Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Education|Environment|Science

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

As students across the nation consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America
Science

When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth

A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago

When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
Opinion|Science

It's not a rock, it's the Athens Rock Lobsters. New minor league team honors B-52s

It’s not a rock

It's not a rock, it's the Athens Rock Lobsters. New minor league team honors B-52s
Environment|Health|Science

Hawaii study shows almost 75% of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues

A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui has found that up to 74% of participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health

Hawaii study shows almost 75% of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues
Science|Technology

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

Auto technology has evolved

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts
Science|Technology

Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe

The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes

Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
Health|Science

Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds

No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S.

Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds
Science

Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools

Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty termites.

Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
Environment|Science

Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat

Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history

Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat
Science|Technology|Travel

Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028

Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly in 2027 and travel to the edge of space in 2028, state media reported on Friday.

Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
Environment|Health|Science

Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips

Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever

Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips
Environment|Health|Science

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community
Science|Technology

Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak

NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them four more days to assess a helium leak before attempting to launch the

Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak
Environment|Science

Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall

Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border

Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
Science

Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie'

A bright comet fragment lit up the skies over parts of Spain and Portugal late on Saturday, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), with one

Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie'
News|Science|Technology

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
Science|Technology

South Korea, UK to host AI summit in Seoul as risks mount

South Korea and Britain will host a global AI summit in Seoul this week, as the breathtaking pace of innovation since the first AI summit in November last year leaves

South Korea, UK to host AI summit in Seoul as risks mount
Lifestyle|News|Science|Technology

What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees

Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like everyone else, and an agency that has struggled with low morale is showing improvement

What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
Environment|Science

How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today

A new study tracks how cockroaches spread around the globe to become the survival experts we know today

How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today
Environment|Science|Technology

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy

China is the runaway leader in supplying the world with the hardware to gather solar power

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy
Economy|Science|Technology

European labs led by imec to receive $2.7 billion in Chips Act funding

Leading European research labs will receive 2.5 billion euros ($2.72 billion) in funding under the European Chips Act to set up a pilot line to develop

European labs led by imec to receive $2.7 billion in Chips Act funding
Science|Technology

AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit, nations agree to align work on risks

Leading artificial intelligence companies made a fresh pledge at a mini-summit Tuesday to develop AI safely, while world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes to advance research and testing of the technology

AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit, nations agree to align work on risks
Business|Health|Science|Technology

Sanofi partners with OpenAI, Formation Bio on AI-driven drug development

French drugmaker Sanofi on Tuesday announced it is collaborating with artificial intelligence company OpenAI and Formation Bio to boost its drug development projects through the use of

Sanofi partners with OpenAI, Formation Bio on AI-driven drug development
News|Political|Science

Russia sentences another hypersonics expert to 14 years for treason

Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov was convicted of treason and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts

Russia sentences another hypersonics expert to 14 years for treason
News|Political|Science|Technology

Russian hypersonics scientists accused of betraying the state

Russia has brought a string of treason cases against scientists researching super-high flight speeds, an area that underpins its development of hypersonic missiles.

Russian hypersonics scientists accused of betraying the state

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