 4% and will increase over the next 30 years
1dAviation is responsible for more global warming than implied by its carbon footprint alone. According to new research published today, aviation could consume up one-sixth of the remaining temperature budget required to limit warming to 1.5˚C by 2050. The article, published in Environmental Research Letters, suggests that emissions produced by the aviation industry must be reduced each year if the
Cop26: can capitalism actually go green?
1dThe Science Weekly podcast is in Glasgow, where we are bringing listeners daily episodes from Cop26. Each morning you will hear from one of the Guardian's award-winning environment team. Today, host Madeleine Finlay talks to the Guardian's biodiversity and environment reporter, Patrick Greenfield, and shadow Cop26 president Ed Miliband about the announcements from finance day On Wednesday, hundre
Sharks are my best friends
1dAlmost every day for 40 years, expert diver Jim Abernethy has been swimming with sharks in the Bahamas.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rebounded Sharply After Pandemic Dip
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Global emissions are now less than 1 percent below their previous high in 2019, suggesting that any climate impact from the pandemic was fleeting.
Researchers develop a tool to neutralize chemical weapons using rare-earth elements
2dResearchers at Concordia are studying the potential applications of a type of compound called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). They have designed a new kind of microscopic structure that can rapidly mitigate chemical weapons when exposed to ultraviolet light.
Your fast food wrappers contain toxic chemicals. Why is that allowed? | Norah MacKendrick
2dFast food boxes and wrappers contain toxic chemicals known to interfere with our reproductive systems and contribute to attention and learning disorders It's no surprise that fast food is generally bad for your health. But now there's a new reason to worry: according to a new study out of George Washington University, fast-food containers (such as wrappers used for burgers and burritos) contain t
Europe's record summer 'impossible' without global heating
2dCop26 countries must take action to stop record heat becoming an annual event, say experts What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guide The heatwaves and wildfires that caused devastation in Europe this summer would not have happened without global heating, new analysis shows. The summer of 2021 was the hottest on record in the continent, with average temperatures about 1C above norma
Her Machine Learning Tools Pull Insights From Cell Images
3dYou can't judge a book by its cover, or so we're taught about people. For cells, however, that's surprisingly less true. Using machine learning methods similar to those that enable computers to recognize faces, biologists can characterize individual cells in stacks of microscopy images. By measuring thousands of visualizable cellular properties — the distribution of a tagged protein… Source
Introducing Nine New Newsletters
3dBack in the day ("the day" being roughly 2009) The Atlantic' s website was home to a particularly rambunctious set of bloggers. (For those of you unfamiliar with the term bloggers , please ask your AP English teacher for guidance.) The Atlantic has been, since 1857, the home to much of the country's best writing talent, and our blogroll was no exception. (I was a member of this disputatious colle
Water bear fossil and grizzly bear selfie — October's best science images
3dNature, Published online: 02 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02880-1 The month's sharpest science shots, selected by Nature's photo team.
These Companies Are Already Living in Zuckerberg's Metaverse
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3dFacebook Metaverse
The Meta dream envisages whole companies operating in a virtual world. Many made the switch years ago—with mixed results.
China locks down Shanghai Disneyland and tests 34,000 visitors after single Covid case
3dThe popular theme park became the site of a suspected Delta outbreak, with authorities mass testing tens of thousands in the pursuit of Covid zero See all our coronavirus coverage As fireworks lit up the sky over Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday, chatter began to spread through the crowds. Qian, a young Chinese woman who'd decided to spend her Halloween at the theme park, saw a Weibo alert from D
Climate change: Five dealmakers who will influence the outcome at COP26
3dWho are the people who will determine the success or failure of the climate summit?
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Grønland melder sig ind i Parisaftalen
4dMuligheden for minedrift har holdt Grønland ude af international klimaaftale, men nu vil de med.
A Change to the Sound of the Voice Can Change Your Very Self-Identity
4dA French physician explains what happened to some of his patients — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Amazon to Launch First Two Internet Satellites in 2022
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Competing with SpaceX, OneWeb and others, the e-commerce titan will rely on small rockets to get prototypes of its satellite constellation into space.
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Springer Nature geosciences journal retracts 44 articles filled with gibberish
3hSpringer Nature has retracted 44 papers from a journal in the Middle East after determining that they were rubbish. The articles, which showed up in the Arabian Journal of Geosciences starting earlier this year, many of which involve at least some researchers based in China, and from their titles appear to be utter gibberish — … Continue reading
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After a concussion, the brain may no longer make sense of sounds
5hA concussion can make it difficult to converse in a noisy room. Scientists say that's because the injury has impaired the brain's ability to process sounds. (Image credit: Callista Images/Image Source/Getty Images)
CRISPR-based 'antibiotic' eliminates dangerous bacterium from the gut
8hGenetically engineered bacteria armed with CRISPR could help combat antibiotic-resistant infections and also allow doctors to edit people's microbiomes
Electric cars expected to outsell diesel ones in the UK next year
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For the first time ever, sales of electric cars are forecast to exceed those of diesel ones in the UK next year, thanks to a fall in up-front prices and improvements in public charging infrastructure
The Singularity Is Here
9hPaul Spella / The Atlantic This essay has been adapted from a lecture delivered at the Newark Public Library in honor of Philip Roth. Something unnatural is afoot. Our affinities are increasingly no longer our own, but rather are selected for us for the purpose of automated economic gain. The automation of our cognition and the predictive power of technology to monetize our behavior, indeed our v
America Needs a New Scientific Revolution
10hT wo stories in science are worth cheering right now: the amazing amount of knowledge humanity is gathering about COVID-19 and the quietly revolutionary ways we're accelerating the pace of discovery. First, the knowledge: Last week, a large clinical trial concluded that the cheap antidepressant drug fluvoxamine dramatically lowers the chance that people with COVID-19 will get hospitalized or die.
Discovery of Child's Skull Adds to Mystery Over How Human Ancestors Treated Their Dead
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Cop26: are we finally saying goodbye to coal?
15hThe Science Weekly podcast is in Glasgow, where we are bringing listeners daily episodes from Cop26. Each morning you will hear from one of the Guardian's award-winning environment team. Today, host Madeleine Finlay talks to the Guardian's energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose about plans to end coal use. And as Cop26 week one draws to a close U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Photos of the Week: Goth Weekend, Dark Moon, Dead Sea
16hDiwali celebrations in India, autumn colors in Pennsylvania, a walk through a pond in Belgium, a glacier in Argentina, anti-government protests in Bangkok, All Saints' Day in Lithuania, a foggy sunrise over San Francisco, ice skating in British Columbia, and much more
NASA could bring astronauts home from space station before replacements arrive
22hFour astronauts could leave the International Space Station on Sunday without their replacement team having arrived to take over, NASA announced Thursday, but the timing remains uncertain due to weather conditions.
Organizers Defend $500 Pay-Per-View Autopsy
23hA retired professor of anatomy is under fire for performing an autopsy in front of a live audience, with members paying up to $500 to attend the macabre event, Oregon broadcaster King 5 reports . It's an interesting ethical conundrum. Having a professional perform such a procedure is certainly educational — but the family of the deceased man, 98-year-old David Saunders, is arguing that he never a
Montana lake study reveals how invasive species affect native food webs
1dInvasive species cause biodiversity loss and about $120 billion in annual damages in the U.S. alone. Despite plentiful evidence that invasive species can change food webs, how invaders disrupt food webs and native species over time has remained unclear.
Pamela McCorduck, Historian of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 80
1dShe interviewed many of the scientists who were at the heart of the field through the end of the 1970s, and she compiled a groundbreaking history of its early years.
HPV vaccine slashes cervical cancer rates by 87% among women in the UK
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1dHPV Cervical Cancer
The HPV vaccine reduced cases of cervical cancer by 87% among women in the U.K. who received the vaccine when they were 12 or 13 years old, according to a new study.
Brainless sponges have cells that might be the precursors of neurons
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Sponges are arguably the simplest animals and they lack a nervous system, but peculiar cells in their digestive chambers may be evolutionary precursors of neurons
Photo trickery captures ethereal jellyfish 'ballet' in Spanish lake
1dThe photo, titled 'Medusa Ballet,' was recently announced as the overall winner at the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 competition.
Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
1dResearch has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence.
Researchers show 'encrypted' peptides could be wellspring of natural antibiotics
1dWhile biologists and chemists race to develop new antibiotics to combat constantly mutating bacteria, predicted to lead to 10 million deaths by 2050, engineers are approaching the problem through a different lens: finding naturally occurring antibiotics in the human genome.
GE's New Autonomous Electric Pods Have No Steering Wheel, Pedals, or Cab
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Self-driving cars are taking longer to become a reality than many experts predicted. But that doesn't mean there isn't steady progress being made; on the contrary, autonomous driving technology is consistently making incremental advancements in all sorts of vehicles, from cars to trucks to buses. Last week, General Electric (GE) and Swedish freight tech company Einride announced a partnership to
Study: Machine learning a useful tool for quantum control
1dIn the everyday world, we can perform measurements with nearly unlimited precision. But in the quantum world—the realm of atoms, electrons, photons, and other tiny particles—this becomes much harder. Every measurement made disturbs the object and results in measurement errors. In fact, everything from the instruments used to the system's properties might impact the outcome, which scientists call n
When Royal Life Is a Horror Film
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Spencer opens with a scene of military-like precision. Jeeps barrel down a country road to the royal residence Sandringham House to unload a haul of massive metal boxes; cooks march single file into the estate's kitchen and crack the crates open to reveal fresh fruit, chilled lobster, and other culinary riches. The head chef (played by Sean Harris) rings a bell and barks at his staff: "Brigade! O
Quantum-enabled gas imaging camera to dramatically cut methane leaks
1dMethane gas concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by about 150% since 1750, and if released into the atmosphere, methane is approximately 80 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year time frame (IPCC, AR6). The mitigation of methane emissions will play a vital role in enabling climate change strategies.
Graphene research sounds out new possibilities for electronic technologies
1dA team of researchers has revealed that sonic boom and Doppler-shifted sound waves can be created in a graphene transistor, giving new insights into this world-famous material and its potential for use in nanoscale electronic technologies.
'It gave me an ability to enjoy life': readers on cognitive behavioural therapy
1dTwo people tell us about their experiences with CBT and how it changed their lives The psychotherapist Aaron Beck, known as the father of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), died on Tuesday aged 100 at his Philadelphia home. CBT is a form of treatment that helps patients to analyse and manage negative thinking patterns rather than focusing on past conflicts. Here, two people tell us about their
New method to predict stress at atomic scale
1dThe amount of stress a material can withstand before it cracks is critical information when designing aircraft, spacecraft, and other structures. Aerospace engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign used machine learning for the first time to predict stress in copper at the atomic scale.
Covid-19 news: 28 million years of life lost globally to covid
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1dCOVID UK Years 12 Winter
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Revising a generalized spin current theory for the magnetoelectric effect in multiferroics
1dMicroscopic aspects of ferroelectricity are canonically related to polar atomic displacements that break inversion symmetry of the crystal, leading to a non-zero net electric dipole moment. However, there is a special class of magnetic materials called multiferroics where inversion symmetry breaking occurs by a magnetic order stabilized in an otherwise crystallographically centrosymmetric lattice.
What is an amoeba?
1dThe term "amoeba" refers to simple eukaryotic organisms that move in a characteristic crawling fashion.
The Metaverse Is Simply Big Tech, but Bigger
1dIt's a rebrand of Silicon Valley's increasing power and reach. And it's made for companies, not people.
An Ethics Bounty System Could Help Clean Up the Web
1dTech companies just need to adapt the bug bounty system they already use to detect vulnerabilities in code.
COP26 Climate Summit: What Happened During the First Days
1dThe world leaders have left Glasgow. Now negotiators must hunker down to turn pledges into reality.
What Happened on Day 3 of the COP26 Climate Summit
1dThe world leaders have left Glasgow. Now negotiators must hunker down to turn pledges into reality.
Coronavirus news live: Ukraine sets new daily cases record; China on high alert at ports to reduce Covid risks
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Total number of cases in Ukraine passes three million mark ; China urges citizens not to go abroad for non-urgent or non-essential reasons Covid infections in England double in over-65s over past month Bill Gates calls for huge global effort to prepare for future pandemics Covid has caused 28m years of life to be lost, study finds UK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in long Covid patients
These 'Life Zones' Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change, New Projections Warn
1dLandscapes are shifting.
There's a Weird Shape in The Middle of Andromeda, And Astronomers Finally Know Why
1dTwinkle twinkle, elongated star cluster.
Wishcycling: The dos and don'ts of being good at recycling
1dEver paused over the recycling bin, wondering whether to add a pizza box? You could be a wishcycler.
