Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

Science

Environment|Science|World

Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?

A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but

Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
Food|Health|Science|US

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots leaves 1 dead and dozens sickened across the US

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots leaves 1 dead and dozens sickened across the US

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots leaves 1 dead and dozens sickened across the US
Health|Science

Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the side effects of weight loss medications

From constipation to muscle loss, the side effects of some weight loss and diabetes medications can be daunting to patients. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at why these effects occur, and gives some tips on how to keep them in check.For more information on these new medications, tune in on Sunday at 8 p.m. to watch “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You?”

Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the side effects of weight loss medications
Environment|Science|World

Methane from tropical wetlands is surging, threatening climate plans

The world's warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows — an alarming sign that the world's climate goals are slipping

Methane from tropical wetlands is surging, threatening climate plans
Science|Technology

NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence

NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence

NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence
Health|Science|US|World

CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person in Oregon.

CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu
Health|Science

Want to live an extra 5 to 10 years? Adopt this habit, study suggests

Want to live an extra 5 to 10 years? Adopt this habit, study suggests

Want to live an extra 5 to 10 years? Adopt this habit, study suggests
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

Utility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five Midwestern states

Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Philadelphia students launch pumpkins into farm field to promote composting

Philadelphia students launch pumpkins into farm field to promote composting

Philadelphia students launch pumpkins into farm field to promote composting
Europe|Science|Technology

Poland boosts drone purchases, to start unmanned aircraft inspectorate in January

Poland has ordered 52 FlyEye surveillance drones in a contract worth 100 million zlotys ($24.49 million), its defence minister said on Friday, adding that a drone military

Poland boosts drone purchases, to start unmanned aircraft inspectorate in January
Environment|Science|Technology

Saltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other devices with lithium-ion batteries

If you live in a flood-prone area, especially near the ocean, it’s important to know the risks if your EV is flooded. Or your golf cart, e-bike or other device with lithium-ion batteries.

Saltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other devices with lithium-ion batteries
Health|Science

Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes

Certain strains of E. coli tucked in a gel can crowd out the microbes that cause urinary tract infections.

Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes
Environment|Science|US|World

Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina

A career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has resulted in damage to Native American sites across the forested slopes of North Carolina

Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
Environment|Science|Technology

Urban areas are getting hotter. A startup from one of the world’s hottest cities wants to help

Urban areas are getting hotter. A startup from one of the world’s hottest cities wants to help

Urban areas are getting hotter. A startup from one of the world’s hottest cities wants to help
Business|Health|Science|US

Eyenovia to end eye drug study, cut 50% of its workforce

Eyenovia said on Friday it will discontinue a late-stage study for its experimental drug-device combination to treat near-sightedness and cut about 50% of its workforce.

Eyenovia to end eye drug study, cut 50% of its workforce
Australia|Environment|Health|Science

Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders

Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders

Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders
Health|Science|US

US expected to increase biodefence spending under Trump, says vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic

Vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic expects the incoming Trump administration to boost biodefence funding despite the nomination of Robert F.

US expected to increase biodefence spending under Trump, says vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic
Environment|Science|World

COP climate talks not fit for purpose and need reform, say climate leaders

A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual U.N.

COP climate talks not fit for purpose and need reform, say climate leaders
Asia|Environment|Science|US|World

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Health|Science

Health advocates press Cepheid for cheaper mpox tests

Global health advocates have written to the makers of a key mpox diagnostic test to call for its price to be cut from around $20 per test to $5, to help tackle low

Health advocates press Cepheid for cheaper mpox tests
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Science|US|World

Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says

A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people

Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Opinion|Science|Technology|US|Videos|World

Congress hears testimony that alien life-forms exist. Why astrophysicist says he’s skeptical

Astrophysicist Adam Frank reacts to new testimony before the House Oversight Committee claiming non-human alien life forms exist and the US government is involved in a coverup.

Congress hears testimony that alien life-forms exist. Why astrophysicist says he’s skeptical
Health|Science|US

‘Obesity is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be overweight or obese by 2050

‘Obesity is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be overweight or obese by 2050

‘Obesity is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be overweight or obese by 2050
Science|Technology|World

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings
Business|Science|Technology

Blue Origin, AST Spacemobile ink New Glenn rocket launch deal

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin has signed a multi-launch deal with satellite communication company AST Spacemobile to deploy the company's direct-to-cellular satellites "

Blue Origin, AST Spacemobile ink New Glenn rocket launch deal
Science|World

New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens

A new report from the Pentagon has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified aircraft and aerial phenomena, but no indications of extraterrestrial life

New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
Science|Technology

Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature

Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature

Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature
Health|Science|World

Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to 'inadequate' vaccine coverage

Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health

Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to 'inadequate' vaccine coverage
Health|Science|World

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn
Business|Science|Technology|US

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure

The Biden administration has released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure
US|Environment|Science

Landslides are a threat to US infrastructure and safety. Here's where they pose the biggest threat.

Truck Parking Club mapped Geological Survey data to see which U.S. counties have the most land area at risk of landslides and detailed their impact.

