The Artemis Fund focuses on women founders in underserved communities
The Artemis Fund is a Houston-based firm built by three women with the goal of encouraging more women-led startups. The company launched in 2019 and has raised a $15 million initial fund, which closed earlier this year. Diana Murakhovskaya, who launc.....»»
Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months
New study offers lessons on how to better protect communities from disasters. On February 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing.....»»
Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months
New study offers lessons on how to better protect communities from disasters. Enlarge / This video screenshot released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Pale.....»»
Only 5 women have won the Nobel Prize in physics—recent winners share advice for young women in the field
Out of 225 people awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, only five have been women. This is a very small number, and certainly smaller than 50%—the percent of women in the human population......»»
The politically incorrect guide to saving NASA’s floundering Artemis Program
To get somewhere, Artemis must avoid going nowhere. Enlarge / A rendering of NASA's Lunar Gateway. (credit: NASA) Regardless of the outcome of this year’s election, the United States will have a new president in a few.....»»
Taxpayers should fund trans surgery for inmate who murdered baby, judge rules
Taxpayers should fund trans surgery for inmate who murdered baby, judge rules.....»»
Understanding regional climate change is essential for guiding effective climate adaptation policy, study says
The effects of climate change are not distant future scenarios or confined to remote parts of the world—they are unfolding now, right in our own backyards. In 2023, extreme weather events impacted communities across every inhabited continent, causi.....»»
Trio wanted for assault inside women"s restroom at North Wildwood bar: police
Trio wanted for assault inside women"s restroom at North Wildwood bar: police.....»»
How the Taliban"s new "vice and virtue" law erases women by justifying violence against them
Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people's freedoms and human rights, especially those of women and girls......»»
In storms like Hurricane Helene, flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent and growing threat
Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene's path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024......»»
Football Manager 25 bringing women’s soccer, visual updates in November
Football Manager has finally gotten a release date. The next game in the long-running sports series is hitting platforms in November......»»
Illinois city plans to source its future drinking water from Lake Michigan
As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s natural resources. Enlarge / Waves roll ashore along Lake Michigan in Whiting, Indiana. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) This article originall.....»»
Acorn TV launches new crime drama with True Blood star Stephen Moyer
Acorn TV’s new crime drama series Art Detectives, starring True Blood star Stephen Moyer, focuses on crimes committed in the art world......»»
Sexual fantasies: Should you share them with a partner?
The actor Gillian Anderson has just released a book of sexual fantasies. Titled Want, it catalogs a diverse range of fantasies submitted anonymously by women from around the world......»»
How large language models are changing collective intelligence
Within teams, organizations, markets and online communities, ideas from a larger group can help to solve complex problems. Large language models (LLMs) are emerging as powerful tools to unlock even greater potential. Picture an online forum where tho.....»»
Study finds strong link between childhood opportunities and educational attainment, earnings as a young adult
The number of educational opportunities that children accrue at home, in early education and care, at school, in afterschool programs, and in their communities as they grow up are strongly linked to their educational attainment and earnings in early.....»»
NASA"s Artemis science instrument gets tested in moon-like sandbox
On Sept. 9 and 10, scientists and engineers tested NASA's LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) instrument suite in a "sandbox" of simulated moon regolith at the Florida Space Institute's Exolith Lab at the University of Central Florida in Orla.....»»
Millennial Black women navigate when and where to express style
Millennial Black women feel they have autonomy and flexibility in navigating beauty standards in their personal lives, according to a new qualitative study. But at work, they feel compelled to adapt to a more restrictive beauty standard......»»
Robotic moving "crew" preps for work on moon
As NASA moves forward with efforts to establish a long-term presence on the moon as part of the Artemis campaign, safely moving cargo from landers to the lunar surface is a crucial capability......»»
Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia"s rising seas
Immediate action is needed at all levels to protect communities in the Asia Pacific from sea levels that are rising significantly faster than the global average, say climate scientists ahead of the next key UN climate summit......»»
Swing and a miss? Why golf in Australia is struggling to attract women and girls
Prestigious Victorian golf club 13th Beach Golf Links, famed for award-winning courses and hosting the Victorian Open, has found itself in the middle of a controversy......»»