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Month: November 2021
On our branch of the ape evolutionary tree, humans weren’t always alone. The Neanderthals are the most well-known of our distant cousins. (Photo : Max Fleischer, Dave Fleischer and Ovide Decroly on Wikimedia Commons) Outdated Views on Neanderthals We used to call Neanderthals a less complex and clever version of ourselves, which was an insult
NEWS 18 November 2021 Do childhood colds help the body respond to COVID? A mechanism known as ‘original antigenic sin’ protects some people from flu; whether it helps immune reactions to coronaviruses is still unclear. Rachel Brazil Rachel Brazil View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Twitter Facebook
An illustration showing physical bitcoins alongside binary code displayed on a laptop. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Investors have lost billions of dollars to criminals targeting so-called “decentralized finance” platforms this year. According to a report from London-based firm Elliptic, more than $10 billion worth of user funds has been stolen
And the winners are… The SpaceNews Awards are held each year to recognize achievements in space commerce, exploration and stewardship. Since 2017, the SpaceNews editorial staff has selected 40 individuals and organizations embodying the hard work and innovation propelling the space industry to unparalleled levels of activity. 2021 has seen a record number of private astronauts
EV automaker XPeng Motors unveiled its fourth EV today at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in China. The new electric SUV dubbed “the G9,” matches previous speculation about the vehicle, and it will arrive with XPeng’s latest technologies. This includes the company’s new EV architecture, ADAS system, and supercharging capabilities. Xiaopeng, aka XPeng Motors, sits
NASA astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor answers the question ‘What is Artemis?’ Comment on this video using #AskNASA with your questions for upcoming episodes! Dr. Auñón-Chancellor reveals more about the program to land American astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon by 2024. She also shares her experience in long-duration spaceflight
If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your headlights, what would happen? Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/electricpants Sources and extras below!! Thanks to Jude for asking me this question on twitter! https://twitter.com/stefanikj5/status/550865272895447041 “The Life of the Cosmos” by Lee Smolin: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Life-Cosmos-Lee-Smolin/dp/0195126645 “In Search of the Multiverse” by John Gribbin: http://www.amazon.co.uk/In-Search-Multiverse-John-Gribbin/dp/0141036117 “The
Humans are full of microbes. Humans also went to the Moon. Does that mean we left colonies over there? ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, David Campos, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Lilly Grainger, Happy Birthday!!, and Fatima
There are a number of stereotypes about bipolar disorder, but they stray pretty far from what the reality is—especially since there are multiple subtypes that all have their own sets of symptoms. Hosted by: Brit Garner ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents.
Hank introduces us to the brilliant and heartless Fritz Haber, a great mind who is considered “the father chemical warfare,” but who also made discoveries and innovations that helped lead to the Green Revolution which is credited with preventing the starvation of over a billion people. Like SciShow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow on Twitter:
CAREER COLUMN 18 November 2021 Adopting as academics: what we learnt Our quest to bring a child into our family led us to confront academic working practices, say Tony Ly and Nathan W. Bailey. Tony Ly 0 & Nathan W. Bailey 1 Tony Ly Tony Ly is a biomedical researcher and Sir Henry Dale fellow
Adam Mosseri speaks onstage at the WIRED25 Summit 2019 – Day 1 at Commonwealth Club on November 08, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images TikTok usage is spiking among young Americans at the expense of Instagram, according to survey findings published by Forrester. This year, 63% of Americans between the ages
LAS VEGAS — While mergers involving special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) dominated the space industry for much of the year, one expert sees warning signs of waning interest in this way of taking companies public. Speaking at the ASCEND conference by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics here Nov. 16, Phil Ingle, a managing
A police officer was bitten by a wild pig last week, prompting the city to increase penalties for feeding the animals. Authorities in Hong Kong have euthanized seven wild boars following the attack, prompting the start of a campaign to control their population in urban areas surrounding the financial centre, as per The Guardian. One