Landslides are a threat to US infrastructure and safety. Here's where they pose the biggest threat.
Health|Science|US|World

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

Authorities say Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound
Business|Economy|Health|Science

New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

New rules require drugmakers to be clearer about explaining the risks and side effects of prescription drugs

New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions
Environment|Science

Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition

Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat to the survival of the beloved species.

Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Education|Science

Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals

Universities have made little progress diversifying STEM fields in recent years.

Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals
Science|Technology|World

Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy

Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries
MidEast|Science|World

Iran tells IAEA chief it will negotiate but not under pressure

Iran is willing to resolve outstanding disputes over its nuclear programme but won't succumb to pressure, its foreign minister told the U.N. nuclear watchdog head on

Iran tells IAEA chief it will negotiate but not under pressure
Environment|Science|World

Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank

Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross

Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank
Economy|Environment|Science

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash, as Argentina walks away

Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's most

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash, as Argentina walks away
Health|Science|World

Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on

There are certain phrases that Wachuka Gichohi finds difficult to hear after enduring four years of living with long COVID, marked by

Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on
Environment|Science|World

Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday

Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
Crime|Science|Technology|World

Investigation into Chinese hacking reveals 'broad and significant' spying effort, FBI says

Federal authorities say an investigation into Chinese government hacking efforts has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign mounted by Beijing

Investigation into Chinese hacking reveals 'broad and significant' spying effort, FBI says
Health|Science

Feeling stressed? Your gut may be to blame.

Top Nutrition Coaching analyzed scientific studies and news coverage to see how our understanding of gut-brain interactions has changed over time.

Feeling stressed? Your gut may be to blame.
Health|Science|World

Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen

Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Environment|Science

Warmer weather confusing birds in Wisconsin

Warmer weather confusing birds in Wisconsin

Warmer weather confusing birds in Wisconsin
Science|Technology|US

California's only nuclear plant to use AI to help comply with new licensing challenges

California's only remaining nuclear power plant plans to use artificial intelligence tools to help it comply with new licensing requirements to keep the decades-old

California's only nuclear plant to use AI to help comply with new licensing challenges
Business|Science|Technology|US|World

Pentagon buys two new types of drones under Replicator initiative

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it will add two new types of drones and more networking software to its ambitious Replicator initiative aimed at rapidly

Pentagon buys two new types of drones under Replicator initiative
Science|Technology

Asking ChatGPT vs Googling: Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?

As more people turn to ChatGPT instead of Google, research shows AI can be a better tool for creative problem-solving – though it still has its limits.

Asking ChatGPT vs Googling: Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?
Health|Science

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning

Brain-training games may have cognitive benefits, but other challenging activities are proven to help our brains function at their best.

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning
Arts|Science|Travel|World

Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island

Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific

Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Science|Technology|World

Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from starting

Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Environment|Science|World

Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
Business|Science|Technology

Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms

Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder of CATL, aims to reinvent the world’s largest battery maker as a green-energy provider and to slash the cost of developing electric

Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms
Business|Science|Technology

SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer

SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son

SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer
Environment|Science

Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year

Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Health|Science|US|World

2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

Authorities say two monkeys have been returned to a South Carolina compound that breeds the animals for medical research

2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology

British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station

British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
Economy|Environment|Science

Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate

Countries have promised to reduce their fossil fuel subsidies to fight climate change, but it’s harder to do than it looks. An energy law expert explains the challenges.

Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate
Environment|Science

How methane emissions threaten climate goals

Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and policymakers to urge aggressive action to curb

How methane emissions threaten climate goals
Environment|Science|World

For nearly a decade, climate talks have been hashing out so-called Article 6. But what is it?

After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day decided on some of the finer points of much-debated sticking point aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from coal, oil and gas

For nearly a decade, climate talks have been hashing out so-called Article 6. But what is it?
Asia|Business|Science|Technology

China's AVIC reveals uncrewed cargo spaceplane at Zhuhai air show

State-owned aerospace company AVIC unveiled China's first commercial uncrewed spaceplane at the country's biggest air show in Zhuhai on Tuesday, with

China's AVIC reveals uncrewed cargo spaceplane at Zhuhai air show
Environment|Science|World

COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas

The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. climate summit, lashed out at Western critics of his country's oil and gas

COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas
Environment|Science|World

What is the latest science on climate change?

This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at

What is the latest science on climate change?
Australia|Environment|Science

Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade

Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade

Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade
Asia|Science|Technology|World

Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
Arts|Science|Technology|World

Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images

Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images

Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images
Science|Technology

New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong

New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong

New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong
Health|Science|US

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

Authorities say five more monkeys have been returned to a South Carolina compound that breeds the animals for medical research

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Science

23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce, discontinues all therapy programs

Genetic testing firm 23andMe said on Monday it is reducing about 40%, or 200 employees, from its workforce and discontinuing further development of all its therapies as part of a

23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce, discontinues all therapy programs
Africa|Science

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril.

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
Environment|Science

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework
Health|Science|World

Global pandemic treaty negotiations to conclude by May, WHO says

Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will continue into next year and are expected to be completed by the next World

Global pandemic treaty negotiations to conclude by May, WHO says
Science|Technology

When to catch the last supermoon of the year

Astronomers say better catch this week's supermoon

When to catch the last supermoon of the year
Science|Technology

Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means

Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means

Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means

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