What is hydrogen energy and why is it important?
1dThe BBC's Roger Harrabin takes a look at the tech behind hydrogen energy and its green potential.
2021: A year of wild weather
2dIf emissions continue rising, Europe can expect 50C heatwaves every three years, the Met Office says.
Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges
2dScientists used satellite measurements of carbon dioxide to detect small atmospheric reductions over areas under coronavirus lockdowns. The approach could help track emissions more quickly in the future.
Why Vaccine Doses Differ for Kids and Adults
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An immunologist explains how the immune system changes as people mature — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers Revise Recipe for Building a Rocky Planet Like Earth
2dBob O'Dell wasn't quite sure what he was looking at. It was 1992, and he had just got his hands on new images from the Hubble Space Telescope that zoomed in on young stars in the Orion Nebula. O'Dell had been hoping to study the nebula itself, an interesting region of star formation relatively close to Earth. Yet something else caught his attention. Several of the stars didn't look like stars at.
Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thought
2dBaleen whales' eating habits trigger ripple effects through the entire ocean food web.
Dogs Have Co-Evolved With Humans Like No Other Species
2dThe human-dog relationship precedes the agricultural revolution. Here's what we know about how it began — with wolves — and the evolving complexity of our loving connection to canines.
As the Arctic Warms, AI Forecasts Scope Out Shifting Sea Ice
2dGlobal warming is making it harder to predict the movement and location of the ice cover, crucial information for fishing and global shipping.
Of All the Video Game Remakes, Why Not SSX?
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Twenty years after the game's initial release, SSX still has a passionate fan base longing for a revival.
Exercising more often doesn't increase your risk of knee arthritis
2dPrevious research has found conflicting results on a link between exercise and knee arthritis, but now it seems that the amount of physical activity you do has no impact – though more strenuous workouts might
Vipers evolved either nose or eye horns depending on their habitat
2dThe horns on vipers' eyes could help camouflage their head in rocky areas or trees, while those with nose horns may blend in better on forest floors
Not even extreme cold stopped the first modern humans from settling in Iberia's interior
2dThe period of time when anatomically modern humans first appeared in a particular region is always hotly debated amongst scientists. In western Europe, the contested region is the Iberian Peninsula, considered the last region to be occupied by modern humans as they spread throughout Eurasia.
Where Sex Positivity Falls Short
2dSince its debut in 2019, Sex Education , Netflix's charming and filthy comedy about teenagers at a bucolic British high school, has been a jewel in a very mixed bag of streaming content. I've loved and appreciated its sweetness, its sex positivity, and its absurd dramatization of school as a place where everyone is willingly and creatively getting it on, no matter the real-world evidence to the c
Steel Is Back
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This is an excerpt from The Atlantic 's climate newsletter, The Weekly Planet. Subscribe today . If pith-helmeted archaeologists were to name our era like they name those of our ancestors—the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, etc.—they might very well dub ours the Steel Age. Steel is ubiquitous: It's in cars , appliances, buildings, roads, infrastructure , and weapons, an essential input into virtually
Black black oil: The challenge of giving up North Sea extraction
2dThe North Sea still contains large quantities of oil and gas but how much longer can it continue to be extracted?
The Lure of Emotionally-Complex Video Games
2dMany video game players now crave experiences that elicit not just happiness and excitement, but also sadness, guilt, shame, and remorse. Researchers are beginning to understand the draw of a new generation of complex, emotionally-nuanced games, as well as their potential benefits and harms.
University of Sydney's Edward Holmes wins PM's science prize for work on coronavirus genome
2dHolmes honoured for 'transformative role' in Covid response, while Prof Anthony Weiss takes innovation prize for work on biomaterials to assist wound healing Prof Edward Holmes of the University of Sydney has won the prime minister's prize for science, for his "transformative role in the scientific response to Covid-19". Holmes, an expert on the evolution of viral diseases, publicly shared the ge
Cop26: have we just saved our forests? – podcast
2dThe Science Weekly podcast is in Glasgow where we will be bringing listeners daily episodes from Cop26. Each morning you will hear from one of the Guardian's award-winning environment team. Today, host Madeleine Finlay, talks to Jon Watts about a significant announcement made by global leaders on forest and land use, and we hear from an indigenous leader in Guyana about why it might not be enough
Hybrid cloud adoption demands a holistic cybersecurity posture
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This is the second article in a series of three. The first focused on the importance of making businesses more future-ready and how to work through common obstacles on the path to digitization . We also discussed how modernizing on-premises infrastructure as part of a hybrid cloud approach can best be managed via hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), enabling modernization that blends the best of
How Citizen Scientists Uncovered the Strange Behavior of 'Vampire' Butterflies
3dIn the forests of Indonesia, citizen scientists discover an unsettling revelation about butterflies.
Creating an artificial material that can sense, adapt to its environment
3dMove over, Hollywood—science fiction is getting ready to leap off the big screen and enter the real world. While recent science fiction movies have demonstrated the power of artificially intelligent computer programs, such as the fictional character J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Avenger film series, to make independent decisions to carry out a set of actions, these imagined movie scenarios could now be clos
Darwin's magnificent mystery and the microbiome
3dVanderbilt researchers are reimagining Charles Darwin's work by communicating how the origin of species might depend largely on the microbiome—the totality of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other organisms—living in or on a host body.
Tonight Is a Test of What Trumpism Could Be Without Trump
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The fundamental question facing the Republican Party, and by extension the nation, is whether there can be a Trumpism without Donald Trump, and if so, what it would look like. Today's gubernatorial election in Virginia will offer one of the most important clues about those questions. The race pits Glenn Youngkin, a Republican businessman, against former Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat. Young
Dismantling three common cloud strategy assumptions
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3dCloud Qlik Years One
Cloud is ubiquitous: according to Gartner , spending on public cloud services is predicted to reach $396 billion in 2021 and grow 21.7% to $482 billion in 2022. And by 2026, Gartner predicts public cloud spending will exceed 45% of all enterprise IT spending, up from less than 17% in 2021. But how much do companies fully understand the potential benefits of the cloud—and possible limitations—as t
COP26: Leaders agree global plan to boost green technology
3dCountries that will sign the pledge cover more than 70% of the world's economy.
Hubble remains in safe mode, NASA team investigating
3dNASA is continuing to investigate why the instruments in the Hubble Space Telescope recently went into safe mode configuration, suspending science operations. The instruments are healthy and will remain in safe mode while the mission team continues its investigation.
Enormous 'shipyard' of ancient galaxies discovered 11 billion light-years away
3dAstronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive protocluster 11 billion light-years away that acts as an assembly yard for over 60 emerging galaxies.
1,300-year-old murder victim found in China was not a grave robber
3dThe ancient remains of a man who was discovered in China in a shaft leading to an ancient tomb was not trying to rob it — he was murdered, archaeologists say.
Meta's touch-sensitive robotic skin could form part of the metaverse
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Researchers at the company formerly known as Facebook have developed a touch-sensitive robotic skin that could introduce a greater sense of reality to the metaverse, its planned online virtual environment
The 6 most gruesome grave robberies
3dRest in peace? Not when body snatchers are afoot. Six gruesome grave robberies in history reveal that even fame doesn't guarantee you a peaceful slumber.
These Batteries Can't Power a Car—but They Can Light a City
3dEntrepreneurs are devising innovative ways to reuse spent electric vehicle batteries. One promising idea is storing power from solar and wind farms.
2-D Room-Temperature Magnets Could Unlock Quantum Computing
3dA new magnetic material, just one atom thick, can manipulate electrons' spin for next-generation data storage — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Skovaftale kan få stor betydning for klimakampen – hvis den bliver ført ud i livet
3dEn ny aftale med over 100 lande skal redde verdens skove inden 2030. Men det er for lang en frist, mener naturorganisationer.
COP26: US to tackle methane leaks from oil and gas wells
3dThe Biden administration plans to restore tough rules curbing one of the most potent greenhouse gases.
COP26: Pledge to end deforestation as Queen urges 'rise above politics'
3dFive things you need to know about COP26 – the United Nations climate change conference – on Tuesday.
The Leaderless World
3dFor the past 16 years, we in Europe have witnessed the Merkelization of the continent: Resentments bubble away; crises are managed, not resolved; time is played for; reform is incremental and then, suddenly, unilateral; and, in the end, stasis reigns. After a largely uneventful G20 summit in Rome, and with world leaders settling into their hotels in Scotland for the UN Climate Change Conference k
Virginia's Next Governor and the Threat of a Constitutional Crisis
3dGubernatorial races can quickly become proxies for nationwide grievances and allegiances, and Tuesday's neck-and-neck election between the Republican Glenn Youngkin and the Democrat Terry McAuliffe for the governorship of Virginia is no exception. But in addition to the substantive policy disagreements or politics as pastime , people across America should be monitoring the outcome of this race fo
Indien vil være klimaneutral 20 år for sent: Men det er 'svært at kritisere'
4dIndiens nye klimamål har ikke den store betydning i forhold til at holde 1,5 gradersmålet, lyder det fra klimarådgiver.
How 1.5 C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
4dA temperature increase of around 1.5°C—just under the maximum target agreed at the COP23 Paris meeting in 2017—can have a marked impact on algae and animal species living on UK coastlines, new research has found.
High-performance, low-cost machine learning infrastructure is accelerating innovation in the cloud
4dArtificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML) are key technologies that help organizations develop new ways to increase sales, reduce costs, streamline business processes, and understand their customers better. AWS helps customers accelerate their AI/ML adoption by delivering powerful compute, high-speed networking, and scalable high-performance storage options on demand for any machin
Understanding finite-temperature quantum effects better with machine learning
4dThree RIKEN theoretical physicists have used neural networks to investigate the way atoms and electrons interact with each other at finite temperatures. This knowledge will help inform the development of future quantum technologies for advanced computation.
SpaceX Loading Huge Amount of Rocket Fuel at Starship Launch Site
18minFilling Tanks SpaceX is sending thousands of tons of rocket propellant to its South Texas rocket testing facilities, Teslarati reports , signaling that the company's long-awaited orbital test launch of its Starship spacecraft may be just around the corner. Giant tanks spotted by onlookers started piling up last month near the company's orbital test launch pad. In order to meet the immense propell
Better models of atmospheric 'detergent' can help predict climate change
4dEarth's atmosphere has a unique ability to cleanse itself by way of invisible molecules in the air that act as minuscule cleanup crews. The most important molecule in that crew is the hydroxyl radical (OH), nicknamed the "detergent of the atmosphere" because of its dominant role in removing pollutants. When the OH molecule chemically interacts with a variety of harmful gases, including the potent
Women under 35 face higher risk of breast cancer spreading – study
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Analysis of 400 studies found risk of secondary cancer ranges from 6% to 22% depending on different factors Women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 35 face a higher risk of it spreading, according to the first global study of its kind. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer, with 2.3 million people diagnosed every year. Survival rates are generally good, which is largely beca
The Massive Progressive Dark-Money Group You've Never Heard Of
3dIn a trendy co-working space in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle—where people wear Chucks and fuss about fancy coffee—lies the progressive movement's empire of political cash. Over the past half decade, Democrats have quietly pulled ahead of Republicans in so-called dark-money spending, funneling hundreds of millions from anonymous donors into campaigns around the country. The groups that spend m
The Steller's Sea Eagle That Is Very, Very Lost
4hBird-watchers have been tracking a Steller's sea eagle. They're usually found in Asia, but this one turned up in Eastern Canada and may have flown as far as South Texas.
Cutting ammonia emissions may be the best way to reduce air pollution
1dEmissions of ammonia can lead to tiny particles in the air that damage our health, but many countries have no policies on limiting its release into the atmosphere
Terrawatch: Earth's 'boring' plate tectonics period
2dCurious report suggests calm thousand millennia of 'Boring Billion' was more lively than thought Today our planet is a lively place: the climate swings from greenhouse to icehouse and back again, while earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges and ocean trenches are all signs of its restless surface. But if you go back far enough, you reach a period where Earth was a very dull place. Nicknamed the
Mountaintop removal worse for endangered species than initially thought
1dA new study published today by journal PLOS ONE has revealed that mountaintop removal mining poses a more serious and widespread threat to endangered species and people than was previously understood. The researchers from Defenders of Wildlife's Center for Conservation Innovation (CCI) and conservation technology nonprofit SkyTruth, combine water-quality data with satellite imagery of mountaintop
Team develops real-time diagnostic for Liquid Metal Jetting 3D printing
4dAs 3D printing continues to grow and evolve, diagnostics capable of monitoring builds in real-time have become essential tools for producing quality parts, particularly in emerging printing technologies such as Liquid Metal Jetting (LMJ).
