Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Environment|Science

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says

Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says
Economy|Environment|Science

Brazil's bioinputs market boasts four times global average growth, research shows

Brazilian farmers are keener to switch to bioinputs than peers in other countries, according to new research showing the average annual growth of

Brazil's bioinputs market boasts four times global average growth, research shows
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Data centers, EVs to significantly boost US power load by 2030, consultancy says

Data centers and electric vehicles are expected to ramp up U.S. power demand by about 300 terawatt-hours (TWh), equivalent to the electricity consumed annually by Turkey, by the

Data centers, EVs to significantly boost US power load by 2030, consultancy says
Health|Science|Technology

Lilly partners with OpenAI to develop medicines for drug-resistant bacteria

Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it will collaborate with OpenAI to leverage its generative AI to develop antimicrobials that can be used to treat drug-resistant bacteria.

Lilly partners with OpenAI to develop medicines for drug-resistant bacteria
Environment|Science

Argentina sequences leafhopper genome to battle crop-destroying insect

An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopper, the insect which carries the bacteria responsible for wiping out vast swathes of the South American

Argentina sequences leafhopper genome to battle crop-destroying insect
Science|Technology

RTX's Collins in talks to drop ISS spacesuit contract with NASA, sources say

RTX Corp subsidiary Collins Aerospace is in talks with NASA to back out of its contract to build new spacesuits for astronauts on the International Space Station

RTX's Collins in talks to drop ISS spacesuit contract with NASA, sources say
Environment|News|Science

Russia says Ukrainian shelling destroys radiation control post in Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian shelling destroyed a radiation control post in Velyka Znamyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russia's management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine said on

Russia says Ukrainian shelling destroys radiation control post in Zaporizhzhia
Health|Science

Moderna says its RSV shot is 50% effective across a second season

Moderna Inc respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shot mRESVIA showed 50% efficacy in preventing RSV after 18 months, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.

Moderna says its RSV shot is 50% effective across a second season
Science|Technology

Israel to build supercomputer to keep pace in global AI race

Israel next month will launch a tender to establish the country's first supercomputer to ensure the country remains a global leader in artificial intelligence (

Israel to build supercomputer to keep pace in global AI race
Health|Science

US FDA recommends steps to improve diversity in clinical trials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday recommended steps for drugmakers and medical device makers to improve racial, ethnic and other diversity in their clinical trials.

US FDA recommends steps to improve diversity in clinical trials
News|Science|Technology

Musk's SpaceX gets $843 million to help discard International Space Station around 2030

NASA awarded SpaceX $843 million to build a vehicle capable of pushing the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere for its planned destruction around

Musk's SpaceX gets $843 million to help discard International Space Station around 2030
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU

In the rare earths sector, the EU will struggle to meet most of its ambitious goals in new legislation designed to boost domestic output of critical minerals and reduce dependence

Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU
Health|Science

Novo's Wegovy induces higher weight loss in women than men with same heart condition, study shows

Novo Nordisk's popular obesity drug Wegovy helped women with a common heart disease lose more weight than men who had the same

Novo's Wegovy induces higher weight loss in women than men with same heart condition, study shows
News|Science|Technology

Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers

A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing 22 workers,

Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers
Science|Technology

This smiling robot has a face covered in ‘living’ skin

A team of researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo released a study showing how they made a robot with 'living' skin be able to smile.

This smiling robot has a face covered in ‘living’ skin
News|Science

Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is rapidly approaching the Caribbean

CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar breaks down what we know about Hurricane Beryl and where it's headed next.

Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is rapidly approaching the Caribbean
Environment|Science

‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat

The Mojave Desert Land Trust's seed bank project holds more than 5 million seeds from 250 species and counting.

‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
News|Political|World

Russia could reduce decision time for use of nuclear weapons, lawmaker says

Russia, the world's biggest nuclear power, could reduce the decision-making time stipulated in official policy for the use of nuclear weapons if

Russia could reduce decision time for use of nuclear weapons, lawmaker says
Health|News

Gabon detects first case of bird flu since 2022

Gabon has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, for the first time since 2022 at a poultry market in the capital Libreville, the

Gabon detects first case of bird flu since 2022
Science|Technology

NASA delays return of Boeing Starliner for more technical checks

NASA has further postponed the Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts, to allow more time

NASA delays return of Boeing Starliner for more technical checks
Health|Science

Gilead's long-acting HIV drug superior to daily pill Truvada in study

Gilead Sciences said on Thursday a late-stage study showed its long-acting injectable drug was more effective in preventing HIV infection in women compared to its existing

Gilead's long-acting HIV drug superior to daily pill Truvada in study
Environment|Science

Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia

Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia,

Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia
Environment|Science

Fossils of ancient crocodile-like reptile found in Brazil

A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic Period several million years before the first dinosaurs.

Fossils of ancient crocodile-like reptile found in Brazil
Environment|Science|Technology

Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says

The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, up from 16% last year,

Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says
Environment|Science

Ancient pig-like animal shows beginnings of mammalian brain evolution

More than 250 million years ago, Scotland was not veiled in mist and rain, as it often is today, but rather a desert blanketed in sand dunes.

Ancient pig-like animal shows beginnings of mammalian brain evolution

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