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

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Environment|Health|Science

Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health – maps show who is affected most

Mapping daily temperature variations across the US revealed stark differences between wealthy and poor neighborhoods, and large differences by race.

Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health – maps show who is affected most
Environment|Science|Technology

AI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use

Smart buildings can team up to be more energy efficient while keeping the people inside comfortable.

AI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use
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Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that a gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture that part

Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal
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NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing's troubled capsule

NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing's troubled new crew capsule

NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing's troubled capsule
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Boeing's Starliner problems delay next NASA astronaut mission

NASA said on Tuesday it pushed a routine SpaceX launch of astronauts to the International Space Station back a month to spend more time analyzing issues with

Boeing's Starliner problems delay next NASA astronaut mission
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Newly discovered fossils shed light on the origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans

Newly discovered fossils shed light on the origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans

Newly discovered fossils shed light on the origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans
Health|Lifestyle|Science

"The Mind After Midnight": The dark side of sleep disruption

"The Mind After Midnight": The dark side of sleep disruption

"The Mind After Midnight": The dark side of sleep disruption
News|Science|Technology|World

China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites

China says it has launched a rocket carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space

China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites
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Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago

New research suggests ancestors of the “hobbits” were even smaller

Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
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Chang'e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold

The far side of the Moon has a very different composition from the near side − so researchers are eager to see what stories these samples will tell.

Chang'e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold
Health|Science|Technology

Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision

Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.

Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision
Science|Technology

China moon samples reveal water molecules in groundbreaking discovery, scientists say

China moon samples reveal water molecules in groundbreaking discovery, scientists say

China moon samples reveal water molecules in groundbreaking discovery, scientists say
Environment|Science|Technology

Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power

The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power

Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
Business|Environment|Science

Around a third of carbon credits fail new benchmark test

Around third of existing carbon credits have failed to meet criteria for a new standard that aims to serve as the global benchmark for the voluntary carbon market

Around a third of carbon credits fail new benchmark test
Business|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Japan's Nissan is developing 'cool paint' for cars to keep drivers cooler

Japanese automaker Nissan says it has developed a "cool paint” that can keep people inside cars cooler

Japan's Nissan is developing 'cool paint' for cars to keep drivers cooler
Business|Environment|News|Science

Norway salmon farming industry grapples with harsh climate effects

Norwegian salmon farmers face challenges from an unusually harsh winter and the El Nino climate phenomenon which led to record fish mortality and concerns over long-term

Norway salmon farming industry grapples with harsh climate effects
Environment|Science

As temperatures rise, South Korean farmers experiment with tropical bananas

South Korean farmer Ma Myung-sun had low expectations for the crop of subtropical bananas he planted in a community farm in Seoul, but warmer

As temperatures rise, South Korean farmers experiment with tropical bananas
Asia|News|Science

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies at age 97

Chinese-American physicist Tsung-Dao Lee, who in 1957 became the second-youngest scientist to receive a Nobel Prize, has died at age 97

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Tsung-Dao Lee dies at age 97
Health|News|Science

Novartis, Viatris face new lawsuit over 'HeLa' cell misuse claims

Novartis and Viatris were hit with a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Monday by the family of a woman whose tissue cells were taken from her body in the 1950s and used to

Novartis, Viatris face new lawsuit over 'HeLa' cell misuse claims
Environment|Science

Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future

Our discovery of a tundra ecosystem, frozen under the center of Greenland’s ice sheet, holds a warning about the threat that climate change poses for the future.

Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future
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What rapid intensification means for hurricanes

What rapid intensification means for hurricanes

What rapid intensification means for hurricanes
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Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting

The International Boxing Association has raised new questions while struggling to answer others at a shambolic news conference about the opaque gender tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last year’s world championships

Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting
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These scientists want to safeguard Earth’s species by cryogenically preserving them on the moon

These scientists want to safeguard Earth’s species by cryogenically preserving them on the moon

These scientists want to safeguard Earth’s species by cryogenically preserving them on the moon
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Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science

Cats provide a purr-fect introduction to science topics, including ecology, evolution, genetics and behavior.

Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science
Environment|Health|Science

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

Some recent studies seem to suggest taking a new and more cautious look at plastic water bottles and frozen meal containers

Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?

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