The intensity of extreme rainfall events is expected to keep increasing, this means that storms from hurricanes to thunderstorms with lower pace will bring a greater risk of flood events. (Photo : Getty Images) According to a recent analysis by Climate Central, a group of independent scientists and journalists that stays in Princeton, New Jersey,
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Researchers have harnessed the world’s brightest X-rays to create intricate maps of human organs at various scales, from the entire organ down to individual cells 1. Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to Journal Get full journal access for 1 year 199,00 € only 3,90 € per issue Subscribe
In this article TSLA Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s trust sold 639,737 shares in the electric vehicle company on Thursday totaling about $687 million, according to regulatory filings made public Friday. Shares of the company were down more than 2% in early morning trading and about 15%
WASHINGTON — German laser communications company Mynaric performed an initial public offering of shares on the Nasdaq exchange Nov. 12, raising up to $75.9 million to fund its growth. The company, which already trades on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany, sold four million “American Depository Shares,” which represent one million ordinary shares of stock,
This week at COP26, a number of nations and automakers agreed to target 100% zero-emission new car and van sales globally by 2040. But 2040 is not only too late to reach our climate goals based on scientific consensus, it’s also a pathetic, low-effort commitment based on simple math. 30 countries joined the agreement, including
The next frontier isn’t just for the next generation – it’s for this generation. With our Artemis program, we will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.
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To support SciShow Space and learn more about Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/scishowspace/. A naked singularity is something that should be a black hole, but it’s neither black nor a hole. If they exist, they’ll rewrite physics as we know it. We want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please
Edward Norton and Jim Carrey might be charming actors, but their film portrayals of people with multiple personalities aren’t even close to accurate. 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: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith,
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This week’s run time is ???. WEEK IN REVIEW (10:20) FEATURES Amazon’s climate plan in Europe (19:55) Zak Watts, director of sustainability for the giant retailer and tech company’s European operations, discusses how Amazon’s global sustainability agenda, the Climate Pledge, is playing out far from its Seattle headquarters. What does circularity have to with climate?
NATURE PODCAST 12 November 2021 Coronapod: new hope from COVID antiviral drugs Two antiviral drugs could change the course of the pandemic, but scientists still have questions Noah Baker Noah Baker View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share
In this article GM F 7203.T-JP VOW3-DE GS Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Swedish battery firm Northvolt said Friday it had produced its first battery cell with what it described as “100% recycled nickel, manganese and cobalt.” In a statement, the Stockholm-headquartered company — which has attracted investment from Goldman Sachs
In this article TSLA SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during a conversation at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of Tesla declined 15.4% for the week after CEO Elon Musk commenced with his plans to sell a huge block of his holdings this
WASHINGTON — A biomedical entrepreneur who flew on Blue Origin’s second crewed suborbital spaceflight died in a plane crash Nov. 11. Glen de Vries was one of two people on a Cessna 172 aircraft that crashed in New Jersey Nov. 11. New Jersey State Police confirmed Nov. 12 that both de Vries and Thomas Fischer,
Space research is one of the major fields of exploration today. Discoveries and speculations backed by technological advancements are opening up new vistas for human life. Amidst these endeavours, a lot of effort is being put to find the best way to produce oxygen on the Moon. Scientists seem to have found a solution to
As to the recent study, the high-risk variant of the gene reduces the ability of cells in the lungs to repair damaged tissue and replace lost cells, which may be needed to overcome severe disease. The higher-risk variant of the gene is carried by 60% of people of south Asian ancestry, compared to 15% of
Northvolt announced that it has produced what it claims is the first battery cell with a cathode built “100% from recycled nickel, manganese, and cobalt.” Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s first Gigafactory in Nevada with Panasonic. The Swedish startup received investments from several companies, including
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2021. Mikhail Voskresensky | Kremlin Sputnik | via Reuters Belarus has threatened to cut off its transit of gas supply to Europe if the EU imposes sanctions over a migrant crisis at its western
Cold-loving creatures known as Pacific Ocean rockfishes have wildly varying lifespans. The species Sebastes minor lasts a mere 11 years; its cousin Sebastes aleutianus can live for more than 2 centuries. Scientists have now pinpointed genes linked to this remarkable range1. Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to Journal
In this article 175-HK TSLA An eActros is unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz truck plant of Daimler Truck AG on Ocotber 7, 2021. Uli Deck | picture alliance | Getty Images The Daimler Truck CEO has spoken of the challenges and opportunities his industry faces in the years ahead, as competition heats up and efforts to
In this article TSLA RIVN Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks to the media next to its Model S. Nora Tam | South China Morning Post | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said high production and break-even cash flow will be the true test for rival carmaker Rivian, which had a blockbuster IPO on
BlackSky won a new contract award from NASA, a five-year deal to provide imagery in support of Earth observation research WASHINGTON — U.S. government contracts are boosting the financial performance of Earth observation company BlackSky, executives said Nov. 12 during the company’s first earnings call since going public. BlackSky released its third-quarter financial results, showing
In theory, the circular economy offers an elegant alternative to the siloed, short-sighted and waste-ridden reputation of the building industry — an industry that accounts for 38 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions by some estimates. This lens provides a compelling opportunity to expand the ecosystem around the design, construction, operation, renewal and repurposing of
A retired GP who spent months going through bins of old bones has discovered a new species of dinosaur with a vey big nose. (Photo : Mike) Discovery of a Big-nosed Dinosaur Jeremy Lockwood, a PhD candidate at the University of Portsmouth, who decided to record every iguanodon bone found on the Isle of Wight
