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Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide has been found to cause dramatic seizure-like convulsions in roundworms. According to Science Alert, the soil-dwelling species, Caenorhabditis elegans, exhibited prolonged paroxysms when exposed to highly diluted samples of Roundup. Researchers said that the toxic effects in a third of the worm models and its main component, glyphosate, could
The power of heavy-duty electric vehicles is on display again in Massachusetts as electric school buses are being used to send much-needed energy back to the grid. Several places are seeing spikes in energy use nationwide with hot summer weather. The city of Beverly, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, has another plan to beat the
President Joe Biden signs The Inflation Reduction Act with (left to right) Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY; House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-SC; Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ; and Rep. Kathy Catsor, D-FL, at the White House on Aug. 16, 2022. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The
In this article AMZN Five years ago, Amazon closed its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, by far the biggest acquisition ever for the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Since then, Amazon has made a lot of changes to the specialty grocer, from lowering prices to embedding checkout technology in its 500-plus U.S. stores. Amazon
WASHINGTON — European officials are as excited as their American counterparts about the upcoming Artemis 1 launch that will bring them one step closer to flying European astronauts to the moon. The European Space Agency’s major contribution to the mission, scheduled to launch as soon as Aug. 29, is the service module for the Orion
Helping investors make better decisions may be the driving force. But the reality is that the U.S. may be moving closer to mandated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures for the first time. On March 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed ESG disclosures rule that would require public companies to disclose
Baidu has unveiled its first quantum computer called Qianshi. It is said to feature a 10-quantum-bit processor. The Chinese company also said that it has developed a 36-quantum-bit SoC as well. Qianshi is ready to be made available to external users as well, a report suggests. Quantum computing is said to be a form of
China’s population increased by 480,000 people last year, to more than 1.41 billion.Credit: Robert Haasmann/ImageBROKER/Alamy When will China’s population, the world’s largest, peak? It’s a point that demographers say is fast approaching. The country’s health department announced this month that the population will peak and then begin to shrink in the next three years. Others
If you don’t have celiac disease, a gluten-free diet is probably doing more harm to your body than good. Peter Green, the director of Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, explains the myth surrounding gluten-free diets and why you should keep whole grains in your meal. Science Insider tells you all you need to know
Kelp generates enormous seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, sequestering large amounts of atmospheric carbon. However, warming oceans, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Karen Filbee-Dexter of the University of Western Australia and the Institute of Marine Research and colleagues, could reduce the capacity of kelp forests to trap carbon
DIY solar power projects have always been fascinating to me. I kind of wrote the book on the subject. And since electric bikes have always been a huge part of my life, combining the two has always seemed inevitable. And so with a pair of solar panels and one afternoon to kill, I rigged up
In this article TATAPOWER-IN RWE-DE India is targeting a major ramp up of its renewable energy capacity, but achieving its aims represents a big challenge. Puneet Vikram Singh | Moment | Getty Images Norway’s Climate Investment Fund and the country’s biggest pension company, KLP, are set to invest in a 420-megawatt solar power project being
In this article NVDA Nvidia reported second quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings per share. The report is in line with Nvidia’s preliminary earnings two weeks ago. The chipmaker warned that it would miss Wall Street estimates and that growth had slowed significantly because of disappointing gaming sales driven by
SAN FRANCISCO – Team Miles founder Wesley Faler has spent more than a decade developing and refining the plasma thrusters set to fly for the first time on a cubesat launching alongside the NASA Artemis 1 mission. The Team Miles cubesat, one of ten secondary payloads mounted on a Space Launch System fairing, won its
“There’s a point when energy bills are hike[d] so high that it would be cheaper to commute to work than heat your home during the day, and for some people it will be enough to prompt a return to work,” said Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Hinterhaus Productions LONDON — High
Dr. Valerie Wiesner is a materials research engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She is responsible for evaluating high-temperature interactions between Calcium-Magnesium Aluminosilicate and Environmental Barrier Coating materials for aircraft turbine engine development.
