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Amy Maxmen spent eight months investigating how exploitation, poverty and discrimination drove COVID-19 in rural America. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 For more than a century, public health researchers have demonstrated how poverty and discrimination drive disease, and the coronavirus pandemic has only reinforced this. In a Coronapod special, Nature
Recreating in a lab the nuclear reaction that powers the sun and other stars — which is called nuclear fusion — is a feat as complex as it sounds. Fusion has the potential to create massive amounts of carbon-free or clean energy. So though no scientists have quite accomplished creating usable energy from fusion just
In this article GOOGL MSFT AMZN AAPL FB Gwyn Photography | Digital Vision | Getty Images The tech industry is really two industries. There are the five giants, which operate at an almost unimaginable scale, and then there’s everybody else. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft all reported March-quarter earnings this week, and some of
WASHINGTON — With four flights now complete, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter will transition from being strictly a technology demonstration to a test of its ability to work in cooperation with the Perseverance rover. Ingenuity performed its fourth flight April 30, staying aloft for 117 seconds. The helicopter flew to an altitude of 5 meters, then
One of the hallmarks of working in sustainable finance is seeing that every decision you make has an impact, sometimes years into the future when that original decision feels like a distant memory. It’s that realization that drives some fundamental questions throughout sustainable finance. What does it mean to have a 30-year mortgage in a
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US faculty members are being hit by the first real fall in wages in nearly a decade.Credit: Getty Average salaries for full-time US college and university faculty members fell by almost 0.5% in the 2020–21 academic year when adjusted for inflation, according to a survey by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in Washington
By: Hannah Pell The potential impact of a work of art is by no means limited by or related to its size. Whether an intricate mural spanning the side of a building or sculpture carved on the tip of a pencil, the art of all scales is significant and meaningful to us, and the principles
In this article AAPL SPOT LONDON — Apple is breaching European competition rules by the way it distributes music streaming apps through its App Store, the European Commission said Friday. “The European Commission has informed Apple of its preliminary view that it distorted competition in the music streaming market as it abused its dominant position
WASHINGTON — Stratolaunch flew its giant aircraft for the first time in more than two years April 29, marking the start of a new test flight campaign to prepare the plane to serve as a platform for hypersonic vehicles. The aircraft, nicknamed Roc, took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California at
Rope access technicians carry out maintenance service on a wind turbine in Izmir, Turkey on February 19, 2021. Mahmut Serdar Alakus | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The expansion of the wind energy industry could create 3.3 million jobs across the next five years, according to analysis from industry body the Global Wind Energy Council.
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Frequently cast as invasive pests, the equids may actually be of importance in some ecosystems. Water keeps the rhythms of desert life going, but animals aren’t often powerless against the whims of weather. Wild donkeys and horses in the American southwest, usually dig into the dusty sediment to get to cool, clear groundwater to satisfy
When I think of the bicycle company Specialized, I tend to think of their hardcore road bikes, or perhaps their mountain bikes. They make awesome models of both, though as an e-bike journalist I find myself particularly drawn to their Turbo line of electric road and e-mountain bikes. But until I learned about the company’s
There are multiple races under way in grid storage. The big one right now is securing seed funding for potential battery technologies. Billions are being invested in often faint hopes. Within technology groupings such as redox flow, a variety of chemistries are in competition to see which ones are most viable. But in the coming
Minding the diary: the Svalbard ptarmigan relies on its internal clock to know when it’s mating season. Credit: Vincent Legrand/AGAMI Photo Agency/Alamy Physiology 29 April 2021 The world’s northernmost bird is a clock-watcher Ptarmigan that live far above the Arctic Circle generate circadian rhythms, despite summer’s eternal sunshine. Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share
Nio plans to begin deliveries of its ET7 electric sedan in 2022. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese electric car start-up Nio said Friday it expects a global chip shortage will drag down vehicle deliveries in the second quarter. A fire in March at a Japanese chip factory owned by Renesas has exacerbated an
TAMPA, Fla. — Maxar Technologies has appointed Chris Johnson as senior vice president of space programs delivery (SPD), overseeing spacecraft and robotic systems from design to distribution. Johnson has spent more than 20 years at Boeing, where he was most recently president of Boeing Satellite Systems International. At Boeing, Maxar said he was responsible for strategy,
Date/Time: May 27, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) The pandemic has altered the way companies think about ESG. This new wave of momentum and compelling evidence from the market response have propelled an increase in ESG investing, along with the growth of ESG reporting and disclosure. As a result, ESG impact is integral to
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The world is still experimenting with and in awe of Deep Nostalgia, an AI-powered technique from online family tree service MyHeritage, which adds facial animations to still portrait photographs. Almost daily, we come across small clips on the Internet in which the said technology has been used to animate still pictures, making a character smile,
US President Joe Biden associates climate action with creating job opportunities. Last night, he addressed the American people precisely that in his first address before a joint session with Congress. (Photo : Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) “For far too long, when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis, we have neglected to use
Elon Musk is still hyping the upcoming release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta and now claims that Tesla Autopilot/Full Self-Driving Beta are already ‘superhuman’ on the highway and getting close on city streets. The new FSD also comes with new visualizations. Over the last few months, CEO Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla moving
Installing solar over abandoned landfills is generally viewed as a win-win solution for waste and energy management. Yes, converting a detrimental disposed waste infrastructure to scale up renewable energy in the electricity generation portfolio certainly presents challenges. It also offers opportunities. Renewable solar energy goals help to restore and stabilize degraded land. Instead of occupying
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A Nepalese man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Lukla near Mount Everest in the Himalayas. The world has reached the milestone of administering one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines, just four months after rollouts began in countries such as the United States and United Kingdom, and the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the first vaccine
In this article AMZN Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon Katherine Taylor | Reuters Amazon is set to report first quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here’s what analysts are expecting: Earnings: $9.54 per share, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $104.47 billion, according to Refinitiv Few companies have benefited from the pandemic-fueled surge of online shopping as
Nelson’s age and experience are an asset, not a liability, when it comes to leading NASA through the budget battles ahead When looking to strategically position the United States. as the dominant force in space for the 21st century, it made perfect sense to select a nominee to lead NASA who literally served our nation
In this article SHLX A logo at a Royal Dutch Shell Plc gas station in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported marginally better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, amid stronger commodity prices and growing expectations of a fuel demand recovery.