Study reports the ferroelectric switching of spin-to-charge conversion in germanium telluride
1dSpintronic devices, a class of architectures that can store or transfer information by leveraging the intrinsic spin of electrons, have been found to be highly promising, both in terms of speed and efficiency. So far, however, the development of these devices has been hindered by the poor compatibility between semiconducting materials and ferromagnetic sources of spin, which underpin their operati
How cement may yet help slow global warming
2dIt is a big source of emissions, but might one day be the reverse
Antiviral pill cuts COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by 89%, Pfizer says
3hA new COVID-19 pill significantly cuts risk of hospitalization or death when taken within three days of symptom onset, Pfizer says.
NASA's new rovers will be a fleet of mobile robots that work together
3dNASA is exploring a concept for a new fleet of mini-rovers that can work together to solve problems and make decisions as a unit. If one fails or gets stuck somewhere, the others could carry on without it. As part of the Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) project, NASA engineers are designing compact, mobile robots the size of a shoebox (for comparison, Perseverance is
Labyrinthine Covid booster system is the real reason for delays | Letters
2dGuardian readers share their frustrations at trying to obtain a third coronavirus vaccination Having read your report ( No 10 concerned as 4.5 million eligible people fail to get Covid jab boosters , 2 November), I wonder how many people's experience mirrors mine? I received a letter from the NHS advising me to contact my GP about a booster, as I am it seems clinically vulnerable, as well as bein
Where Gun Stores Open, Gun Homicides Increase
2dMore oversight of dealers and investment in impoverished communities are key to reducing violence, say experts — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fractured artificial rock helps crack a 54-year-old mystery
3hPrinceton researchers have solved a 54-year-old puzzle about why certain fluids strangely slow down under pressure when flowing through porous materials, such as soils and sedimentary rocks. The findings could help improve many important processes in energy, environmental and industrial sectors, from oil recovery to groundwater remediation.
The Facebook Papers Must Be Shared With Outlets Globally
2dThe news consortium exposing the company's worldwide abuses hasn't included the journalists best equipped to report on them—those in the global south.
Toward self-restoring electronic devices with long DNA molecules
3dThe potential of DNA structural properties in single-molecule electronics has finally been harnessed by researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) in a single-molecule junction device that shows spontaneous self-restoring ability. Additionally, the device, based on a "zipper" DNA configuration, shows unconventionally high electrical conductivity, opening doors to the development o
The 35 Best Early Black Friday Deals at Best Buy
4dDue to shipping delays, the retailer's holiday sale event started early this year. It will refund the difference if a product is cheaper during Black Friday.
Alphabet launches AI company to discover new drugs
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Isomorphic Labs will build on DeepMind's research and will be headed by Demis Hassabis
World leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
2dThe enormous pledge encompasses over 85% of the world's forests and more than 100 nations.
COP26: 105 countries pledge to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent
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A pledge to cut emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane by 30 per cent by 2030 has been hailed as "game-changing" by US president Joe Biden, speaking at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
How to do a better job of cleaning salty water? By keeping desalination tools dry
3dGrowing up in Seattle, Allyson McGaughey, USC Viterbi School of Engineering Ph.D. '21, was never faced with the daily reality of drought. In the increasingly hot and dry desert of Los Angeles, however, the scarcity of water was laid bare—increasing the urgency of finding alternate water solutions.
Heart rate synchronization and palm sweat found to be signs of attraction
3dA small team of researchers from Leiden University and one with the University of Birmingham has found that when two people are attracted to one another, their heart rates tend to synchronize and their palms sweat together. In their paper published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, the group describes experiments they conducted with volunteers in "dating cabins."
It's Time to Delete Carbon From the Atmosphere. But How?
9hIt's not enough to drastically slash emissions. To stave off the worst of climate change, humanity needs to capture the carbon that's already in the air.
Indian astronomers investigate X-ray binary GRS 1915+105
2dUsing the AstroSat spacecraft, astronomers from India have observed an X-ray binary system known as GRS 1915+105. The satellite allowed the researchers to conduct a comprehensive study of this object, yielding essential information regarding its properties. Results of the research were published October 27 on arXiv.org.
COP26: Low-carbon firms and Biden hails progress
2dFive things you need to know about COP26 – the United Nations climate change conference – on Wednesday.
Chloé Zhao Upends the Marvel Formula With Eternals
3dReimagined characters, practical effects, intimate storytelling—the Oscar-winning director wants to alter what fans see in comic book movies.
You Won't Regret Rewatching The Ring
9hThe 2002 horror film The Ring can be summarized in a delightfully analog fashion: After finding a VHS tape and receiving a phone call, a local newspaper reporter searches library archives to solve a mystery. As John Mulaney would say , that is a very old-fashioned sentence. But while audiences today have little to fear from a ghost that travels by VHS and kills by landline, the terrors in Gore Ve
A cosmic whodunit: ALMA study confirms what's robbing galaxies of their star-forming gas
3dAstronomers examining the nearby universe with the help of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have just completed the largest high-resolution survey of star-forming fuel ever conducted in galaxy clusters. But more importantly, they're tackling a long-standing mystery in astrophysics: What's killing galaxies? The research, which provides the clearest evidence to date that extre
A fungus that uses chemicals to trick male flies into mating with infected dead females
7hA combined team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences reports that a certain fungus uses chemicals to trick male flies into mating with infected dead females. They have written a paper describing their findings and have posted it on the bioXiv preprint server.
Search for life on other worlds tops astronomy to-do list
1dA U.S. survey of astronomers puts the search for extraterrestrial life at the top of their to-do list for the next 10 years.
Quantifying spin in WTe2 for future spintronics
2dA RMIT-led, international collaboration published this week has observed large in-plane anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in a quantum spin Hall insulator and the spin quantization axis of the edge states can be well-defined.
Falling bird numbers mean quieter birdsong in Europe and North America
2dThe natural soundscape of birdsong has probably become quieter in Europe and North America over the past 25 years because of a decline in bird numbers
Global CO2 emissions have almost returned to pre-pandemic levels
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1dEmissions Levels 2021
Global CO2 emissions fell by 5.4 per cent during 2020 because of the pandemic, but they are estimated to have risen by 4.9 per cent this year
Researchers explore the extremely metal-poor galaxy DDO 68
3dBy performing hydrodynamical simulations, astronomers have investigated an extremely metal-poor galaxy known as DDO 68. Results of the study, presented in a paper published October 25 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the origin and nature of this peculiar galaxy.
Diffractive optical networks reconstruct holograms instantaneously without a digital computer
3dSince its invention by Nobel Laureate Dennis Gabor in the late 1940s, holography has found widespread use in science and engineering applications such as computational imaging, microscopy, sensors, displays and interferometry. In many applications of holography, the reconstruction of holograms to retrieve the object information is generally performed using digital computers and iterative algorithm
Three Things We Must Do to Tackle Climate Change
3dIt's time to act rapidly and decisively — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The flu shot isn't that effective. Here's why you should still get it.
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4dFlu Season COVID Year
If the flu shot is, on average, between 40% and 60% effective at preventing the flu, why should you get it?
Klimaforandringerne tager til: I Danmark stiger temperaturen hurtigere end i andre lande
3hI Danmark er temperaturen steget med 2,3 grader. Det globale gennemsnit lyder på 1,3 grader ifølge nye tal.
The Next Weird Way We're Changing Cats
8hThe first thing to know is that truly allergen-free cats are a myth. Sorry. That's because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little protein called Fel d 1, found in the saliva and oil glands, which causes most cat allergies. Some cats shed 80 times more of it than others of the same breed; no one knows why. Some shed more one month and less the next. Certain breeds may indee
Movies Need to Stop Using Historical Atrocities for Pathos
2dMarvel's Eternals is just the latest genre film to clumsily use horrific real-world events in an attempt to elevate its narrative.
See through the Glasswing Butterfly's Fascinating Wings
4dNew research shows how these transparent wings develop — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Studies Enable a Clearer View Inside Cells
22hArmed with improved imaging techniques and supercomputers, researchers are generating detailed three-dimensional images of cellular structures that anyone can explore.
How bilingual brains switch languages seamlessly
1dThe brain uses a shared mechanism for combining words from a single language and for combining words from two different languages, a new study of bilingual speakers shows. The findings indicate that language switching is natural for those who are bilingual because the brain has a mechanism that does not detect that the language has switched, allowing for a seamless transition in comprehending mor
Why Can't People Teleport?
2dSet your phasers on stun, because we are going to beam you up on the physics of teleportation.
How to Use iCloud+'s New Security Features
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3diCloud Private Relay
Apple's cloud storage service now comes with perks—and they're designed to improve your digital privacy and security.
Disorder in surface materials key to better hydrogen storage
22hLawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have found that atomic disorder in certain boron-based hydrogen storage systems can potentially improve the rate of hydrogen uptake.
These Philadelphians Created an App to Prevent Gun Violence
1dTwo neighbors stepped up to use technology to protect their community, and now they're sharing how easy it is for others to do the same.
Jetpack Sighting May Have Been Something Very Stupid, Cops Say
2dEx LAX Last year, pilots flying near Los Angeles International Airport started reporting something strange: a person seemingly flying around using a jetpack — and far too close to the airfield. An investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI still hasn't come up with any definitive answers as to what the hell the pilots saw. Even efforts using law enforcement aircraft yielded
A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last
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2hDrone Pennsylvania
An attack attempt in 2020 proves the UAS threat is real—and not enough is being done to stop it.
To Make an Eco-Friendly EV Battery, Think From the Inside Out
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Battery packs are designed to stuff a lot of energy into a small amount of space. Some think they should be built for recycling too.
Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy Apple's Third-Gen AirPods
3dIn the year 2021, there's no reason to buy buds with no ear tips, no noise canceling, and mediocre battery life.
Autoimmune disease: Definition and examples
3dMillions of people are affected by autoimmune diseases. Learn what causes autoimmune diseases and how they're treated.
Rising European infections spark fears of resurgent pandemic
15hWHO says pace of transmission across continent and Central Asia is 'grave concern'
Satellite monitoring of Greenland ice melting highlights global flood risk
3dGlobal warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and intense over the past 40 years, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide, finds new research involving UCL academics.
Covid-19 news: Antiviral drugs cut serious illness risk by nearly 90%
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7hHealth Europe Covid
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Want to Lie on a Bed of Nails? Physics Has Your Back
8hThis is the science of why you can recline on an array of very sharp things without getting the pointy end of the stick.
How Coastal Darkening Is Harming Kelp Forests
1dThe environmental threat that researchers are only beginning to study is dramatically reducing the productivity of the plant
A new kind of brain scan is letting us understand how toddlers think
2dTechnological advances mean that we can finally tackle an age-old question: what's going on in the minds of children?
Coral bleaching impacts 98% of Great Barrier Reef: study
1dCoral bleaching has affected 98 percent of Australia's Great Barrier Reef since 1998, leaving just a fraction of the world's largest reef system untouched, according to a study published Friday.
EA Sports Might Lose 'FIFA,' and That's Not So Bad
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As the two sides negotiate over the price of the brand, "this is a time when you say goodbye to FIFA," says one former EA exec.
Trust Us: Nurses Are at the Breaking Point
2dThe pandemic has brought the nursing profession into crisis; the solution is in the public's hands — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Space Titans review – Bezos, Musk and Branson battle to blast their loads
1dThis wildly hagiographic documentary about the billionaires fiddling with their massive rockets will have you cringing all the way into suborbital space For a documentary created with the Washington Post, a newspaper owned by a company controlled by Jeff Bezos, the new Discovery+ special Space Titans has an impressive amount of Elon Musk in it. Maybe the algorithm doesn't dictate everything quite
Creating ultra-diffuse galaxies
5hUltra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) have very low luminosities, comparatively few stars, and little star-formation activity as compared with normal galaxies of similar sizes. Commonly found in galaxy clusters, UDGs come in a wide range of sizes and shapes, many of them being round and smooth like dwarf elliptical galaxies, others showing distorted shapes from having experienced tidal disruptions; some h
How words acquire their meaning
2dResearchers in EPFL's College of Humanities have used machine learning to reveal how humans bridge the often-significant gaps between signal and meaning in communication.
Polar Bear Week 2021: Helping Our Most Beloved Arctic Mammals Thrive
3dAs polar bears begin their migration, learn about the ways scientists are working to protect them from climate change.
Only 45% of US parents give peanuts to infants despite latest advice
8hParents have long avoided giving children peanuts early in their life for fear of making them allergic, but updated US advice published in 2017 recommends early introduction
Water-absorbing material inspired by plant roots could power robots
1dSoft robots could one day be powered by a material that absorbs water to become strong and stiff, mimicking the physics of the cells in plant roots
The Best USB Flash Drives for Ultra-Portable Storage
1dThese WIRED-tested memory sticks are a virtual filing cabinet in your pocket.
