Some "allies" don"t want gay neighbors
When legal systems choose to offer no protections to sexual minorities, even avid LGBTQ supporters would reject their gay neighbors, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study......»»
Micron Technology: China probes US chip maker for cybersecurity risks as tech tension escalates
China has launched a cybersecurity probe into Micron Technology, one of America's largest memory chip makers, in apparent retaliation after US allies in Asia and Europe announced new restrictions on the sale of key technology to Beijing......»»
UK bans TikTok on government devices
The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in Canada, the European Union and the United States......»»
US curb drags on China"s semiconductor production
According to the latest official data, China's semiconductor production for the first two months of 2023 saw a deep drop from a year earlier, reflecting a weak economy and a curb by the US and its allies on semiconductor equipment......»»
Meeting the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV battery requirements will be hard
Some EV battery thresholds achievable—if US allies are way, way too generous Enlarge / Lithium ore sits waiting for processing. (credit: Bloomberg Creative Photos) The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has some car trouble.....»»
When it comes to smog, Cook County in Illinois is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds
When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation's worst neighbors......»»
Recreational fishermen could be "untapped allies" in the fight against climate change, research says
Nature lovers tend to be categorized as either "appreciative" or "extractive." The first group includes people like hikers and bird watchers, while the second includes hunters, fishermen and fisherwomen......»»
Some "allies" don"t want gay neighbors
When legal systems choose to offer no protections to sexual minorities, even avid LGBTQ supporters would reject their gay neighbors, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study......»»
Viewpoint: Why Ukraine should not become a testing ground for the world"s new weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been imploring the US, UK and other allies for advanced fighter jets to assist in defending against Russia's unlawful invasion—a move that could come soon and potentially alter the course of the war. This.....»»
Neighborly cooperation can ensure your genes survive, new research finds
Cooperating with your neighbors, especially if they are distant relatives, can be an effective evolutionary strategy, new research has found......»»
Big Oil"s trade group allies outspent clean energy groups by a whopping 27x, with billions in ads and lobbying
You've probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They're meant to be inspiring and hopeful, with scenes of a green, clean future......»»
At Last, the Milky Way Gets a Better Close Up
The largest catalog ever collected by a single telescope maps Earth’s 3 billion stellar neighbors—and helps track the dust that warps how we see them......»»
EU consumers "export" environment damage to Eastern neighbors
European Union (EU) consumers are "exporting" negative environmental impacts to their Eastern European neighbors, while keeping the bulk of economic benefits linked to consuming goods and services, a new study reveals......»»
Chatterboxes: Researchers develop new model that shows how bacteria communicate
When bacteria interact, they give off cellular signals that can trigger a response in their neighbors, causing them to behave in different ways or produce different substances. For example, they can communicate to coordinate movement away from danger.....»»
Hubble snaps an image of a galaxy in our cosmic backyard
An image from Hubble shows one of our galactic neighbors, collected as part of a project called Every Known Nearby Galaxy......»»
Politicians are getting older—shutting young people out of decision-making around the world
US president Joe Biden is clearly frustrated about the focus on his age. In mid-December last year he reportedly vented to allies, saying: "You think I don't know how fucking old I am?" But, as attention turns to the 2024 election, the prospect of Bi.....»»
Researchers characterize rare, damaged cells that block the functions of their neighbors
Researchers at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), ICREA, CIBERNED, CNIC and Altos Labs, among other national and international collaborators, have characterized how damaged cells (senescent cells) that inevitably arise after injury negatively impact.....»»
Ukraine to get 10,000 more Starlink antennas; funding problems are “resolved”
Ukraine has assurance from Musk and funding deals with EU allies, official says. Enlarge / A Starlink satellite dish in Odesa, Ukraine, in March 2022. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Ukraine will get more than 10,000.....»»
The Dutch cycle twice as much as Germans in winter, finds transport study
The Dutch use their bicycles around twice as often as their German neighbors in the winter months. Generally, bicycles are used more often in the Netherlands than in Germany. In the summer (June to August) the Dutch use their bicycles for 23.0% of th.....»»
US persuades allies to join chip gear sanction while China resorts to WTO
US White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that the United States has discussed with its partners including Japan and the Netherlands to tighten chip-related exports to China, and the two countries have agreed to join the US-led.....»»
Trading spaces: How swapping stars create hot Jupiters
Star clusters tend to host more hot Jupiters than average, but why? A team of astronomers have proposed a new solution, and it involves a lot of swapping of stellar neighbors......»»