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

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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
Arts|Science|Technology|World

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage

A digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
Science|Technology

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just as powerfully as stressful ones

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
Opinion|Science

Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?

It’s all about perspective: The higher you go, the more you can see the curve.

Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
Health|Science

The major COVID variants we've seen so far and which one to look out for right now

Stacker consulted research from Yale Medical School and the World Health Organization to find how SARS-CoV-2 has evolved since 2020. 

The major COVID variants we've seen so far and which one to look out for right now
Science|World

Locals move to protect Chile's giant desert geoglyphs scarred by off-roaders

Over a thousand years ago, the hundreds of giant geoglyphs carved into the desert in northern Chile were a bustling scene.

Locals move to protect Chile's giant desert geoglyphs scarred by off-roaders
Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI and rivals seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations

Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges

OpenAI and rivals seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations
Environment|Science|World

Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin.' But the real focus is money

In Baku, Azerbaijan the two-week United Nations climate negotiations, called COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how many hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars a year will flow from rich nations to poor to try to curb and adapt to climate change

Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin.' But the real focus is money
Asia|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Chinese study recommends region-specific diets, amid rising obesity risks

Chinese scientists have recommended a region-specific diet they say is crucial to improving eating habits in the country amid a rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases, and as a

Chinese study recommends region-specific diets, amid rising obesity risks
Asia|Science|Technology|US|World

A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers

A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
Science|Technology|World

Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers

Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier
Business|Environment|Science

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate

A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate
Health|Science|World

24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed

Authorities say more than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina have been recovered unharmed

24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed
Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it

As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it

As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it
MidEast|Political|Science|World

UN nuclear head to visit Iran for talks on country's nuclear program as next Trump presidency looms

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country’s nuclear program

UN nuclear head to visit Iran for talks on country's nuclear program as next Trump presidency looms
Americas|Health|Science|World

Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case

Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.

Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case
Crime|Health|Science

Genetic genealogy helps solve cold case homicide of child, remains found 65 years ago

Genetic genealogy helps solve cold case homicide of child, remains found 65 years ago

Genetic genealogy helps solve cold case homicide of child, remains found 65 years ago
Environment|Health|Science

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

Officials say one of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab
Health|Science

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer

The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer
Environment|Science|World

COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?

Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset credits.

COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?
Arts|Science

Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman

Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman

Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian woman
Environment|Science|World

Who are the key voices at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?

Nearly 200

Who are the key voices at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?
Science|World

Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known

Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known

Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
Health|Science|Technology

NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick

NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space
Science|US

Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary

Nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees will be relocated from New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana

Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|US

Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird

U.S. officials are proposing tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West

Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird
Education|Science|Technology

Stanford students build robots to help around the house

Stanford students build robots to help around the house

Stanford students build robots to help around the house
Health|Science|US

43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they're having an adventure

Authorities say 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods near a fence surrounding the site and that workers are using food to try to recapture them

43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they're having an adventure
Science|Food

Light versus dark—the color of the turkey meat is due to the job of the muscle

The Conversation examines the real reasons for the differences between light and dark meat.

Light versus dark—the color of the turkey meat is due to the job of the muscle
Health|Science|Technology

How a brain changes during space travel

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines the effects that traveling through space has on astronauts.

How a brain changes during space travel
Science|Technology

NASA astronauts on readjusting to life on Earth: ‘It’s hard to sit’

NASA astronauts on readjusting to life on Earth: ‘It’s hard to sit’

NASA astronauts on readjusting to life on Earth: ‘It’s hard to sit’
Europe|Science

A research boat will scan the seabed to help search for those missing in Spain's floods

A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to help in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from Spain’s floods

A research boat will scan the seabed to help search for those missing in Spain's floods
Economy|Science|Technology|US

Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way

In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found people often overestimating the cost of building back better.

Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
Science|Technology

Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually

AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined. Society can decide when and how it’s used.

Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
Asia|Environment|Science|World

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashes towering columns of hot clouds

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashes towering columns of hot clouds
Asia|Science|World

Indonesian volcano spews ash 10 km high, thousands evacuate

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted several times on Friday, belching volcanic ash that rose up to 10 km (32,800 ft) into the sky, officials said, following a big eruption

Indonesian volcano spews ash 10 km high, thousands evacuate
Science|US

Trump victory expected to boost Musk's Mars dream

Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of U.S.

Trump victory expected to boost Musk's Mars dream
Environment|Europe|Health|Science

France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread

France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to 'high' from 'moderate', it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry farms.

France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread
Environment|Science|US

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds

Southern California firefighters have gained ground against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, mostly houses, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of dangerous gusty winds

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

No winners in trade wars, says Chinese envoy, as U.S. confrontation looms

There are no winners in tariff or trade wars, nor in wars over science and technology or industry, said China's top envoy to the United States, as

No winners in trade wars, says Chinese envoy, as U.S. confrontation looms
Environment|Science|World

UN climate negotiations through the years to COP29

This year's U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world's 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first "Conference of the Parties" in 1995.    

UN climate negotiations through the years to COP29
Science|Technology|US

California agency boosts reporting requirements for autonomous vehicle incidents

A California state agency said on Thursday it is mandating enhanced data reporting requirements for autonomous vehicles including reports for incidents where self-

California agency boosts reporting requirements for autonomous vehicle incidents
Health|Science

Bird flu infections in dairy workers went undetected, new study shows

Bird flu infections in dairy workers went undetected, new study shows

Bird flu infections in dairy workers went undetected, new study shows
Environment|Health|Science|US

Monkey mayhem in South Carolina after 43 primates escape research facility

Monkey mayhem in South Carolina after 43 primates escape research facility

Monkey mayhem in South Carolina after 43 primates escape research facility
Environment|Health|Science|World

CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu

CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
Economy|Health|Science|US

US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people

Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S.

US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
Environment|Science

Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars

A new study says private jet carbon pollution soared 46% from 2019 to 2023

Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars
Science|Technology

Chinese rover helps find evidence of ancient Martian shoreline

With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions of years ago - a far cry from the

Chinese rover helps find evidence of ancient Martian shoreline
Science|World

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
Arts|Europe|Science|Technology

Researchers are learning more about ‘Zosia,’ the 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with a blade over her neck

Researchers are learning more about ‘Zosia,’ the 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with a blade over her neck

Researchers are learning more about ‘Zosia,’ the 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with a blade over her neck
Environment|Science

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely  effects on weather and climate

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