Farewell, 14nm: Intel Launches Alder Lake
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Intel's Alder Lake launches this morning, and it's a momentous occasion for the chip giant. For over six years, Intel's desktop processors have been stuck on the 14nm process. Intel always planned for the first 10nm CPUs to be mobile processors, but the company didn't anticipate how long it would take to build a viable version of a 10nm chip in the first place. Alder Lake is built on an advanced
How particulate matter pollution is increasing infant death rates
3dThe haze that blurs a blue sky or a beautiful skyline is caused by tiny particles known in climate research as PM2.5. PM2.5 describes particulate matter, often made from pollution, less than 2.5 microns wide. Despite its microscopic size, PM2.5 is responsible for more than 4 million premature deaths every year. A new study in Nature Communications led by Japanese researchers shows that the polluti
Scanning a single protein, one amino acid at a time
1dUsing nanopore DNA sequencing technology, researchers from TU Delft and the University of Illinois have managed to scan a single protein. By slowly moving a linearized protein through a tiny nanopore, one amino acid at the time, the researchers were able to read off electric currents that relate to the information content of the protein. The researchers published their proof-of-concept in Science
This mysterious comet's super-bright outbursts have astronomers puzzled
2dOne of the strangest comets in the solar system has been erupting with unpredictable bright outbursts since late September and nobody knows why.
Healable carbon fiber composite offers path to long-lasting, sustainable materials
1dBecause of their high strength and light weight, carbon-fiber-based composite materials are gradually replacing metals for advancing all kinds of products and applications, from airplanes to wind turbines to golf clubs. But there's a trade-off. Once damaged or compromised, the most commonly-used carbon fiber materials are nearly impossible to repair or recycle.
Do nootropics and brain boosters work, and are they safe?
3dNootropics are any drugs or supplements that are taken to impact brain performance, including attention and memory. But are these drugs safe to use?
The Atlantic Daily: Still Stuck in the Pandemic Blues? You're Not Alone.
4hIf you're not feeling 100 percent, you're not alone: In a recent NPR poll , half of households reported that someone in the home was experiencing serious problems with depression, anxiety, stress, or sleep. One biweekly Census Bureau survey estimated that almost one in three Americans was experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety alone. Even after all this time, after all that supposed adjus
Quicker, more precise way to find metallic glasses
6hMetallic glasses are being developed for a broad range of applications. The relatively new material is stronger than even the best metals, but with the pliability of plastic.
Drone used in attack on US electrical grid last year, report reveals
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7hUS Power Grid New Report
A US intelligence report has revealed that a drone was used in an attempt to disable an electrical substation in Pennsylvania last year, in the first known attack of its kind
Drone tried to attack the US electrical grid last year, report reveals
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7hUS Power Grid New Report
A US intelligence report has revealed that a drone tried to disable an electrical substation in Pennsylvania last year, in the first attack of its kind
Food quality and health shown to be essential for successful porpoise reproduction
3dThe reproduction of harbor porpoises runts into problems when there is not enough high quality food like high caloric fish available, or when the animals are in poor condition. This is one of the conclusions of the Ph.D. research of Lonneke IJsseldijk, researcher at Utrecht University.
India's 2070 net-zero pledge is achievable, appropriate, and right on time
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India has officially joined the net-zero pledge club, and its 2070 target presents a reasonable, if challenging, timeline for the country. The commitment was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 1 at the COP26 UN climate conference. While the target date is still decades away, and later than the 2050 goal set by many other countries, experts say it's an ambitious and meaningful c
How to Find the Secret to Meaningful Work
3dListen & subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Googl e | Pocket Casts The road to purposeful work is paved with good intentions, but for many, happiness at work can feel like a hopeless cause. What if the secret to happiness at work has less to do with our extrinsic motivations (money, rewards, and personal gain) and more to do with intrinsic motivations—the meaningful relationships we
Wind and ocean currents may contribute to mass dolphin strandings
1dThe area around Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a hot spot for mass stranding events, in which 50–100 dolphins and other cetaceans routinely beach themselves. Although scientists aren't sure of the strandings' cause, various culprits have been proposed by scientists, from sound pollution to electrical storms to magnetic disturbances.
Should Booster Shots Be Required?
3dThis Covid question played out long ago, in the fight against smallpox in 1872 — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microsoft Surface Duo 2: A Bad Case for 2 Screens
1dMicrosoft's book-phone displays flashes of brilliance, but delivers endless annoyance.
Ecosystems worldwide are disrupted by lack of large wild herbivores—except in Africa
2dBiological research has repeatedly demonstrated that the relationship between the producer and the consumer is governed by a scaling law. An international research team has now looked into whether this law of nature can be reproduced in the relationship between the production of plants in an area and the number of large herbivores that graze on them. The study reveals that Africa is the only conti
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh obituary
3dDutch physicist who helped to identify the links between human-induced climate change and extreme weather disasters Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, who has died aged 59 of multiple myeloma, was co-founder and member of a team of scientists who identified — at speed and while politically a hot topic — the links between human-induced climate change and forest fires, heatwaves, drought, flood and other spe
Examining the 1,800-plus 'young' volcanoes in the US Southwest
2dThey're born. They live once, erupting for a period that might last for days, years or decades. Then, they go dark and die.
'New Game+' Is a Terrible Name but Offers a Great Advantage
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Enabling the feature in Horizon Zero Dawn allows you to learn how to play it in a whole new way.
Covid study points to UK infection 'peak' attained but rising cases for older adults
1dFall for under-18s, logged by Zoe app, may be half-term glitch and older groups still 'dominate' hospital cases say other scientists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists on the Zoe Covid study believe UK cases of coronavirus might have peaked for the year, a suggestion that prompted some experts to warn that it was too soon to know how the epidemic would play o
Over 40 lande vil sige farvel til kulkraft inden 2050 – men de store kulnationer er ikke med
1dBritisk minister kalder aftalen en milepæl, mens kritikere mener, at udfasningen sker alt for langsomt.
Bats' landing styles differ depending on where they roost
2dAn analysis of 35 bat species found in Central America, Bulgaria and China shows that the landing style each species takes is related to the make-up of their roosts
Scientists build on AI modelling to understand more about protein-sugar structures
3dNew research building on AI algorithms has enabled scientists to create more complete models of the protein structures in our bodies—paving the way for faster design of therapeutics and vaccines.
These Robots Follow You to Learn Where to Go
9hBurro makes carts that help growers of trees and vineyards with harvests. Meanwhile, the maker of Vespa scooters wants to carry your groceries.
Einstein's theory of relativity could help stop bank account hackers
2dHaving to hand over your PIN to access your bank account puts you at risk of hackers, but the fact that information can't travel faster than light, as laid out by Albert Einstein, could offer a solution
Even as China Cracks Down on Tech, AI Companies Plan IPOs
2dSenseTime and Megvii both include facial recognition technology among their offerings and do a lot of business with government agencies.
Study finds fish rubbing up against their predators—sharks
1dWhile rubbing up against a shark sounds like a risky move if you're a fish, a collaborative research team led by the University of Miami (UM) Shark Research and Conservation Program at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that this behavior is frequent, widespread, and could play a previously unappreciated important ecological role for aquatic animals.
COP26: Countries promise coal phase-out and end to fossil fuel finance
1dCanada, the UK and US pledge to stop around $18 billion of finance a year to international fossil fuel projects, while Poland and Indonesia agree coal phase-out
How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions
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3dSquid Game Crypto Scam
On the front lines of the $SQUID "rug pull" that left investors in the lurch.
Ships could clean up the ocean by turning marine plastic into fuel
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3dOcean Cleanup Plastic
Clearing up marine plastic pollution is energy intensive – but ships could convert the plastic they collect into fuel and create a self-sustaining clean-up operation
Nasa delays SpaceX launch to ISS over 'medical issue' with astronaut
3dIt is the first such delay by Nasa since 1990 when the mission commander of Space Shuttle Atlantis fell ill Nasa has announced a rare health-related delay in its SpaceX rocket launch of four astronauts to the international space station, the second postponement of the mission in a week, citing an unspecified medical issue with one of the crew. The space agency on Monday described it as a "minor m
Study pinpoints likely home of Martian meteorites
2dCurtin University researchers have pinpointed the likely origin of a group of meteorites ejected from Mars, using a machine learning algorithm that analyses high-resolution planetary images.
Supporting life beyond Earth could be possible thanks to graphene innovation
3dAdvanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like—with a graphene-enhanced space habitat developed to meet anticipated demand for human settlements beyond Earth.
Could artificial mini glaciers bring water to the driest, coldest places on Earth?
2dGlaciers are not just spectacular indicators of climate change as they shrink and disappear due to global warming.
Here Are the Coolest Space-Themed Halloween Costumes We Could Find
3d"Ted Lasso" overalls and " Squid Game " masks were the obvious Halloween costumes this year. But the more daring among us ventured skyward for 2021's spookiest occasion. From rockets to space telescopes, space enthusiasts showed up in full force this year. So without much further ado, here are some of the most awesome space-themed outfits we saw. Crew Dragon Twitter user April Santos got out the
The 5:2 diet: A good choice for gestational diabetes
4dWeight loss after gestational diabetes can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Yet finding the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off can be a challenge, especially for mothers with a new baby. Now, new research suggests that the popular 5:2 or intermittent fasting diet is just as effective as a conventional energy-restricting diet, enabling women greater choice and flexibility when i
Structure of a 'promiscuous' protein will help scientists design better drugs
2dScientists at EMBL Hamburg and CSSB have determined the molecular structure of a gut protein that helps us absorb many drugs. This could help to develop drugs that reach target tissues more efficiently.
Climate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking Water and Alpine Ecosystems
1dHotter, drier mountains leach more metal into streams from abandoned mines and natural deposits — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COP26 Summit Turns Its Focus to a Contentious Question: Who Pays?
2dEven as financial institutions vowed to mobilize trillions in capital toward clean energy, developing countries say they are still struggling to pay the costs of adapting to the dangers of global warming.
Movement of plankton between tropical marine ecosystems drives 'sweet spots' for fishing
3dA new analysis suggests that the movement of plankton and plankton-eating fish play a central role in driving local spikes of extreme biological productivity in tropical coral reefs, creating "sweet spots" of abundant fish. Renato Morais of James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, and colleagues present these findings in a study publishing November 2nd in the open-access journal PLOS Biolog
3D simulations improve understanding of energetic-particle radiation and help protect space assets
3dA team of researchers used 3D particle simulations to model the acceleration of ions and electrons in a physical process called magnetic reconnection. The results could contribute to the understanding and forecasting of energetic particles released during magnetic reconnection, which could help protect space assets and advance space exploration.
Social media is reshaping British universities' value systems in a scramble for likes and shares
1dUniversities' value judgements about research are becoming 'coupled' to social media platforms as they compete for funding by demonstrating their influence beyond academia, an analysis suggests.
Nature can reduce costs, extend life for infrastructure projects
3dA newly published article hopes to stir discussion around adoption of construction designs and methods that utilize nature to cut costs, extend project lifecycles and improve ecological synergy, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist.
Astronomers suggest radiation, not supernovae, drives superwinds in some galaxies
3dWhen astronomers observe superwinds traveling at extremely high speeds from super star clusters, or "starbursts," they previously assumed the winds were driven by supernovae, the explosions of stars.
Ventilation matters: Engineering airflow to avoid spreading COVID-19
3dAs we approach two full years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now know it spreads primarily through airborne transmission. The virus rides inside tiny microscopic droplets or aerosol ejected from our mouths when we speak, shout, sing, cough, or sneeze. It then floats within the air, where it can be inhaled by and transmitted.
Tiny region of human brain that helps regulate sleep studied at last
1dOur sleep cycles are thought to be regulated partly by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a 2mm-wide structure in the brain that has now been imaged for the first time with a brain scanner
Baleen whales eat three times more krill than we thought
2dBaleen whales are the largest animals on Earth, and they are even hungrier than we had assumed, which has huge implications for marine ecosystems
Astronomer apologizes, withdraws preprint slated for PNAS about impact in the field after criticism
2dA prominent astronomer at the University of Texas in Austin has withdrawn a preprint and a published paper after critics accused him of perpetuating inequality in the field, saying he is more sorry "than words can say" about the matter and that he is taking a hiatus from his work to allow the controversy to … Continue reading
Ignore China's New Data Privacy Law at Your Peril
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9hChina New Data Law
The Personal Information Protection Law gives authorities the power to impose huge fines and blacklist companies. But the biggest impact may be felt outside the country.
