Like a thick velvety headband, the somatosensory cortex arcs across the top of brain from just above one ear to the other. I fell in love with the brain as an undergraduate student and pursued a career in neuroscience, but for years I had largely ignored this structure, since it appeared to be involved “only”
Artificial material called “nanofiber material” has been found to slow down glacier melting, according to a new study. The unprecedented discovery opened the potential opportunity in addressing the continued threat by human-induced climate change on melting glaciers and its projected consequences. Glaciers are some of the world’s largest natural structure which hold a vast amount
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking
An employee arranges Apple iPhones as customer shop at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue shortly after new products went on sale in Manhattan, in New York City, March 18, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Employees at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland voted Saturday to join a union, a significant achievement for organized labor
PASADENA, Calif. — As SpaceX gears up for another launch of Starlink satellites, astronomers are concerned the company maybe backsliding in its efforts to reduce the brightness of those satellites. A Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:08 p.m. Eastern June 17 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, placing 53 Starlink satellites
As the largest city in North America, New York City represents the opportunity and staggering risk of a metropolitan area of 9 million people running on 20th century infrastructure. From the advent of technologies such as elevators and subways to policies such as PlaNYC and Local Law 97, New York has long been a beacon
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Introducing the first American companies who will deliver the science, technology and research that will set the stage for humanity’s return to the Moon by 2024. News release: https://go.nasa.gov/2Xd4zJL
Last week, an asteroid impact drill was conducted, which demonstrated what might happen if an asteroid hit us within the decade. It didn’t go quite as well as we would like. Host: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron
We tend to focus on the brain in psychology, but it’s part of an entire system! Other organs, even your liver, play a big role in psychological health. Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Jerry Perez, Lazarus G,
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Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz airport location. Photo by E.R. Davidson Not long after Hertz Global Holdings emerged from bankruptcy last summer, reorganized after the Covid-19 pandemic stalled the entire car rental industry, the Estero, Florida-based company boldly announced a $4.2 billion deal to purchase 100,000 Tesla fully electric vehicles (EVs) by
Francesco Carta Fotografo | Moment | Getty Images Carnage in the crypto market won’t let up, as token prices plummet, companies lay off employees in waves, and some of the most popular names in the industry go belly up. The chaos has spooked investors, erasing more than $2 trillion in value in a matter of
Investors are funding orbital solutions for tracking space objects Keeping close tabs on satellites and their increasingly crowded orbits requires exquisite spatial data that multiple startups say can only be gained from space. At least eight early-stage companies in North America, Europe, and Australia have secured funds for space-based systems they say will be needed
Bitcoin plunged to $18,248, and ether fell to $944 as of mid-afternoon on Saturday, as the sell-off in the crypto market accelerates. The world’s two most popular cryptocurrencies are down more than 35% in the past week, as both breach symbolic price barriers. Carnage in the crypto market is partly to do with pressure from
Are traces of extraterrestrial civilizations from outside Earth detectable? Scientists have yet to confirm and rule out whether it is an alien signal or only human radio interference. Beijing Normal University astronomers say they have discovered several cases of this “possible technological traces” from a distant alien civilization, and China’s “Sky Eye” has made important
Tesla announced that it has achieved production of 1,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Berlin. This is an important milestone – though the automaker originally planned to achieve it in April. Tesla is currently in the middle of ramping up production at two major new factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, and
Credit: ITER Organisation Bernard Bigot said, “We try to understand nature, and then we try, within human limitations, to recreate what nature shows us.” He was referring to fusion energy, to which he devoted the final years of his life. The statement illuminates equally well his contributions to society as a chemist, physicist, educator, administrator
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Crypto investors are grappling with aggressive interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve and a worsening liquidity crunch. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin dropped below the $20,000 mark on Saturday, extending a brutal slide in cryptocurrencies. The price of bitcoin fell 9% in 24 hours to $19,217.81, according to Coin Metrics data.
PASADENA, Calif. — In-space transportation company Impulse Space Propulsion, which raised $20 million in a seed round earlier this year, announced June 17 it raised another $10 million to help accelerate work on orbital transfer vehicles. Impulse Space said it raised $10 million from venture fund Lux Capital, which invests in “frontier technologies” like space.