Astronomers and amatuer skywatchers will get to see the longest lunar eclipse of this century this month. In two weeks from now, on November 19 (Kartik Purnima), Earth will pass between the Sun and Moon, creating a shadow on the Moon’s surface. The near-total lunar eclipse will peak just after 1:30pm IST, when the Earth
Starting with detailed drawings and computer renderings, casts of toy figurines are either 3D printed or hand-carved from wax. The casts then turn out hundreds of textured parts that are assembled and painted. | http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/how-its-made/ Catch HOW IT’S MADE Thursdays at 9/8c on Science! Watch full episodes: http://bit.ly/HowItsMadeFullEpisodes Subscribe to Science Channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=sciencechannel Check out
Tesla has released a new update to its mobile app, adding a new customization feature, better widgets, and more. Over the last few months, Tesla has been putting a renewed focus on its mobile app – starting with a refresh this summer. As we previously reported, Tesla is looking to onboard more people through the
The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister on Wednesday defended OPEC and its allies’ decision to not increase oil supply to the market, despite U.S. pressure to pump more. “I would encourage people to calm, trust us,” Suhail al-Mazrouei told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble from the Adipec energy forum in Abu Dhabi. Al-Mazrouei said he has received
1. Chapman, N. M., Boothby, M. R. & Chi, H. Metabolic coordination of T cell quiescence and activation. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 20, 55–70 (2020). CAS PubMed Google Scholar 2. Kim, J. & Guan, K. L. mTOR as a central hub of nutrient signalling and cell growth. Nat. Cell Biol. 21, 63–71 (2019). CAS PubMed Google
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013. Steve Nesius | Reuters The Biden administration on Wednesday is opening more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to auction for oil and gas drilling, a record offshore
In this article RIVN LCID Shares of Rivian and Lucid Motors continued to fall Thursday as investors take profits and pull back from some of the EV hype driven by Rivian’s monster market debut. Rivian was down more than 13% while Lucid dropped roughly 12% as of midday. The electric vehicle makers have gained intention
NASA’s Bill Nelson and Space Force chief Gen. Raymond: ‘We believe strong engagement from across government, industry and academia is essential to meet this moment’ WASHINGTON — U.S. national security space organizations released a report Nov. 18 proposing ways to boost the nation’s space economy and technology base. The 92-page “State of the Space Industrial
This article originally appeared in our Food Weekly Newsletter. You may remember my semi-successful attempt to persuade my kids to eat fungi-based bacon. This week, I bring news of a more formidable challenge: Can my two elementary-aged children be persuaded to eat insects? Our experiment begins with our two subjects upstairs, engaged in one of
In 2015, Phoenix Islands Protected Area was classified as a “no-take” zones, which stopped commercial fishing in an area of over 157,000 square miles. (Photo : Getty Images) No-take Zone Now Opened to Commercial Fishing On Monday, the Kiribati government revealed that commercial fishing will once again be allowed in one of the world’s biggest
NEWS 18 November 2021 Europe’s COVID death toll could rise by hundreds of thousands In a worst-case scenario, the pandemic could cause a further 300,000 deaths if anti-contagion policies are lifted and people revert to their old habits. Smriti Mallapaty Smriti Mallapaty View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google
In this article JNJ GE MORN Cincinnati – Circa September 2021: General Electric Global Operations Center. jetcityimage | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Two major companies — General Electric and Johnson & Johnson — announced this month that they’ll be splitting up into multiple entities. GE, priced at around $102 a share on Wednesday, will
In this article AFRM APT-AU The Klarna logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — Buy now, pay later services aren’t just popular among consumers. They’re also proving to be a hit with criminals. Fraudulent activity is on the rise at some of the largest buy now, pay
CEO Dan Hart: ‘We’ve had quite a extensive dialogue at all levels of the executive branch and with the Space Force, and the intelligence community’ WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit projects that more than 40% of the company’s business by 2026 will be in national security and defense. Virgin Orbit launches small satellites from rockets that
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Earth is not the only place in the solar system with rain, rivers, lakes and seas. Saturn’s moon Titan has them, too — not of water, but of liquid methane and ethane. This Earth-like world even hides an ocean of liquid water deep beneath its surface! Find out what you need to know about Titan.