A brain switch that helps worms keep their cool
1dHow our bodies sense and respond to environmental changes are fundamental biological questions. In particular, understanding how organisms sense and cope with warming temperatures is key for the survival of species and it will become an even more important area of research given the raising trend in the earth's temperature. In research recently published in PLOS Biology, researchers from the Casan
Is the universe fine-tuned for life?
2dFor decades, various physicists have theorized that even the slightest changes in the fundamental laws of nature would make it impossible for life to exist. This idea, also known as the "fine-tuned universe" argument, suggests that the occurrence of life in the universe is very sensitive to the values of certain fundamental physics. Alter any of these values (as the logic goes), and life would not
A small telescope past Saturn could solve some mysteries of the universe better than giant telescopes near Earth
3dDozens of space-based telescopes operate near Earth and provide incredible images of the universe. But imagine a telescope far away in the outer solar system, 10 or even 100 times farther from the sun than Earth. The ability to look back at our solar system or peer into the darkness of the distant cosmos would make this a uniquely powerful scientific tool.
Scientists develop microscopic calibration tool with fluorescent nanodiamonds
2hJewelers, geologists, and microscopists agree: diamonds are forever. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are using microscopic nanodiamonds to calibrate and assess the performance of high-powered microscopes. Their longevity and durability make the tiny "first-aid kits" more than up to the task.
Open Source Doesn't Mean More Software Is Better Software
8hThe battle between Mastodon and Trump's Truth Social is a reminder that while the internet has changed, the ideals of free software haven't. That's a problem.
Don't Expect That New PS5 or Ebike to Arrive by the Holidays
9hThis week, we break down what's happening with the global supply chain and offer some tips on how to get your gifts in time.
Cutting ammonia emissions is a cost-effective way to prevent air pollution deaths
1dTackling pollution from the emission of nitrogen compounds, particularly ammonia, could reduce many of the 23.3 million years of life that were lost prematurely across the world in 2013 due to nitrogen-related air pollution, an international study led by Chinese scientists has discovered using a modeling framework, including the IIASA GAINS model.
History of insect invasions offers insight into the future
2dOver the past two centuries, thousands of non-native insects have hitchhiked to the United States in packing material, on live plants, and in passenger baggage. Scientists with two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies and their partners used the history of live plant imports and invasion by a common group of insects to estimate the rate at which new insects are arriving and how many new
A Closer Look at the New Fluvoxamine Trial Data
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Authors of a newly published study on the use of an antidepressant for COVID-19 claim the drug greatly reduces hospitalizations and mortality. But some experts question whether that's really what the data show.
Stabilized blue phase crystals could lead to new optical technologies
3dLiquid crystals already provide the basis for successful technologies like LCD displays, and researchers continue to create specific kinds of liquid crystals for even better optical devices and applications.
Mongooses give bullies the cold shoulder, scientists find
3dManagement of within-group conflict is a key feature of human lives and those of many social animals, with contestants known to adopt various strategies in the immediate aftermath to minimize costs. The study, published today in the journal eLife by a team at University of Bristol, shows that individuals not involved in the altercations can both track the aggressive behavior of others and act on t
Deep-sea sponge a mechanical marvel of nature
7hThe Venus's flower basket sponge could inspire the buildings, bridges and even aircraft of tomorrow, thanks to its performance under pressure and ability to go with the flow—literally.
Team demonstrates simultaneous readout of 60 bolometers for far-infrared space telescopes
1dLight with sub-millimeter and far-infrared wavelengths from deep space can travel long distances, penetrating right through dust clouds, and bring us information about the history of the universe and the origin of galaxies, stars and planets. However, the long journey has weakened these signals, and we require sensitive detectors operating at millikelvin temperatures on a space instrument.
Sponge Genes Hint at the Origins of Neurons and Other Cells
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When the first sponge genomes were sequenced in the early 2000s, researchers were surprised to find that sponges not only have roughly as many genes as humans and other complex creatures but also have many of the same genes. Sponges are among the earliest branching lineages on the evolutionary tree of animal life; their simple bodies don't even have a pattern of symmetry or a set number of parts.
A new method for engineering enzyme stereoselectivity and substrate acceptance
1dResearchers led by Prof. Sun Zhoutong at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed Proline Induced Loop Engineering Test (PiLoT) method that helps to discover additional hotspots beyond the conventional ones around the active site.
Warmer, wetter, wilder: 38 million people in the Great Lakes region are threatened by climate change
2dThe Great Lakes are getting warmer, wetter and wilder. These atypical conditions are amplifying other threats. Harmful algal blooms are increasing inseverity and geographic extent, sewers are overflowing and stormwater is flooding neighborhoods and parks. Many terrestrial organisms are shifting northwards and worsening air quality is disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable people living i
Grumpy and aggressive shelter cats become more friendly over time
3dSome animals can develop problematic behaviours the longer they stay in an animal shelter, but cats tend to become friendlier and less aggressive
Why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological
4dLord Martin Rees argues that if humans do find intelligent alien life, it will be artificial not biological.
Making aircraft fuel from sunlight and air
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1dCreate Fuel Air Sunlight
Scientists have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. The next goal will be to take this technology to industrial scale and achieve competitiveness. Researchers now describe how this novel solar reactor functions and outline a policy framework that would provide incentives to expand the production of 'solar kerosene'.
Climate change will triple impacts to world's 'life zones' unless emission rates are dramatically reduced
3dA new study that modeled changes in the world's 45 different 'life zones' from climate change revealed that climate impacts may soon triple over these areas if the earth continues 'business-as-usual' emissions.
Spiny Mice Appear to Regenerate Damaged Kidneys
2dThe mice, already known to regenerate skin, seem to avoid the tissue scarring that leads to organ failure in other animals.
Over 100 countries at COP26 pledge to end deforestation by 2030
3dMore than a hundred countries announce the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land Use, as £14 billion is committed to fight deforestation
The Real Problem With Eternals
8hDirector Chloé Zhao's foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe was simply asked to do too much.
Why is Facebook ditching face recognition and will it delete my data?
1dUsers of the social network will have their face data deleted, Facebook's parent company Meta has announced, but it is less clear what will happen with the AI algorithms trained on that data
Pangolin trafficking: Iceberg tip of Nigeria's illegal trade revealed
1dSince the first reported pangolin seizure in Nigeria in 2010, the country has seen an explosion in the black market for the world's most trafficked mammal—becoming Africa's hub for the criminal export of pangolin products to East Asia.
A commonly found parasite could treat certain types of cancer, say scientists
2dScientists have discovered that a deadly parasite, known to cause ill health in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients, could potentially be used to treat various types of tumors.
Tiny seedlings of giant sequoias rise from ashes of wildfire
3dAshtyn Perry was barely as tall as the shovel she stomped into barren ground where a wildfire last year ravaged the California mountain community of Sequoia Crest and destroyed dozens of its signature behemoth trees.
Bilingualism comes naturally to our brains
1dThe brain uses a shared mechanism for combining words from a single language and for combining words from two different languages, a team of neuroscientists has discovered. Its findings indicate that language switching is natural for those who are bilingual because the brain has a mechanism that does not detect that the language has switched, allowing for a seamless transition in comprehending mor
Weakened Tenure Protections Will Harm Students as Well as Faculty
2dA unanimous vote by Georgia's Board of Regents could stifle academic freedom — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It's true: Be nice and others are more likely to be nice to you
2dWhen two people meet for the first time, they tend to see the other person as having a similar personality to their own.
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Is the Comeback King
3dThis wireless wonder proves B&W has resurrected its iconic Zeppelin speaker with aplomb.
Other People Don't Think You're a Mess
4dIndividuals often overestimate how harshly others judge them. But self-compassion can help build a more balanced, healthy perspective — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Pluto's dark side revealed by moonlight in pictures from New Horizons
4hAfter NASA's New Horizons mission flew past Pluto in 2015, it turned around and took pictures of the dwarf planet's back, revealing its moonlit dark side
COP26 news: Coal phase-out boosts hope for limiting warming to 1.5°C
1dDozens of countries pledged to phase out coal and others promised to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, which helps put the target of 1.5°C of warming in reach
From space, astronaut sounds the alarm about climate crisis
1dEntire regions of Earth in flames. Storms trailing destruction in their wake. And the haunting fragility of humanity's only home floating like a blue—but also tarnished—pearl in the vastness of space.
Researchers begin to understand correlation of Schumann resonances and dust storms on Mars
2dThe interaction of dust particles in Martian dust storms may cause electric fields that are powerful enough to have charges that induce standing electromagnetic waves known as Sсhumann resonances. This is the conclusion drawn by physicists from HSE University, the Space Research Institute, and MIPT. The paper was published in the journal Icarus.
COP26: Why India's 2070 net-zero pledge is better news than it sounds
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Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 summit that the country will hit net-zero emissions by 2070. Although this is later than many other nations, the pledge means that the world's major emitters now all have an end in sight for fossil fuels
Dyson's Entry-Level Stick Vacuum Is $130 Off Right Now
2hThe V8 Motorhead Origin is lightweight, cordless, and quickly converts into a hand vac. What's not to love?
16 Great Deals from Target's Early Holiday Sale
4hFind stand mixers, Nest security cameras, and robot vacuums discounted at stellar prices.
LG's Gaming Soundbar Misses Where It Counts
1dI'd love a portable, desktop soundbar for headset-free chat while gaming. Just … not this one.
This Kindle Paperwhite is Almost Better Than the Pricey Oasis
2dWith better battery life, faster charging, a bigger screen, and more storage, the newest Paperwhite is worth the upgrade.
5-Day Stimulation Treatment Effective Against Depression
3d(Photo: Natasha Connell/Unsplash) Researchers at Stanford University appear to have found a way to treat persistent depression using magnetic brain stimulation. In a study published last week, the university's School of Medicine shared that after treating 29 participants using Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy (SAINT), 78.6% of them experienced rapid remission. SAINT is a f
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover tests new way to search for alien life
3dThe search for life on Mars requires complex chemical analysis, which the Curiosity rover has tested for the first time. It didn't find anything, but the technique could be used on other worlds
Strange earthquakes in South Carolina traced to man-made lake
3hLake Monticello in South Carolina is causing a series of small earthquakes, the third time in its history that the man-made reservoir has created swarms of seismic activity.
Study: Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change
6hResearch by scientists from UCLA and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory strengthens the case that climate change has been the main cause of the growing amount of land in the western U.S. that has been destroyed by large wildfires over the past two decades.
Turning plastic grocery bags into sustainable fuel
1dMore than 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, which causes serious environmental issues because of plastic's life cycle and the difficulty of eliminating it.
Explore ESA's interactive Climate Change Kit
1dArguably, humankind has never been more aware of the jeopardy we and the planet face because of climate change. As world leaders at COP26 work to accelerate action towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to keep the goal of 1.5°C temperature rise within reach, we bring you a new easy-to-use guide on what ESA is doing to understand and monitor climate change from space—data that are essential for
Hester McFarland Solomon obituary
2dMy friend, Hester McFarland Solomon, who has died aged 78, dedicated her professional life to the treatment of psychological illness, as a noted Jungian psychoanalyst of the developmental school. She rose to the heights of her profession as an analyst, author, teacher and administrator, and in 2007 became only the second female president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology
Our Favorite Digital Gift Ideas for Friends and Family
2dForget the wrapping paper and shipping. Go digital this year with subscriptions, ebooks, apps, and more.
Light pollution makes crickets chirp in the daytime and may disrupt reproductive processes
3dA joint study conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Open University of Israel revealed that exposing male crickets to artificial light at night (ALAN) can impair their activity cycles. According to the researchers, nocturnal chirping is the male's way of calling females to come and mate with him, and its disruption can interfere with reproduction processes and even endanger the
Hubble images colorful planetary nebula ringed by hazy halo
22hNGC 2438 is a planetary nebula, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. The medium-sized star would have expelled its outer layers of gas into space as it died, leaving behind a white-dwarf core. A halo of glowing gas over 4.5 light-years across surrounds the nebula's brighter inner ring. Many round or nearly round planetary nebulae display these halo structures, and astronomers have been inves
U.S. adolescents are receiving less sex education in key topics than 25 years ago
1dOnly half of young people in the United States are getting sex education that meets minimum standards, according to a Rutgers researcher who found that adolescents are not receiving critical information. Of even greater concern is that a significant percentage of young people do not receive any information about birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention before they begin to have se
A mission to explore the methane lakes on Titan
2dTitan has become a center of increasing attention as of late. Discoveries from Cassini have only increased interest in the solar system's second-largest moon. Liquid on its surface has already prompted one upcoming mission—the Dragonfly drone NASA plans to launch in the mid-2030s. Now dozens of scientists have put their names behind a proposal to ESA for a similar mission. This one is called POSEI
Researchers probe secrets of natural antibiotic assembly lines
1dEvery cell is a master builder, able to craft useful and structurally complex molecules, time and again and with astonishingly few mistakes. Scientists are keen to replicate this feat to build their own molecular factories, but first they'll need to understand it.