Nature Video 11 November 2021 Your COP26 questions answered: modelling a planetary patient What if we thought of a warming Earth as a sick patient? Dan Fox , Nick Petrić Howe & Flora Graham Dan Fox View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Nick Petrić Howe View author
In this article RIVN After its first two days of trading in 2010, electric vehicle maker Tesla had a market cap of just over $2 billion. R.J. Scaringe, the CEO of EV manufacturer Rivian, is worth that much on his own after his company’s second day on the public market. Rivian shares popped 57% in
SAN FRANCISCO – Morpheus Space is going far beyond its roots as a German university spinoff with a series of announcements the company is releasing ahead of the Space Tech Expo next week in Bremen, Germany. Morpheus, a German propulsion startup that opened an office in Los Angeles earlier this year, unveiled a suite of
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin – whose state’s banner industry, coal mining, has been largely unionized and been central to the US labor movement since soon after its inception – today called the proposed $4,500 union-made EV tax credit “wrong” and “not American.” The $4,500 union-made EV credit is a section of the proposed $12,500
NASA astronaut Raja Chari is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of astronauts charged with focusing on the development and training efforts for early Artemis missions. Through the Artemis program NASA and a coalition of international partners will return to the Moon to learn how to live on other worlds for the
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There are lots of things that you’re allowed to do on earth that you absolutely can’t if you’re an astronaut. Some of them you wouldn’t expect. 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 — we couldn’t make SciShow without
That baby is staring at you, and you don’t know why. Something in your teeth? Did you accidentally leave a tag on your clothes? Don’t worry—that baby probably just likes your face. Hosted by: Brit Garner ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters:
What’s salty and cold and cool as heck? Brinicles, a rarely seen undersea phenomenon the combines ice and saltwater to become every sea star’s worst nightmare! Actually, they’re not that scary, just awesome. Hank explains within. Like SciShow? Want to get cool things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids?
Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2313-xPublished online 7 May 2020 In this Article, data in Extended Data Table 3 and Extended Data Fig. 4 were mislabelled and attributed incorrectly. The Pangolin-CoV genome reported was built using the metagenomic dataset described previously by Liu et al. in Viruses1 (ref. 15 in our Nature paper)and targeted PCR. The Viruses
Russia did not cause Europe’s energy crisis — but it didn’t help, and instead tried to benefit from the situation, according to Amos Hochstein, the U.S. State Department’s senior advisor for global energy security. “It sure didn’t do anything that it could to alleviate [the energy crunch], and in fact, took advantage of it,” Hochstein
In this article RIVN F TSLA AMZN GM Rivian R1T Field pickup Source: Rivian Shares of the electric vehicle start-up Rivian continued to climb Thursday, up about 11%, one day after its public market debut. The Amazon– and Ford-backed company already surpassed both Ford and General Motors by market cap, reaching a valuation of more
The plan to develop a reusable rocket came as a surprise because “reusability” was nowhere to be seen in the government’s budget request for 2022 — in which South Korea’s next-generation rocket was supposed to be an expendable rocket. SEOUL, South Korea — Starting next year, South Korea will develop a reusable rocket with a cluster
NASA scientists have found evidence for a new transiting circumbinary planet. The term refers to any planet which orbits around two different stars. The evidence was received using an unprecedented technique. Researchers used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to discover this unique planet. With the use of TESS and its predecessor Kepler space telescope
As record dry conditions compound a statewide catastrophe, over half of all California citizens are affected by a regional drought emergency. (Photo : Getty Images) California Drought (Photo : Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water to 26 local agencies serving 19 million people, declared a state
SWFT is ensuring that you can get around without gas or oil this fall and winter. The MAXX eMoped is a fantastic solution to do just that, given that it rides up to 38 miles on a single charge with a max speed of nearly 20 MPH. Plus, it’s $500 off right now, making today’s
This article was originally published on YES! Magazine and allows reprints 48 hours after publication. Milwaukee’s proposed 25-story Ascent tower sounds like a conventional housing project. Scheduled to open in September 2022, it offers 250-plus apartments with views of downtown Milwaukee and Lake Michigan. But one thing sets it apart from other housing towers in
CAREER Q&A 11 November 2021 When Finnish researchers took on the Twitter trolls A nation’s scientists took to social media in response to criticism of their research, with surprising results. Sami Syrjämäki describes what happened. Jacqui Thornton 0 Jacqui Thornton Jacqui Thornton is a freelance writer in Winchester, UK. View author publications You can also
In this article TWTR US special climate envoy, John Kerry speaks during a joint China and US statement on a declaration enhancing climate action in the 2020’s on day eleven of the COP26 climate change conference at the SEC on November 9, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images LONDON — A
Shares of fintech companies Affirm and SoFi soared Thursday after both companies reported earnings results that beat on revenue. Affirm shares jumped 15% on Thursday after the buy now, pay later company reported revenue of $269.4 million in the fiscal first quarter that beat analyst estimates of $248.2 million. Affirm also reported a quarterly loss
WASHINGTON — Astroscale signed an agreement with the government of New Zealand Nov. 10 to study advanced concepts for orbital debris removal. The Tokyo-based company signed a memorandum of understanding with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE) in a virtual event. The agreement broadly covers cooperation on space safety and sustainability, with
Members of the environmental group MilieuDefensie celebrate the verdict of the Dutch environmental organisation’s case against Royal Dutch Shell Plc, outside the Palace of Justice courthouse in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Shell was ordered by a Dutch court to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned, dealing a blow to
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has suggested that alligator snapping turtles – a huge, spike-shelled reptile that can be found at the bottom of lakes and slow streams and usually tempts prey into their jaws with a wormlike lure – be categorized as a threatened species. (Photo : Getty Images) Protection of Alligator
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