Typhoon Surigae looms over the Western North Pacific in mid-April 2021. Such storms, normally common in the region, were notably absent in July 2020. Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons Climate sciences 29 April 2021 Warming seas brought an eerie calm to a stormy region In July 2020, the Western North Pacific was hit by a
Marin Tomas | Moment | Getty Images The number of electric cars, buses, vans and heavy trucks on roads is expected to hit 145 million by 2030, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. According to the IEA’s Global Electric Vehicle Outlook, if governments ramp up their efforts to meet international energy and climate goals,
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple laughs while Lana Del Rey (with iPad) takes a photo during a launch event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 30, 2018 in New York City. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Apple reported another blowout quarter Wednesday, showing 54% revenue growth and authorizing a mind-melting $90 billion share
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House space subcommittee says he is working to secure funding for NASA as part of what could be a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package proposed by the White House. Speaking at a Washington Space Business Roundtable webinar April 28, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), named earlier this year to lead the House
By the time President Joe Biden articulated it officially Thursday on Earth Day, the new U.S. pledge to halve emissions over the next nine years was one of the worst-kept secrets in climate action circles. Neither was it surprising that the U.S. president closely linked America’s new nationally determined contribution, a reduction target of 50
Hadrosaurs are one of the biggest families of herbivorous dinosaurs during the Cretaceous Period. However, many paleontologists are still not entirely sure about which part of the prehistoric world they first appeared as well as how their different species evolved and migrated from then on. For a while the prevailing theory was that they first
Elon Musk now says that Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving Beta software update ‘will blow your mind’ and it’s only about two weeks away. Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with a few thousand customers and employees through what it calls its “early access program”. It’s
Rising penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE) in power systems are expected to increase curtailment — the reduction of renewable energy delivered due to oversupply or lack of system flexibility. But while curtailment may be the new normal in the evolving grid, and can even be managed in a way that makes the grid more
Water can’t get a grip on a newly fabricated material, which might one day help to prevent ice build-up on aeroplane wings. Credit: Getty Materials science 29 April 2021 A surface stays frost-free by showing water drops no mercy A bio-inspired material forces water droplets to jump into the void — and thus prevents ice
In this article AAPL NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 20: Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the grand reopening of Apple’s flagship Apple Fifth Avenue retail store on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Taylor Hill | WireImage | Getty Images After a shockingly strong quarter in which Apple revenue grew 54%
HELSINKI — China successfully launched a 22-metric-ton module late Wednesday, beginning an intense period of missions for constructing the nation’s own space station. A Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket lifted off from the coastal Wenchang spaceport at 11:23 p.m. Eastern. The Tianhe space station core module separated from the first stage after 490 seconds of
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday it had voted to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy some Starlink satellites at a lower earth orbit than planned as part of its push to offer space-based broadband internet. Elon Musk’s SpaceX had asked the FCC for approval to fly 2,824 satellites at a lower orbit
Generally, plant care might be simple, but most times it is not easy. If you’re a first-time owner or are just starting your plant journey, set yourself up to be successful by selecting options that are more buoyant and easier to tend to from the beginning. The following 5 plants are the best for beginner
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Imagine a new paradigm in how we get (and use) energy, one in which citizens have the loudest voice, one in which renewable sources of energy are prioritized, and one in which local communities reap both social and monetary benefits. Imagine a banding together of like-minded citizens to demand a cleaner, more sustainable energy system,
In the 1960s drug-resistant strains of malaria emerged, making the disease even deadlier than before. Then, pharmaceutical scientist Tu Youyou discovered a promising new remedy buried within the pages of ancient Chinese texts. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by
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by Allison Kubo Hutchison Approximately 20 million years ago, prehistoric horses grazed on the flat grasslands and the now extinct bear-dog dug burrows for their young throughout the lands we now call Oregon and Washington. But below the ground, there was an eruption brewing that would shape over 81,000 square miles (200,000 square kilometers) reaching
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