Published on December 10, 2022 in Planet Earth, Science This weekend’s stories include What the World’s Largest Liquid Mirror Telescope Means for Astronomy to How Mass Extinction and Evolution Are Intertwined, and much more. Consciousness may not require a brain–Are plants conscious? asks Annaka Harris, New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide …
In 1983, the CIA wrote an obscure report on the “Gateway Experiment”, claiming that an altered state of human consciousness might be able to transcend space and time. Decades later, the document has since been declassified and is now experiencing a resurgence on social media. However, despite what you’ve seen on TikTok and YouTube, the …
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company logo Dublin, 08 Dec. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Genome Engineering Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities and Forecast, 2017-2027 Segmented by Technology (CRISPR, TALEN, ZFN, Antisense, Others), By Delivery Method (Ex-Vivo v/s In-Vivo), By Application, By End User, By Region” has been added to the report from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. The global …
Nicola Sturgeon’s claim to be a global leader in the fight against climate change is ‘in tatters’ after the UK’s independent watchdog found his government was missing most of its green targets and failing to had no “clear delivery plan” on how to reach them. The prime minister has repeatedly bragged about her government’s ‘world-leading’ …
Posted on December 5, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astrophysics, Biology, Climate Change, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Life, Future, James Webb Space Telescope, Planet Earth, Science, Science News, Technology, Universe Today’s stories include the start of work in Western Australia on the world’s most powerful radio telescopes, the cause of Alzheimer’s disease could come from inside your mouth, and …
In 2016, the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ordered Mike Ward to pay $35,000 in moral and punitive damages for making fun of Jeremy Gabriel, pictured in 2019, a singer with a disability.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press Last year’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favor of a controversial Quebec comedian forced the province’s human rights commission …
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Enlarge / The Terran 1 rocket is displayed in the hangar of Relativity Space in Florida. Trevor Mahlman Welcome to Rocket Report 5.19! Back from the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s plenty of news to tackle this week, including an SLS rocket performance bulletin (excellent) and some wild and woolly news from north of the US border. …
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When you throw away your old gadgets after buying new gear for Christmas, you might want to think about removing the batteries first. Indeed, Material Focus research found that more than 700 fires have been started this year in garbage trucks and recycling centers by discarded electrical appliances. Batteries can be punctured by other elements …
A new report has found that networks of protected cycleways are a cost-effective way to reduce … [+] emissions compared to other transportation decarbonization approaches. FIA Foundation “Bike paths reduce GHG emissions as effectively as highways create them” Investing in networks of protected cycle paths has significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce transport …
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Experimental observations of an Sb2The3 plate moving in a spiral around a microfiber. (a) Sketch of the experimental device implemented in a vacuum chamber. VOA, variable optical attenuator; FC, fiber coupler; MF, microfiber; and PM, power meter. (b) Temporal sequencing of SEM images of an Sb2The3 plate moving around a microfiber when the average attack …