For women, greater exposure to estrogen in life may protect brain regions that are vulnerable to Alzheimer's
1dThe drop in estrogen levels that occurs with menopause brings declines in the volumes of 'gray matter,' the cellular matter of the brain, in key brain regions that are also affected in Alzheimer's disease. But a new study suggests that greater cumulative exposure to estrogen in life, for example from having had more children or from having taken menopause hormone therapy, may counter this brain-sh
Hunting for human obesity genes in fat fruit flies
1dFruit flies provide an effective platform for screening new obesity genes, and fat flies implicate a neuronal signaling pathway in weight gain, according to a new study publishing November 4th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sadaf Farooqi and Andrea Brand of the University of Cambridge, UK, and colleagues.
Inside the Negotiations to Decide the Fate of Our Planet
1dAt COP26 in Glasgow, negotiators can easily lose track of what day it is as they scramble to save us from climate chaos.
Earth's orbit affects millennial climate variability
3dAbundant geological evidence demonstrates that Earth's climate has experienced millennial-scale variability superimposed on glacial–interglacial fluctuations through the Pleistocene. The magnitude of millennial climate variability has been linked to glacial cycles over the past 800 thousand years (kyr).
Climate summit: Behind the scenes at COP26
3dThe BBC's Science Editor David Shukman takes a look inside the UN's climate conference in Glasgow.
Lenovo's Newest ThinkPad X1 Extreme Is a Windows Workhorse
9hPorts aplenty, optional RTX 3080 power, and a very nice keyboard make this an extremely good laptop for power users.
Social motivation in voles differs by species and sex
3dBeing with friends and family may be a positive experience for some voles but it is merely tolerable to others, suggests a study published today in eLife.
Ending Disease review – a powerful case for the miracle cure
3dIn focusing on the stories of recovery this documentary, following patients participating in stem cell research trials in the US, allows the optimism to outshine the controversy Here is a film that tugs at the heartstrings as it painstakingly covers the lives of 10 patients participating in stem cell research trials in the US. From a quadriplegic high-school basketball star to a mother with recur
Evolution led to similarities in the melodies of animal vocalizations and human languages
5hWhen listening closely, the melodies of human languages and animal vocalizations are very similar. However, it is not yet fully resolved if similar patterns in languages and animal vocalizations also have similar meanings. Researchers of the University of Vienna present a new method to decode the meaning of animal vocalizations: the comparison of their melodies with human languages. The proposal w
Astronomers Now Have a Better Idea Where Planet 9 Isn't
1dNobody has found Planet Nine yet, but at least we've almost figured out where to look. Image: NASA There was a time when our solar system had nine planets. Then, in 2006, astronomers decided Pluto didn't count anymore. There might still be nine planets, though. Astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin have proposed an undiscovered ninth planet in the outer solar system. Efforts to find the a
When is a 'basin of attraction' like an octopus?
1dMathematicians who study dynamical systems often focus on the rules of attraction. Namely, how does the choice of the starting point affect where a system ends up? Some systems are easier to describe than others. A swinging pendulum, for example, will always land at the lowest point no matter where it starts.
Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels
1dThe dramatic drop in carbon dioxide emissions from the pandemic lockdown has pretty much disappeared in a puff of coal-fired smoke, much of it from China, a new scientific study found.
Doomsday Clock now 100 seconds from midnight
2dWhile the Doomsday Clock is perilously close to midnight, it is not as close as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently suggested in his COP26 opening remarks.
Buying fewer snacks and ready meals could slash US carbon footprint
2dBy comparing the grocery shopping of people in the US to recommended dietary guidelines, researchers found that reducing overconsumption could cut carbon emissions by a similar amount as going vegetarian
Three ways to reduce the carbon footprint of food purchased by US households
2dMost consumers want to make food purchases that are smart for their wallets, their health and the environment. And while switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet can lower one's impact on greenhouse gas emissions, it may not be realistic or healthful for everyone. Now, researchers report three ways that Americans can reduce the carbon footprint of their food purchases, without requiring drastic die
Beijing school pupils in lockdown after staff tests positive for Covid
2dParents alarmed as children held overnight before some sent to centralised quarantine for two weeks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Children as young as seven were held for hours in a Beijing school before being sent to centralised quarantine for two weeks after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. The incident, which drew alarm from parents and observers, ca
Artificial intelligence to detect colorectal cancer
2dA researcher found that artificial intelligence can accurately detect and diagnose colorectal cancer from tissue scans as well or better than pathologists, according to a new study.
Potential strategy for fighting obesity
3dScientists may have identified a method of safely mimicking the weight-loss benefits of a plant compound that — despite its harmful side effects — hold critical answers to developing therapies for obesity.
Modder Open Sources iPhone USB-C Mod
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As humans, we all have basic needs, including food, water, shelter, and a USB-C iPhone. Okay, that last one isn't strictly a need , but a lot of people want a USB-C iPhone so much they're willing to embark on an expensive and complex mod project. Recently, engineering student Ken Pillonel showed off his amazing USB-C mod for the iPhone X. Now, he's decided to open up the mod to all interested par
Boeing gets OK for satellite grid to provide internet from space
1dBoeing on Wednesday gained US authorization for a project to launch satellites that will provide internet services from space.
Harnessing Thor's hammer: How forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
2dNew research by scientists from South Africa and the U.K. could help forensic teams understand whether people or animals were the victims of fatal lightning strikes based solely upon an analysis of their skeletons. Their study is published in the journal Forensic Science International: Synergy, and titled "Harnessing Thor's Hammer: Experimentally induced lightning trauma to human bone by high impu
Air pollution from G20 consumers caused two million deaths in 2010
2dMore than half of premature deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2010 were the result of economic consumption in just 11 G20 countries
Exploring a mechanism that helps plants cope with water shortages
3dResearchers at Tel Aviv University, under the leadership of Dr. Yuqin Zhang and Prof. Eilon Shani of the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, discovered a central mechanism in plants that helps them deal with drought conditions and water shortages. The system is built on proteins that transport a small signal molecule that controls two vital pr
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Multiple sclerosis drug improves memory in mice modeling Alzheimer's disease
13minResearchers found that glatiramer acetate, a prescription drug currently used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis, improved memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
When macrophages let off steam
13minNew data shows how inflammatory reactions can be resolved by changes to the metabolism of macrophages. Danger signals released by damaged cells during inflammation play a role during this process. 'Rewiring' the mitochondria in the macrophages protects them against overloading and can thus improve the way in which parts of damaged cells are eliminated and resolve the inflammatory reaction.
Wind and solar could power the world's major countries most of the time
13minWith the eyes of the world on the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, strategies for decarbonizing energy infrastructure are a trending topic. Yet critics of renewables question the dependability of systems that rely on intermittent resources.
Tweak to N Protein Makes Delta Variant More Infectious
24minUsing a novel lab technique, researchers identified a mutation that allows the virus to insert more genetic material into host cells.
Multispecific targeting of glioblastoma with tumor microenvironment-responsive multifunctional engineered NK cells [Medical Sciences]
25minTumor antigen heterogeneity, a severely immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) and lymphopenia resulting in inadequate immune intratumoral trafficking, have rendered glioblastoma (GBM) highly resistant to therapy. To address these obstacles, here we describe a unique, sophisticated combinatorial platform for GBM: a cooperative multifunctional immunotherapy based on genetically engineered h
Electron family creates previously unknown state of matter
41minAn international research team has demonstrated a completely novel state of matter in a metal. It is created by the combination of four electrons-until now, only electron pairs were known. This discovery could lead to a new type of superconductivity, an entirely new research direction, and revolutionary technologies such as quantum sensors.
How cells correctly choose active genes
41minIt is essential for cells to control precisely which of the many genes of their genetic material they use. This is done in so-called transcription factories, molecular clusters in the nucleus. Researchers have now found that the formation of transcription factories resembles the condensation of liquids. Their findings will improve the understanding of causes of diseases and advance the development
Study evaluates the association between environmental factors and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
49minHigh air pollution and living far away from blue or green spaces negatively influence health-related quality of life for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a recent study from researchers with the University of Alberta and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).
Why the promise of nuclear fusion is no longer a pipe dream
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Commercial fusion by 2024? Helion secures $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy
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Discover More on The Sandbox Which Promotes an Open Metaverse. This vision is the opposite of Mark Zuckerberg's proprietary and closed metaverse.
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A New Quantum Computing Method Is 2500% More Efficient. We just moved years closer to viable quantum computers
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Company announces factory to build a lithium-metal battery that has an energy density of 417 Wh/kg and 935 Wh/L, nearly triple that of an average lithium-ion battery cell. The Apollo Li-Metal cell weighs 0.982 kg (~2.17 lbs).
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Scientists deliver 99.9984% pure silicon from recycled solar panels after replacing hydrofluoric acid with three much less corrosive chemicals
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It's Time to Delete Carbon From the Atmosphere. But How? It's not enough to drastically slash emissions. To stave off the worst of climate change, humanity needs to capture the carbon that's already in the air.
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Group seeks to utilise floating offshore wind turbines to produce 10GW of energy to power multiple floating installations which will produce green hydrogen for onwards transmission to a net zero hydrogen refinery in Shetland, Ireland
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24 hour solar plant – 150 MW interconnection + 300MW solar power site with 3.6GWh of energy storage – combines a kind of concentrating solar power (CSP) + solar photovoltaics (PV) hybrid that RayGen calls 'PV Ultra', paired to a long-duration energy storage tech dubbed 'thermal hydro'.
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Closed microbial communities self-organize to persistently cycle carbon [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
1hCycles of nutrients (N, P, etc.) and resources (C) are a defining emergent feature of ecosystems. Cycling plays a critical role in determining ecosystem structure at all scales, from microbial communities to the entire biosphere. Stable cycles are essential for ecosystem persistence because they allow resources and nutrients to be…
A stable proportion of Purkinje cell inputs from parallel fibers are silent during cerebellar maturation [Neuroscience]
1hCerebellar Purkinje neurons integrate information transmitted at excitatory synapses formed by granule cells. Although these synapses are considered essential sites for learning, most of them appear not to transmit any detectable electrical information and have been defined as silent. It has been proposed that silent synapses are required to maximize…
Bacterial marginolactones trigger formation of algal gloeocapsoids, protective aggregates on the verge of multicellularity [Microbiology]
1hPhotosynthetic microorganisms including the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii are essential to terrestrial habitats as they start the carbon cycle by conversion of CO2 to energy-rich organic carbohydrates. Terrestrial habitats are densely populated, and hence, microbial interactions mediated by natural products are inevitable. We previously discovered such an interaction between Streptomyces…
Relating cellular signaling timescales to single-molecule kinetics: A first-passage time analysis of Ras activation by SOS [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
1hSon of Sevenless (SOS) is a Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that plays a central role in numerous cellular signaling pathways. Like many other signaling molecules, SOS is autoinhibited in the cytosol and activates only after recruitment to the membrane. The mean activation time of individual SOS molecules has…
A near-infrared AIE fluorescent probe for myelin imaging: From sciatic nerve to the optically cleared brain tissue in 3D [Neuroscience]
1hMyelin, the structure that surrounds and insulates neuronal axons, is an important component of the central nervous system. The visualization of the myelinated fibers in brain tissues can largely facilitate the diagnosis of myelin-related diseases and understand how the brain functions. However, the most widely used fluorescent probes for myelin…
Monitoring RNA dynamics in native transcriptional complexes [Biochemistry]
1hCotranscriptional RNA folding is crucial for the timely control of biological processes, but because of its transient nature, its study has remained challenging. While single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) is unique to investigate transient RNA structures, its application to cotranscriptional studies has been limited to nonnative systems lacking RNA…
Activation of PTH1R alleviates epididymitis and orchitis through Gq and {beta}-arrestin-1 pathways [Pharmacology]
1hInflammation in the epididymis and testis contributes significantly to male infertility. Alternative therapeutic avenues treating epididymitis and orchitis are expected since current therapies using antibiotics have limitations associated to side effects and are commonly ineffective for inflammation due to nonbacterial causes. Here, we demonstrated that type 1 parathyroid hormone receptor…
A reactive center loop-based prediction platform to enhance the design of therapeutic SERPINs [Biochemistry]
1hSerine proteases are essential for many physiological processes and require tight regulation by serine protease inhibitors (SERPINs). A disturbed SERPIN–protease balance may result in disease. The reactive center loop (RCL) contains an enzymatic cleavage site between the P1 through P1' residues that controls SERPIN specificity. This RCL can be modified…
Steady agronomic and genetic interventions are essential for sustaining productivity in intensive rice cropping [Agricultural Sciences]
1hIntensive systems with two or three rice (Oryza sativa L.) crops per year account for about 50% of the harvested area for irrigated rice in Asia. Any reduction in productivity or sustainability of these systems has serious implications for global food security. Rice yield trends in the world's longest-running long-term…
Kæmpe klimademo i Glasgow: Greta Thunberg kalder COP26 for 'en fiasko'
1hTusinder af klimaaktivister har demonstreret i Glasgow, hvor der er klimatopmøde.
