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Newport New residents ask city to consider barriers for coal dust

Southeast Community residents have long complained about coal dust pollution from passing trains, and they want the City Council to intervene......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 25th, 2024

How many trees does it take to cool a city? Researchers develop tool to set urban tree canopy goals

Cities around the globe are increasingly experiencing dangerous heat as urban concrete and asphalt amplify rising temperatures. Tree-planting programs are a popular, nature-based way to cool cities, but these initiatives have been largely based on gu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Major damage reported in Oklahoma City area after tornadoes tear across region

Major damage reported in Oklahoma City area after tornadoes tear across region.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Pakistan shuts primary schools in Lahore over record pollution

Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Something to sniff at: Lab-engineered receptors illuminate odor detection

A team of researchers led by Duke University, the University of California San Francisco, and the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope have engineered odorant receptors to reveal the molecular basis of odor discrimination......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

30 years ago, New York City went dark and NBC’s Must See TV shined brightly

In 1994, three of NBC's main sitcoms participated in an ambitious crossover featuring a power outage in NYC. Thirty years later, the gimmick still feels fresh......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened

Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 40 times above WHO limit

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, around 40 times over the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), data from IQAir showed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Pollution level in Pakistan megacity hits new high, says official

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, with an official calling it a record high for the smog-choked mega city......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Learning more about supernovae through stardust

Most of the diverse elements in the universe come from supernovae. We are, quite literally, made of the dust of those long-dead stars and other astrophysical processes. But the details of how it all comes about are something astronomers strive to und.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

This SC city among best, most affordable places in South to retire, Southern Living says

This SC city among best, most affordable places in South to retire, Southern Living says.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away

WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 80 times above WHO limit

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday more than 80 times over the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), with an official calling it record high......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Dystopika is a beautiful cyberpunk city builder without the ugly details

Your only mission in this dark, futuristic city builder? Make cool skylines. Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most. Elden Ring refuses to provide manag.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Self-healing barriers made of concrete and living oysters now protect a US military base

The U.S. Air Force is using specially designed structures placed in the waters of St. Andrew Bay to attract oysters. The hope is that the … The post Self-healing barriers made of concrete and living oysters now protect a US military base appear.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

First M4 Max benchmark tears apart the M2 Ultra Mac Studio

The M4 Max is the most powerful chip in Apple's collection, with an early benchmark showing the MacBook Pro leaving the Mac Studio or Mac Pro with M2 Ultra in its dust.The MacBook Pro line now includes M4 Max chipsLate on Thursday, supposed benchmark.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Apple posts record-breaking Q4 earnings as revenue hits $94.9 billion

Apple today posted its earnings report for the recent September quarter. When the dust settled, the company posted revenue of $94.9 billion and EPS of … The post Apple posts record-breaking Q4 earnings as revenue hits $94.9 billion appeared fir.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Idaho health district abandons COVID shots amid flood of anti-vaccine nonsense

Prominent anti-vaccine figures convinced the district not to offer COVID shots at all. Residents in the Southwest District Health in Idaho are no longer able to get COVID-19 vacci.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Ancient Mayan city discovered via page 16 of Google search results

Who ever goes beyond page one of Google search results? Well, Luke Auld-Thomas did, and it led to the discovery of a lost city......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping

Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental structures such as pyramids and plazas. Named Valeriana, the city is believed to have been founded before 150 AD......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024