Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Economy|Environment|Science

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide

Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the agricultural industry and consumers.

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
Health|Science|Technology

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later

In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later
Science|Technology

Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy

Knowing you should set your apps’ privacy permissions might not be enough to protect you. A cybersecurity expert explains how complicated privacy settings can trip you up.

Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy
Health|Lifestyle|Science

5-second breaks can help reduce aggression between couples, study finds

5-second breaks can help reduce aggression between couples, study finds

5-second breaks can help reduce aggression between couples, study finds
Science|Technology

New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean

New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
Science

Johannes Kepler thought he sketched Mercury orbiting across the sun. What he actually captured has solved a solar mystery

Johannes Kepler thought he sketched Mercury orbiting across the sun. What he actually captured has solved a solar mystery

Johannes Kepler thought he sketched Mercury orbiting across the sun. What he actually captured has solved a solar mystery
Environment|News|Science

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon

Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon
Science

A rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and scientists want to know why

A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast

A rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and scientists want to know why
Americas|News|Science|World

See the forecast for Tropical Storm Ernesto

CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam reports on Tropical Storm Ernesto as it strengthens and approaches Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

See the forecast for Tropical Storm Ernesto
Science|Technology

This robot fish could one day change how our oceans are studied

"Eve" is an autonomous underwater vehicle that collects valuable data while blending into its marine environment, thanks to its fish-like design. CNN meets the ETH Zurich students who developed the tech.

This robot fish could one day change how our oceans are studied
Science

Meteors will stream across the sky in one of the year’s most anticipated celestial shows

Meteors will stream across the sky in one of the year’s most anticipated celestial shows

Meteors will stream across the sky in one of the year’s most anticipated celestial shows
Environment|Science|World

By land, sea and sky, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change

By land, sea and sky, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change

By land, sea and sky, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change
Science

Where did the ‘hobbit’ humans come from? New fossils shed light

Where did the ‘hobbit’ humans come from? New fossils shed light

Where did the ‘hobbit’ humans come from? New fossils shed light
Arts|Science

New excavations reveal missing pieces of intriguing artifact at Sutton Hoo

New excavations reveal missing pieces of intriguing artifact at Sutton Hoo

New excavations reveal missing pieces of intriguing artifact at Sutton Hoo
Science

Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won't get this close again until 2033

Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade

Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won't get this close again until 2033
Health|News|Science

FDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data

FDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data

FDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data
Health|Science

First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval

First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval

First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval
News|Science|Technology|World

Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says

Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says

Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says
Science|Technology

Razor-thin solar panels could be ‘ink-jetted’ onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy

Razor-thin solar panels could be ‘ink-jetted’ onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy

Razor-thin solar panels could be ‘ink-jetted’ onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy
Environment|News|Science|Technology

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts
Education|Environment|Science

This anthropology course looks at building design from the standpoint of different species

Humans aren’t the only species to consider when constructing new buildings. This course teaches students to take animals into account as well.

This anthropology course looks at building design from the standpoint of different species
News|Science|World

Japan's Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible 'megaquake'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast

Japan's Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible 'megaquake'
Environment|Science

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are widely used and largely unregulated.

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world
News|Science|Technology

What the two Boeing Starliner astronauts will do in space until 2025

What the two Boeing Starliner astronauts will do in space until 2025

What the two Boeing Starliner astronauts will do in space until 2025
Business|Science|Technology

China launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions

China launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions

China launches satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in boost for its space ambitions

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