New strategy against treatment-resistant prostate cancer identified
1hA new study has identified an RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors. The scientists found that prostate cancers develop ways to shut down this RNA molecule to allow themselves to grow. According to the new research — conducted in mice implanted with human prostate tumor samples — restoring this so-called long noncoding RNA could be a new strategy to treat prostate cancer that has develope
Comparing photosynthetic differences between wild and domesticated rice
1hIn a new study, researchers compared domesticated rice to its wild counterparts to understand the differences in their photosynthetic capabilities. The results can help improve future rice productivity.
Experts master defects in semiconductors
1hResearchers have discovered a novel way to manipulate defects in semiconductors. The study holds promising opportunities for novel forms of precision sensing, or the transfer of quantum information between physically separate qubits, as well as for improving the fundamental understanding of charge transport in semiconductors.
Ember Mug Review: Make Your Cup of Joe Last Longer
1hFor 62 percent of Americans , a cup of coffee is an essential part of their day, according to the NCA. For some, it's all about the ritual of grinding premium beans from a local roaster, carefully brewing a fresh cup, and sharing it with a family member. For others, coffee is all about getting a much-needed hit of caffeine as soon as possible to jump-start a busy day. Whatever your reason for ind
As COP26 Climate Summit Continues, Attention Turns to Carbon Markets
1hNegotiators must work out the rules governing trading carbon offsets to help nations achieve net zero emissions — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Democrats Are Getting Crushed in the 'Vibes War'
1hTo explain the Democrats' poor performance in state and local elections Tuesday, various commentators have made very specific claims: It was mostly about critical race theory , or mostly about Terry McAuliffe's flaws as a candidate for Virginia governor , or mostly about suburban white women voting like it's 2012 again. But none of these explanations is fully satisfying. The turn against Democrat
Actually, Kristen Stewart Has Always Been a Great Actor
1hKristen Stewart hit the height of her fame as the star of the Twilight movies about a decade ago, and to many audiences she will always be a teenage girl falling in love with a vampire. Last month, in an interview with Britain's Sunday Times , the actor said she's probably made "five really good films" at most. The quip immediately inspired blog posts and social-media jokes about how perhaps the
Australia Aims to Launch Water-Hunting Lunar Rover in 2024
2hThe moon is a big deal again. NASA is currently working toward a return to the lunar surface with the Artemis program and the (heavily delayed) Space Launch System rocket. Recently, the Australian Space Agency announced it would cooperate with NASA to send a rover to the moon in 2026, but a private Aussie rover could beat it there by two years . This robot, designed in cooperation with the Univer
5 ways to turn your anxiety into something useful
2hNeuroscientist Wendy Suzuki has research-backed tips for turning the familiar unpleasant emotion into a "superpower." In an effort to neutralize some of the shame and stigma associated with the condition, Suzuki , a professor of neural science at New York University, likes to begin her talks by citing that as much as 90% of the world's population suffers from what she calls "everyday" anxiety—as
COP26 news: Greta Thunberg leads protest march at Glasgow summit
2hYouth activists have played a big role in promoting the urgency of acting on climate change, and they showed up in massive numbers at the COP26 summit
250,000-year-old skull raises questions about human origins
2hThe discovery of a partial skull of a young child believed to have died at least 250,000 years ago in a cave near Johannesburg, South Africa raises critical new questions about the origins of the human species. A new study details the area and circumstances in which researchers discovered the skull—of a type of human ancestor called Homo naledi . The team uncovered parts of the skull and teeth of
Black Friday home weights set deals: Stock updates and latest discounts
2hFind the perfect Black Friday home weights set deals for your living room workouts.
How eligible am I for a doctorate in cognition?
2hEdit: I appreciate your comments very much but just to clarify, I am not asking for opinions on whether I should or shouldn't do a second PhD. I have both academic and personal reasons for considering it, including how great the program is. I am probably going to apply anyway, but I wanted to have a general idea as to how my cv would look to the admissions committee. There is a 4year doctorate pr
What jobs could I pursue with a FACS facial coding certification
2hI do not have any university degree so I feel that bars me from most jobs that a FACS certification would be of benefit in. Is there any career I could get into without a university education but that would tap into a FACS training Police officer is not an option because I don't want to carry a firearm in my job submitted by /u/CNNrocks [link] [comments]
Copper and drug combo may treat deadly brain tumors in kids
2hA new therapy that combines copper ions with a drug once heralded as a treatment for alcoholism may help save children from a common but devastating central nervous system cancer known as medulloblastoma. Copper has been clinically improving the lives of people since about 1500 BCE, when an Egyptian physician first recorded its use as a treatment for inflammation. Some 35 centuries later, researc
The Guardian view on Roman Britain: a constantly shifting picture | Editorial
2hNew discoveries are constantly reshaping and enriching the story of our past The novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch once wrote that the study of early Greek history "sets a special challenge to the disciplined mind. It is a game with very few pieces, where the skill of the player lies in complicating the rules." The same could be said of the study of Britain's Roman period, a long, often overl
Scientists glimpse little galactic clusters on their way to greatness
2hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03022-3 Light from 11 billion years ago provides a view of galactic 'protoclusters' that could grow into behemoths.
COP26 climate pledges: What scientists think so far
2hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03034-z Nations have promised to end deforestation, curb methane emissions and stop public investment in coal power. Researchers warn that the real work of COP26 is yet to come.
Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping
2hStudies in rats suggest a device that applies suction to the skin may make cells take up more vaccine particles and enhance the immune response
Lowest level of the atmosphere getting thicker due to climate change
2hThe lowest level of the atmosphere, called the troposphere, has been growing warmer and gaining thickness at a rate of 53 metres per decade since 2000
US labour market picks up momentum after summer lull
2hStrong jobs numbers in US and eurozone; Bank of England chief insists rate rises on the way; Global food prices surge
Employment for people with disabilities reaches historic levels
2hIn October, the major employment indicators for people with disabilities reached their highest recorded levels since September 2008, when reporting for this cohort was begun by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment—Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD
Lighting up chemical reactions for sustainable drug production
3hResearchers have discovered a new approach for using visible-light to structurally modify bioactive molecules in chemical reactions, providing a possible sustainable alternative to traditional methods that could be used in the design and production of new medicines.
Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change
3hA new study strengthens the case that climate change has been the main cause of the growing amount of land in the western U.S. destroyed by large wildfires. And researchers say the trend is likely to worsen.
Save the planet (and your health) by steering clear of sweets and pastries
3hNeed another reason to cut back on sugary foods and drinks, apart from an expanding waistline? They're not helping the environment, contributing to a higher cropland, water scarcity and ecological footprint, according to a new review.
COVID Quickly, Episode 18: Vaccines for Kids and the Limits of Natural Immunity
3hToday we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American 's senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here .
Whale-cams reveal how much they really eat
3hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03026-z Baleen whales consume twice as much krill as previously estimated.
Worker ants vault to queenly rank after just one gene turns on
3hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03024-1 One master switch controls a wide range of behaviours in an ant that undergoes a radical makeover.
COP26 news: Daily updates from the global climate summit in Glasgow
3hThe latest news from the COP26 climate summit taking place in Glasgow, UK.
Anatomy journal retracts 13 papers
3hThe Anatomical Record is correcting itself in a big way, pulling 13 articles, including several linked to paper mills. The papers, all by authors in China, were published between 2019 and 2021. Some were flagged in a September 2021 report on research misconduct by the Chinese government. They join a slew of articles The Anatomical … Continue reading
Researchers detect a diffusion barrier inside fly brain
4hA team of researchers has now demonstrated the existence of an internal diffusion barrier in the brain of fruit flies – in addition to the already known blood-brain barrier.
Just a game? Study shows no evidence that violent video games lead to real-life violence
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As the latest Call of Duty video game is released in the UK today, and with Battlefield 2042 and a remastered Grand Theft Auto trilogy to follow later this month, new research finds no evidence that violence increases after a new video game is released.
COP26: Climate summit mood is positive as first week draws to a close
4hAway from the shiny deals and leaders' speeches, negotations are underway in Glasgow on a decision text for the outcome and key rules on climate action
The Wild Rise of Moonbug—YouTube's Magic Money Machine
4hThe company, which runs several channels full of children's content, just sold for $3 billion. Disney, look out.
Best yoga mats 2021: Improve your flow with these top-rated yoga mats
4hGreat for beginners and pros, these are the best yoga mats for every need and budget.
Sweaty Betty Super Grip Yoga Mat review
4hThe Sweaty Betty Super Grip Yoga Mat is a solid all rounder at a decent price that will help you get the most from your flow.
Line in the sand: the physics of halting a dune on the march
4hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03023-2 A laboratory 'roundabout' helps scientists to determine the types of barrier that can halt an underwater dune's travels.
To monstermaskiner fik bugt med voldsom brand
5hPLUS. En superbrandbil og en megaknuser spillede en hovedrolle, da en voldsom brand på på Djursland skulle slukkes
Sponge cells hint at origins of nervous system
5hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03015-2 Synapse genes help cells to communicate in sponge's digestive chambers.
US military offers $50,000 to predict where sensors drift in the ocean
5hThe Forecasting Floats in Turbulence competition, run by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is a challenge to predict where drifting sensors in the Atlantic will end up in 10 days in order to win a prize
Does environmental stress drive migration?
5hWith the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the world is focused on the consequences of a climate crisis and how we can still change course. Yet while climate-driven migration has been deemed a major threat in public discourse and academic research, comprehensive studies that take into account both environmental and social factors globally have been scarce. Now, with the help of machine
'Panicked' response to pandemic made for 'shabby' legislation
5hA new article co-authored by King's academic Professor Andrew Blick argues that—while there is no doubt that the circumstances of the pandemic called for exceptional safeguarding measures—established contingencies legislation would have served as a better framework.
At Glasgow Summit, Advocates Plead for Urgent Climate Action
5hWorld leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland this week to respond to some grim scientific projections: The world is on track to warm by more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels by 2100; such warming would be catastrophic for entire regions and ecosystems.
Novel plasmonic solar thermal materials developed to reserve sun heat
5hRecently, researchers developed high-performance solar thermal copper sulfide photothermal ink and photothermal film, marking big progress in the field of Plasmonic Solar photothermal Materials.
Regeringen vil fordoble eksport af vandteknologi
5hPLUS. Vandsektoren har længe forgæves forsøgt at få eksporten til at vokse kraftigt, men nu får man regeringen i ryggen – med en række konkrete tiltag. Branchefolk tager behersket positivt imod eksportstrategien: Vand kan blive det nye vind, mener de.
The creative power of your intuition | Bozoma Saint John
5hGreat ideas are like electricity — they snap into sharp focus and sprint from place to place. What's the best way to capture them? Bozoma Saint John, Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, makes a compelling case to move away from an overreliance on data when making big decisions — and calls on us all to tap into the power of our intuition and become creative trailblazers.
Comet's intense heat turned sand to glass 12,000 years ago
6hAround 12,000 years ago, something scorched a vast swath of the Atacama Desert in Chile with heat so intense that it turned the sandy soil into widespread slabs of silicate glass. Now, researchers know what caused the inferno. In a study in Geology , researchers show that samples of the desert glass contain tiny fragments with minerals often found in rocks of extraterrestrial origin. Those minera
Planting new forests with high functional diversity helps improve productivity
6hAs forests age, differences in species functional traits become more important and reliable in predicting forest productivity, according to an international study led by Prof. Ma Keping at the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS).
Pseudobulbs: sink for exogenous nitrogen in epiphytic orchids
6hPseudobulbs, which are somewhat enlarged or thickened succulent stems, are common in epiphytic orchids. Nitrogen can be transported from old to young pseudobulbs and between leaves and pseudobulbs.
To find life on other planets, NASA rocket team looks to the stars
6hA NASA sounding rocket will observe a nearby star to learn how starlight affects the atmospheres of exoplanets—key information in the hunt for life outside our solar system.
