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

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A year after the Titan's tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean's mysteries

The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for ocean exploration

A year after the Titan's tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean's mysteries
Economy|Environment|Science

Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

Farming and biofuels organizations are hopeful that ethanol could be used to power passenger jets, but making that dream a reality hasn’t been easy

Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy
Science|Technology

Undersea explorers mark a tragic day. Things to know about the Titan disaster anniversary

Unanswered questions linger a year after the implosion of the Titan submersible during its deep-sea voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic

Undersea explorers mark a tragic day. Things to know about the Titan disaster anniversary
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

AI can help shipping industry cut down emissions, report says

The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous

AI can help shipping industry cut down emissions, report says
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Germany's solar installations up 35% in early 2024

Germany's solar power installation rose by 35% year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, boosted by a rise in industrial, commercial and ground-mounted photovoltaics demand,

Germany's solar installations up 35% in early 2024
Health|Science

AstraZeneca's breast cancer drug combination fails in late-stage trial

AstraZeneca said on Tuesday its breast cancer drug, Truqap, in combination with chemotherapy agent, paclitaxel, did not meet its main goals in a late-stage trial to improve overall

AstraZeneca's breast cancer drug combination fails in late-stage trial
Business|Health|Science

Roche partners with Ascidian Therapeutics to develop gene therapies

Swiss drugmaker Roche will team up with privately held biotech Ascidian Therapeutics to develop gene therapies targeting difficult to treat neurological diseases, the Boston-based startup

Roche partners with Ascidian Therapeutics to develop gene therapies
Science

Scientists witness a dormant supermassive black hole roar to life

At the center of the Milky Way galaxy resides a supermassive black hole four million times the mass of our sun called Sagittarius A* that some scientists have

Scientists witness a dormant supermassive black hole roar to life
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Boeing Starliner's return to Earth pushed to June 26

Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been pushed back to June 26, a NASA official said on Tuesday.

Boeing Starliner's return to Earth pushed to June 26
News|Science|Technology|Travel

Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, the latest in a series of quickly vanishing structures

A strange monolith has been found jutting out of a remote mountain peak near Las Vegas

Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, the latest in a series of quickly vanishing structures
Environment|Science

It's summer solstice time. What does that mean?

Summer kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere with the summer solstice on Thursday

It's summer solstice time. What does that mean?
Business|Science|Technology

New Bayer short corn variety stands up to high winds, but not over 100 mph

Bayer's Preceon variety of short stature corn has been shown to withstand up to 75 mph winds (120 kph) in some trials, the company said on Tuesday, but could not

New Bayer short corn variety stands up to high winds, but not over 100 mph
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U.S. Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment

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U.S. Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment
Environment|Science

For the endangered Nashville crayfish, its rebound is both good and bad news

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the Nashville crayfish from the endangered species list, but some biologists argue it still needs protection because its range is so limited

For the endangered Nashville crayfish, its rebound is both good and bad news
Economy|Environment|News|Political|Science|Technology

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

Australia’s main opposition party says it plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy will not work

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections
Science|Technology

GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets

GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next decade.

GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
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Russian court upholds physicist's 12-year treason sentence

A Russian court has upheld a 12-year guilty verdict for treason against a physicist accused of passing secrets about hypersonic technology to the Netherlands, a Russian legal association

Russian court upholds physicist's 12-year treason sentence
Economy|Environment|Science

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023, report says

Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels' share of the global energy mix decreased slightly on the year,

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023, report says
Environment|Science

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely
Environment|Science

European lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction

A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold since the start

European lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction
Science

Dinosaur from Montana had horns like Norse god Loki's blades

About 78 million years ago in what was then a subtropical coastal plain - now the badlands of northern Montana - lived a four-legged plant-eating dinosaur built a

Dinosaur from Montana had horns like Norse god Loki's blades
Environment|News|Science

How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide

Climate change is driving dangerous heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere this week and will continue to deliver dangerous weather for decades to

How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide
Environment|Science|Technology

Beneath offshore wind turbines, researchers grow seafood and seaweed

Researchers are exploring multiple uses for wind parks far out at sea, such as producing fresh seafood

Beneath offshore wind turbines, researchers grow seafood and seaweed
Science|Technology

Japan's space agency was hit by multiple cyberattacks, but officials say no sensitive data was taken

Officials say Japan’s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to investigate and take preventive measures

Japan's space agency was hit by multiple cyberattacks, but officials say no sensitive data was taken
Health|Science

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.

When dangerous heat waves strike, what happens inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.

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