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Illustration: Kim Salt Sad times are inevitable, and most people eventually rally. But clinical depression is different, and more brutal. All sense of well-being evaporates; life can seem not worth the trouble. According to one estimate, more than 60% of people worldwide who have attempted suicide have a depressive disorder (S. Borentain et al. BMC
Coal is unloaded onto large piles at the Ulan Coal mines near the central New South Wales rural town of Mudgee in Australia, March 8, 2018. David Gray | Reuters Shares of Australian coal producer Whitehaven has risen 200% this year. The share price of the Australian-listed miner has risen about 150% since the Russia-Ukraine
In this article AMZN Amazon employees are told they can get health care on call Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service, Amazon Care, marking a major retreat by the retail behemoth in its efforts to break into the health care space. Amazon will shutter the service after Dec. 31, Amazon Health Services lead Neil
The report urges the U.S. government to lay out a national strategy for space that embraces the private sector as a key partner WASHINGTON — For four consecutive years, the “State of the Space Industrial Base” report has called out what it sees as outdated thinking in the U.S. government on the use of commercial
Part 1 of the new Climate Tech Weekly series, “What Would Dolly Parton Do? 9 to 5 in the Climate Tech Sector” Before we dive in, I need to say thank you so much to everyone who responded to my call for climate tech startups with influential women steering the ship. I received so many
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According to a study, mosquitoes have an olfactory system that has evolved specifically for detecting human scents. Female mosquitoes detect a distinctive concoction of body odors we release into the atmosphere when they are searching for a human to bite. The mosquitoes’ antennae are then stimulated by these odors. To make people invisible to mosquitoes,
Are you a fan of American-made cars like Ford and Chevy? Then you will love the electric models these automakers plan on releasing in the next few years. It doesn’t get much more American made than a Chevy or Ford. On July 23, 1903, Henry Ford sold the first Ford Model A, sparking the US
In this article META Facebook users complained of an issue that saw random comments made to celebrity Pages appear in their own Feed. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta confirmed Wednesday an issue with the company’s Feed after numerous users reported problems with spam from celebrity pages. “We’re aware that some
WASHINGTON — Astrobotic, a company developing landers and other lunar technologies, has secured NASA funding to fly a small rover on a future mission to test its ability to survive the lunar night. The Pittsburgh-based company announced Aug. 24 that it won NASA funding through the agency’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program to fly
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida photographed during a news conference on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Rodrigo Reyes-Marin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The prime minister of Japan said Wednesday that his country would restart more idled nuclear power plants and look into the feasibility of developing next-gen reactors. Fumio Kishida’s comments, reported by Reuters, build
NASA is preparing for Artemis I, the launch of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, along with the Orion spacecraft for astronauts, which is set to blast off on August 29. The US space agency is readying to test its flight system that is designed to send astronauts back to the Moon, decades after it completed its Apollo
Mental strain can lead to changes in brain physiology that cause feelings of tiredness.Credit: Getty Why thinking hard makes us feel tired It’s not just in your head: a desire to curl up on the couch after a day spent toiling at the computer could be a physiological response to mentally taxing work, according to
Researchers from the University of Vienna analyzed Asian elephant sounds using an acoustic camera that visualizes sound pressure. The elephants generated their low frequency “rumbles” primarily through their trunk or simultaneously through their mouth and trunk, and only rarely through their mouth alone. This is the first study to show that combined oral and nasal
It sure looks that way, thanks to several new photos posted on the brand’s social media accounts showing what appears to be a Volcon-branded electric bike called the Volcon Brat. The electric bike seen in the images takes on what we often refer to as “Super73 styling”, named after the electric bike company that helped
Brent Lewin | Bloomberg via Getty Images About a year ago, online retailer Packable was preparing to go public through a special purpose acquisition company. With the SPAC market having evaporated and the economy now sputtering, Packable is laying off staff and preparing to liquidate, according to internal documents reviewed by CNBC. Packable is the
TAMPA, Fla. — Californian startup Epsilon3 said Aug. 23 it is building a software platform to help Axiom Space manage plans to deploy commercial modules on the International Space Station in 2024. The software startup is developing a set of operations and procedure management workflow tools as part of a multi-year deal with Axiom, which
Date/Time: September 15, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) It is estimated that each year 600 million pounds of candy are consumed in the United States during the Halloween season. The materials used for candy packaging are notoriously difficult to recycle, with the vast majority ending up in landfills. That’s why Rubicon created Trick or
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We’re updating the way we think about the price levels of two stocks in the Club portfolio — upgrading Qualcomm (QCOM) to a 1 rating after a recent pullback and downgrading Devon Energy (DVN) to a 2 rating after a recent rally. Qualcomm upgrade We are upgrading our rating on QCOM to a 1 rating
In this article ZM A trader working after the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Shares of Zoom closed down 16% on Tuesday, a day after the company released second-quarter results that missed analyst’s revenue estimates. The video communications company reported $1.10 billion in revenue
Aerospace study: ‘In crises and conflicts, commercial space actors risk getting caught in the middle of a tense and escalatory environment’ WASHINGTON — Experts have labeled the Ukraine conflict the first commercial space war due to the extensive use of private-sector satellites for imagery and for communications, with companies like SpaceX and Viasat becoming targets
With natural gas prices in the U.S. and around the globe off the charts high, we’re looking at what that means for our energy stocks. Early Tuesday, U.S. natural gas surged to 14-year highs — over $10 per million British thermal units. But it turned sharply lower later and settled down about 4% at just over $9 after the expected restart
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If everything happens as planned, humanity may journey to the Moon for the first in almost a half-century, within only a few decades. As NASA prepares to deploy delegations of men to the lunar south pole by December 2024, among the great unknowns is where these crew members would disembark. Exploring the Moon Once Again
Direct current fast charger manufacturer Tritium has officially opened the doors of its new EV charger manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee – its first production footprint in the United States. With it, Tritium intends to bring over 500 new jobs to the state. Tritium ($DCFC) is a global manufacturer of hardware and software for DC
In this article PSNYW A Candela boat photographed in Sweden in August 2021. Candela uses hydrofoils, which lift a vessel’s hull above the water’s surface when travelling. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Luxury EV maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems to electric boat firm Candela after the two Swedish companies signed
In this article TWTR Peiter Zatko, who is also known as Mudge poses for a portrait on Monday August 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images A Twitter whistleblower is alleging “extreme, egregious deficiencies by Twitter” related to privacy, security and content moderation, according to complaints filed with
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