Polymer-coated nanoparticles to promote drug delivery to the brain
6hTreating diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's is a challenge because drugs have to be able to cross the blood–brain barrier. As a result, the doses administered must be high and only a small fraction reaches the brain, which can lead to significant systemic side effects. To solve this issue, the postdoctoral researcher Jean-Michel Rabanel, under the supervison of Professor Charles Ramassamy
Australians urged to consider environment as well as health when reaching for sweets and pastries
6hKeen to do your bit for the environment? Cut back on sweets, pastries, fried foods and processed meat. According to a new study published this month, reducing these foods in our diet is not only better for our health but also the planet.
New climate pledges likely to prevent worst of global heating
6hIf fulfilled, climate pledges made in the last six years have a much better chance of reaching globally agreed temperature goals.
Researchers positive about open science, but there are still obstacles
6hEighty-seven percent of all researchers have a (very) positive attitude about open science. Young scientists are even more enthusiastic with a percentage of 94 percent. But researchers are still coming across obstacles when it comes to practical implementation. This has emerged from a poll commissioned by NWO among researchers from all disciplines.
SARS-CoV-2 variant detected in dogs and cats with suspected myocarditis
6hA new study reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in southeast England and is commonly known as the UK variant or B.1.1.7.
Mesoporous structure enhances catalytic performance of single-atom catalysts
6hCarbon-supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) are promising in heterogeneous catalysis due to their high atomic utilization efficiency and unique catalytic performances.
Making entropy production work
6hWhile Rolf Landauer was working at IBM in the early 1960s, he had a startling insight about how heat, entropy, and information were connected. Landauer realized that manipulating information releases heat and increases entropy, or the disorder of the environment. He used this to calculate a theoretical lower limit for heat released from a computation, such as erasing a bit. At room temperature, th
Learn Circuit Design For A Discount During This Pre-Black Friday Sale
6hThere are so many fascinating things we can do with electronics today. If you like to look at computers beyond your screens and social media feeds , then the worlds of electronics, programming, and simulation might be of some interest to you. Although, it is easy to fall into the trap of believing that studying such fascinating and high-tech industries would be reserved for wealthy college studen
Spørg Fagfolket: Hvorfor lader Kombardo ikke bornholmerbusserne stå i Ystad?
6hHvorfor sejler Kombardo de forurenende busser hele vejen til Bornholm og tilbage igen i stedet for at lade passagerne gå de sidste 300 meter fra færgen til Rønne? Det svarer Molslinjen på.
Next-Generation Very Large Array strongly endorsed by Decadal Survey
6hThe Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has published its report and the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) received high priority for new ground-based observatories to be constructed during the coming decade. The report, in which ngVLA shared second ranking among ground-based projects, was the culmination of a lengthy process aimed
New UN report: Step up climate change adaptation efforts, or face huge disruption
6hAs nations gather for the latest round of climate talks in Glasgow, a new U.N. report calls for urgent efforts to increase the financing and implementation of actions designed to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change.
Young people get less sex ed now than 25 years ago
7hOnly half of young people in the United States are getting sex education that meets minimum standards, according to a new study. While the findings show that adolescents are not receiving critical information, of even greater concern is that a significant percentage of young people don't receive any information about birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention before they begin to h
African Sahelian farmers diversify crops to adapt to climate change
7hFarming communities in the African Sahel have adapted their crops to the high seasonal variability and rising temperatures caused by climate change over this past century. This is the main conclusion of a study carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), which highlights the importance of environmental knowledge of rural
Strengthening the second law of thermodynamics
7hAccording to the second law of thermodynamics, the total entropy of a closed process can increase or stay the same, but never decrease. The second law guarantees, for example, that an egg can wobble off a table and leave a mess on the floor but that such a mess will never spontaneously form an egg and leap back on the table. Or that air will escape a balloon but never, on its own accord, inflate i
Children's relationships with teachers remained strong despite emotional toll of pandemic
7hPrimary schools have played a vital role in supporting children through the significant mental health challenges caused by COVID-19, according to a report from Cardiff University.
New great observatories, including Lynx, recommended as a national priority by decadal survey
7hThe 2020 Decadal Survey for Astronomy and Astrophysics has recommended a new series of three Great Observatories—or space-based telescopes—as a top national priority for the future of space astrophysics.
Progress in the application of nano- and micro-based drug delivery systems in pulmonary disease
7hIn a new article in the journal BIO Integration , the authors Rejoice Thubelihle Ndebele, Qing Yao, Yan-Nan Shi, Yuan-Yuan Zhai, He-Lin Xu, Cui-Tao Lu and Ying-Zheng Zhao from Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China, discuss progress in the application of nano- and micro-based drug delivery systems in pulmonary drug delivery.
Prediction of optical constants and bandgap energy of 3D nanonetwork silicon
7hIn a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, Shreeniket Joshi and Amirkianoosh Kiani from Ontario Tech University, Ontario, Canada, discuss hybrid artificial neural networks and analytical model for prediction of optical constants and bandgap energy of 3D nanonetwork silicon structures.
This Restaurant Robot Fries Your Food to Perfection With No Human Help
7hFour and a half years ago, a robot named Flippy made its burger-cooking debut at a fast food restaurant called CaliBurger. The bot consisted of a cart on wheels with an extending arm, complete with a pneumatic pump that let the machine swap between tools: tongs, scrapers, and spatulas. Flippy's main jobs were pulling raw patties from a stack and placing them on the grill, tracking each burger's c
The Origin of the El Dorado Legend | Expedition Unknown
7hStream Expedition Unknown on discovery+ ► https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/expedition-unknown #Discovery #ExpeditionUnknown #ElDorado Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@Discovery We're on Instagram! https://instagram.com/Discovery Join Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/D
A New Way to Look at the Natural World
7hFor the natural-history writer David George Haskell, a mere sound is enough to identify a tree. Each has a different song—a tune that evolves with the seasons. Now we're in the moment when, as he put it to my colleague Ed Yong in 2016 , you can listen as the "soft leaves of early spring change into the dying ones of autumn." During this time of year, the natural world seems to call for our attent
Coming Out Autistic
7hTransgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here's what that's like — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Co-formulants used in commercial fungicide affects the health of bumblebees
7hResearchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found for the first time that a co-formulant found in commercial agricultural pesticides used across the UK significantly affects the health of bumblebees.
Demonstration of diamond nuclear spin gyroscope
7hIn a new report now published in Science Advances, Andrey Jarmola and an international research team in physics and materials in the U.S. and Germany demonstrated the function of a rotation sensor based on the Nitrogen-14 (14N) nuclear spins intrinsic to nitrogen-vacancy color centers in diamond. Nitrogen vacancy color centers are formed by nitrogen impurities that sit next to a missing carbon in
The climate crisis gives science a new role: How research ethics must change too
7hYoung people across the world have taken to the streets again, demanding decision-makers at COP26 listen to the science. But if science is to live up to these expectations, a fundamental rethinking of research ethics in light of the climate and ecological crises is needed.
Students are told not to use Wikipedia for research, but it's a trustworthy source
7hAt the start of each university year, we ask first-year students a question: how many have been told by their secondary teachers not to use Wikipedia? Without fail, nearly every hand shoots up. Wikipedia offers free and reliable information instantly. So why do teachers almost universally distrust it?
Author Correction: The Ca2+-activated chloride channel anoctamin-2 mediates spike-frequency adaptation and regulates sensory transmission in thalamocortical neurons
7hNature Communications, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26866-9 Author Correction: The Ca 2+ -activated chloride channel anoctamin-2 mediates spike-frequency adaptation and regulates sensory transmission in thalamocortical neurons
Tyske forskere: Man skal ikke drikke alkohol for sin sundhed
7hEn stor tysk befolkningsundersøgelse afliver myten om en særlig sundhedsgevinst ved et moderat alkoholforbrug frem for total afholdenhed.
My first pet
7hNature, Published online: 05 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02965-x The needle in a haystack.
Daily briefing: Whaling ripped a huge hole in the ocean's food web
7hNature, Published online: 04 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03073-6 How whaling devastated a once-rich undersea ecosystem — and how to restore the cycle. Plus, evidence for when masks are most useful against COVID-19, and the super-ambitious ten-year plan for US astronomy.
COVID-19 had a surprising effect on 2020 US election
7hIn the US 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump lost more ground to Joe Biden in counties that experienced fewer COVID-19 cases, a new study shows. The findings run counter to prevalent media narratives that Trump lost the election because of the way he handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Several researchers determined that Trump would have won the electoral vote and lost the popular vote, as he di
Engineered Stem Cells Grant Geckos "Perfectly" Regenerated Tails
7hGeckos injected with neural stem cells modified to block cartilage growth developed the skeletal and nervous components normally lacking from regrown tails.
Scientists Used X-rays To Peek Into Marie Antoinette's Secret Love Letters
7hThe queen's messages, once redacted by an unknown censor, shed light on her close relationship with a Swedish count during the French Revolution.
The Metaverse Is Mark Zuckerberg's Mobile Do-Over
8hPlus: Facebook's Home flop, the trouble with Covid answers, and good and bad news from Gaia.
Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and children
8hFrederick Douglass is regarded as one of the most prominent abolitionists the world has ever seen. Alongside his extraordinary contributions as an influential speaker, writer and human rights advocate, Douglass—who was born into slavery and gained freedom in September 1838—also wrote openly about his struggles with suicidal thoughts.
Video: Melting glaciers
8hGlaciers across the globe have lost over nine trillion tons of ice in half a century. How will glaciers look over the coming decades? "It all depends on what humans are doing now in terms of greenhouse gas emissions:" this is the message one scientist delivered during an ESA-led expedition to the Gorner Glacier in Switzerland—one of the biggest ice masses in the Alps.
Flexible working hours: Still a farce for Aussie dads
8hWorkplace culture and masculine norms are keeping fathers from asking for flexible working hours, including paid parental leave, according to research from University of South Australia researcher, Dr. Ashlee Borgkvist.
Winter important for cereal yield
8hThe weather conditions in the winter and during the transitional phases from fall to winter and winter to spring have a significant influence on the yield level of key cereal crops, such as winter barley and winter wheat. These were the findings of a research team of scientists at the Chair of Plant Nutrition at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Regenerative farming likely to increase native biodiversity on New Zealand farms
8hRegenerative farming practices could increase native biodiversity on New Zealand farms, finds a report released today.
A 150-year-old note from Charles Darwin is inspiring a change in the way forests are planted
8hMore than 150 years ago Victorian biologist Charles Darwin made a powerful observation: that a mixture of species planted together often grow more strongly than species planted individually.
Admissions lotteries might reduce enrollment of students of color, low-income students and men
8hMany advocates for more equitable college admissions policies have called for random-draw lotteries as a simple and transparent way to fix the "problem" of elite college admissions.
Startling New Sea Creatures
8hRecently discovered species are just a fraction of life hidden beneath the ocean.
Zoo animals teach lessons about a healthy microbiome
8hFor some years now, life science and medical research has focused on the question of how the microorganisms living in and on a body influence central life processes and thus health and disease of their host organisms. Scientists at Kiel University, among others, have been able to gather numerous hints that suggest that the microbial colonization of the body, the so-called microbiome, and the devel
NASA, Intuitive Machines announce landing site location for lunar drill
8hIn late 2022, NASA will send an ice-mining experiment attached to a robotic lander to the lunar South Pole on a ridge not far from Shackleton crater—a location engineers and scientists have assessed for months. NASA and Intuitive Machines, an agency partner for commercial moon deliveries, announced the location selection Nov. 3.
Environmental policy expert explores the promise of forests to alleviate poverty
8hMore than 100 world leaders have promised to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the first major deal of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. Deforestation contributes to global climate change because it means forests can no longer absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. Ending deforestation is necessary to meet global climate targets, but what might this d
E-violence increases through early adolescence but declines as teens become adults
8hElectronic dating violence—including electronic harassment, coercion and monitoring—starts increasing in preadolescence but curves as teens reach young adulthood, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Experts draw up roadmap to avert cooling-generated climate catastrophe
8hA team of experts including researchers from the World Bank Group and University of Birmingham has developed a roadmap to drive the cooling innovations that could help to avoid climate catastrophe, as increasing heat threatens human health and productivity and rising global demand for cooling further raise the planet's temperatures.
Development of the demonstration satellite HIBARI with variable shape attitude control
8hA research team led by Professor Saburo Matunaga of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), developed a 50-kg-class technology demonstration microsatellite called HIBARI that denotes "skylark" in English. The purpose of this satellite is the on-orbit demonstration of Variable Shape Attitude Control (VSAC) technology where attitud