VERY nerdy episode today 🙂 To learn more: xkcd radiation dose infographic: http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/03/19/radiation-chart/ Like us on Facebook to join the community! http://www.facebook.com/VsauceGaming Radiation from your own BODY: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/life-is-rad More on how we don’t TOUCH anything: http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/touch/touch.html Also a good read: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/index.html?quid=1118 Physics forum on this topic: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=326634 Pauli Exclusion Principle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_exclusion_principle Electrons repel each other:
Astronomers have gotten pretty good at calculating how fast the universe is expanding, but new measurements don’t line up with the predictions of well-tested laws of physics. Now scientists have a new question to ponder: Why are these numbers so different? SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org
It’s pretty common to procrastinate before a big exam or an important presentation, and those self-handicapping has to do with protecting yourself from negative feelings. 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: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, سلطان
On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable geography is also responsible for some pretty unique weather, and unfortunately for the millions of people living in the Midwest, that weather includes tornadoes.
Kemmerer, Wyoming, is a frontier coal town. It was organized in 1897 by coal miners and still employs people in the coal and natural gas industries today. Photo courtesy TerraPower TerraPower, a start-up co-founded by Bill Gates to revolutionize designs for nuclear reactors, has picked Kemmerer, Wyoming, as the preferred location for its first demonstration
NATURE INDEX 17 November 2021 Canada’s scientific strength depends on greater support for innovation To remain globally competitive, the country must regain an edge in emerging fields. Bec Crew 0 Bec Crew Senior editor, Nature Index View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Twitter Facebook Email Download PDF
It may be evidence inflation is meaningfully stretching budgets. According to economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan, Wall Street is ignoring a striking consumer spending slowdown that will translate into an underwhelming holiday season. “There’s still this narrative that the rebound is there,” the Economic Cycle Research Institute co-founder told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. “The hope
In this article NVDA Nvidia stock rose over 3% after the reported earnings on Wednesday for its third fiscal quarter that beat expectations for both earnings and sales. The company also issued a bullish forecast for revenue in the current quarter ending in January. Here’s how it did versus Refinitiv consensus expectations for the quarter
LAS VEGAS — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said he expects this first orbital flight of his company’s Starship vehicle to take place as soon as January, pending regulatory approvals. Musk, speaking at a joint meeting of the National Academies’ Space Studies Board and Board on Physics and Astronomy Nov. 17, said the company was
Tree groups’ ranges are moving as climatic conditions change. This process is being accelerated by wildfire, which lowers competition from established species, raising issues about managing land in a period of evolving ecosystems. (Photo : Getty Images) Tree Ranges (Photo : Getty Images) In forests across the western United States, trees are on the move.
Have you ever imagined what the sound of a nebula in deep space is like? Thanks to NASA, we can now hear the sound of the Butterfly Nebula through data sonification as it soars across space at more than 966,000kmph. The data sonification process converts data to sound. The Butterfly Nebula, also known as NGC
Tesla (TSLA) has secured a new Megapack order for 197 MWh of capacity to deploy in the UK and use its Autobidder AI platform. Megapack has quickly emerged as the leading battery system for large utility-scale energy storage systems. It helped Tesla’s energy division accelerate storage deployment and the company has now built an impressive
This article was adapted from Climate Tech Weekly, a free newsletter focused on climate technologies. My biggest geek-out moment during the COP26 gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, last week came in the central train station, where I had the opportunity to briefly tour a 30-year-old passenger train retrofitted to run on hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion
A simple snap of the fingers boasts some complex physics. The arm loads up energy and then releases it explosively, so that the middle finger hits the palm with a sharp smack. A team has now shown how that process depends on the friction of human skin1. Access options Access through your institution Change institution
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate Veterans Day at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary in Arlington, Virginia on November 11, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to look into behavior from energy companies as prices
In this article RIVN Rivian signage at the Nasdaq on their IPO day, November 10, 2011 in New York. Source: Rivian Shares of electric vehicle maker Rivian ended a week-long rally Wednesday, as investors pulled back from a monster run as speculation in the name eased after it surpassed Ford and GM in market value.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s foreign ministry expressed concern over the “numerous pieces of debris” created in low Earth orbit when Russia destroyed a Soviet-era satellite with a missile strike earlier this week but stopped short of criticizing Russia. In a Nov. 17 text message sent to reporters, the ministry said “we are concerned
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