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Landslides Kill and Hurt Thousands, but Science Largely Ignores These Disasters

Compared with landslides, volcanoes and hurricanes get a lot more attention, as well as research funding.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamApr 24th, 2023

CERN cuts ties with Russia, will expel hundreds of scientists by December

But Geneva-based organization will retain ties with Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Enlarge / The Globe of Science and Innovation at CERN (credit: Adam Nieman/CC BY-SA 2.0) Since its founding in 1954, high-energy p.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News22 hr. 24 min. ago

Citizen science collaboration yields precise data on exoplanet WASP-77 A b

A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with bounties of information about exoplanets—planets around stars other than the sun. But predicting when these special events occur.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Oceanic life found to be thriving thanks to Saharan dust blown from thousands of kilometers away

Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today's oceans, which means that increasing the flow of iron into them can in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Mysterious Pacific Ocean sounds identified as a type of whale—a new AI app helps track them

A team of oceanographers and marine biologists from the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Oregon State University has identified a mysterious noise heard in the Pacific Ocean for two decades as the sounds of Bryde's whales......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Here’s What the ‘Manosphere’ Gets Wrong about Cuckoldry

In online forums the term “cuck” has become synonymous with “sucker” and “loser.” But this use distorts its history and meaning, creating a baseless moral panic that harms both women and science.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Scientists say there is enough evidence to agree to global action on microplastics

Science has provided more than sufficient evidence to inform a collective and global approach to tackle the continued spread of plastic pollution, according to a new report......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Nanoparticle-based remediation of chromium-contaminated water shows high efficiency

Groundwater is an essential source of drinking water across the country. However, heavy metal contamination in groundwater presents a significant health hazard. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a nanomaterial-based.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Photoacoustic sensor achieves high-sensitivity detection of multiple greenhouse gases

Recently, Prof. Gao Xiaoming's team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a novel photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS)-based sensor that enabled simultaneous, high-sensitive detection of CO2, CH4, and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

5 most anticipated sci-fi movies of fall 2024, ranked

From a comic book movie to one of the riskiest films ever made, these five science fiction movies coming out in fall 2024 are worth watching......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Could interstellar quantum communications involve Earth or solve the Fermi paradox?

Thus far, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has used strategies based on classical science—listening for radio waves, telescopes watching for optical signals, telescopes in orbit scouring light from the atmospheres of exoplanets,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

New technique zeros in on the genes that snakes use to produce venom

Only about 10% of the world's roughly 4,000 snake species have venom strong enough to seriously hurt a human, but that's enough for snake bites to be an important public health concern. To help better understand how snakes make their venom and how ve.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Boeing furloughs thousands as no progress made to resolve strike

Boeing furloughs thousands as no progress made to resolve strike.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Study identifies possible novel species in fish genus endemic to Neotropics

With 84 species currently described, Characidium may be the most diverse fish genus known to science. This is the conclusion reached by Brazilian scientists after analyzing more than 4,400 specimens of this genus of South American darters endemic to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

New analysis indicates UK hunting trophies law would cause more harm than good

Researchers led by the University of Oxford's Department of Biology and the Oxford Martin Program on Wildlife Trade have reported findings from a study into the UK's role in the international hunting trophy trade in the journal Conservation Science a.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Ethanol: A viable alternative to sugar-based carbon sources for biomanufacturing

In a recent review published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, a research team led by Associated Professor Wang Peng from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. Rodrigo Lede.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Boeing furloughs thousands as it hunkers down for extended strike

Boeing furloughs thousands as it hunkers down for extended strike.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Science backs traditional knowledge of Kakadu plum health benefits

University of Queensland research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

AI Could Help Save Us from Conspiracy Theories, and Massachusetts Could Help Save Us from Our Trash

AI fights conspiracy theories, Massachusetts leads the way on waste reduction, and more in this week’s science news roundup.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024