This week’s run time is 34:27. WEEK IN REVIEW (8:15) FEATURES Meet the GreenBiz 30 Under 30 (20:40) This week, GreenBiz published its seventh annual 30 Under 30 report, honoring rising young professionals in the field of sustainability. We feature audio highlights from interviews with five of this year’s honorees: Allison Ward, Senior Sustainable Materials
An artist’s impression of Comet Interceptor, which is due to launch in 2028 and will wait for its target for up to six years.Credit: Geraint Jones, UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved a new mission, called Comet Interceptor, which will launch without any specific target in mind — instead
A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam has recently developed an atom laser that can last forever. Inside a commonly used laser such as in measuring devices and CD players, all the light vibrates in sync. When it comes to an atom laser, it works on the concept of the Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC). The
Two massive tornadoes ripped across China, all captured on video. Tornadoes, one of which ripped through a Chinese megacity, are part of a bigger wave of extreme weather sweeping the country. (Photo : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Library via Getty Images) Giant Twisters Two stunningly breathtaking tornadoes hit China this week, joining
Swedish manufacturing giant Volvo Construction Equipment has begun to test the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered articulated hauler. Volvo’s first hydrogen-fueled articulated hauler Articulated haulers are very large, heavy-duty dump trucks used to carry bulky loads over rough terrain and occasionally on public roads. They feature a swivel joint, so they are able to move – or articulate – to keep
In this article HOL.N-CH GE IBE-ES SGRE-ES A wind turbine at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea. With governments around the world attempting to ramp up their renewable energy capacity, the number of wind turbines worldwide only looks set to grow, which will in turn increase pressure on the sector to find
In this article WMT SHLDQ Over the past year, large-scale robberies have swept through stores like Louis Vuitton in San Francisco’s Union Square and a nearby Nordstrom, which was robbed by 80 people. Law enforcement and retailers have warned the public that this isn’t traditional shoplifting. Rather, what they’re seeing is theft organized by criminal
TAMPA, Fla. — Remote communications provider Speedcast is preparing to buy another sizable chunk of satellite capacity as demand soars beyond pre-pandemic levels. Speedcast added 13 gigabits per second (Gbps) of capacity from satellite operators to its international network in late May, giving it a record 30 Gbps of bandwidth to primarily serve cruise and
Gazprom’s Miller says he sees no solution to an ongoing equipment issue at part of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — An ominous warning from Russia’s state-backed energy giant Gazprom has stoked fears of another turbulent winter for European gas supplies. As a pre-summer heatwave hits
Kids under five years old are the largest group of people in the United States not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.Credit: John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorization to COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger. Assuming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Unexpectedly losing a job is hard, but it can also change you in the long term, setting off a cycle that may be hard to break out of, and leaving lasting effects on the way you see and interact with the world. Hosted by: Anthony Brown ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:
The universe is a pretty grand place to live, but scientists have one issue with it, it’s an anomaly that should be scientifically impossible. 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 becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Huge thanks
We’re buying 25 shares of Constellation Brands (STZ) at roughly $228 each. In addition, we are buying 15 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) at roughly $240 each. Following Friday’s trades, the portfolio will own 330 shares of STZ – increasing its weighting to 2.79% from 2.58%, and 190 shares of PXD — increasing its
In this article TSLA TWTR Elon Musk pauses and looks down as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images In what’s been a particularly eventful year for Elon Musk, this was a decidedly rough
SEOUL, South Korea — The second launch of South Korea’s first domestically built rocket is set for June 21, a delay of a week due to strong winds and a technical glitch. “We convened a meeting of the launch management committee and decided to pursue the second launch on June 21,” Kwon Hyun-joon, a senior science ministry official, said
Just about a year ago, I queried if 2021 could be the year of Right to Repair. For the movement that is championing the consumer’s right to fix their products — and by association, bringing attention to the dwindling lifespan of electronics and the alarming volume of waste planned obsolescence is generating — 2021 looked
Desert climates have spread north by up to 100 kilometers in parts of Central Asia as global temperatures have risen since the 1980s, according to a climate report. The study, which was published on May 27 in Geophysical Research Letters, also revealed that temperatures have risen in Central Asia over the last 35 years, including
GMC has announced the start of new customization options for current reservation holders of the Hummer EV ahead of placing their official orders. Additionally, the news comes with the caveat that any Hummer EV orders placed after today will see a significant price increase to the base MSRP. The GMC Hummer EV is a new all-electric version
Plastic Unlimited Alice Mah Polity (2022) An excess of single-use plastics — accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic — is plain to everyone. Also obvious is that “for all of the toxicity and pollution associated with plastic, it is difficult to imagine living without it”, writes sociologist Alice Mah in her lively and sophisticated study. Chapters
In this article 9618-HK China’s annual 618 shopping festival sees domestic e-commerce giants including JD.com rack up billions of dollars of sales across their platforms. The 2022 edition comes against a backdrop of slowing economic growth in China and sluggish consumer spending. VCG | Getty Images EMBARGO to lift at 6am Singapore on Friday, June
PASADENA, Calif. — The organization that operates an airborne astronomical observatory that NASA is shutting down this year wants to end the project on a high note. In a June 15 statement, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) acknowledged the impending end of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747 with a
Polar bears typically use sea ice to hunt, but a newly identified group has found another strategy.Credit: Patricia Hamilton/Getty An isolated population of polar bears has been discovered in southeast Greenland1, which is free of sea ice for most of the year. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) typically need sea ice to survive, so the discovery
Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion (roughly Rs. 20,13,831 crore) on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, complainant Keith Johnson accused Musk, electric car company Tesla and space tourism company SpaceX of racketeering for
In a widely accepted evolutionary theory, dogs are descended from wolves, and their domestication, which enabled their special relationship with humans, has perplexed evolutionary experts for decades. A team from Azabu University believed they have cracked the code. Two mutations in the melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R) gene, which produces the hormone cortisol, are found in
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