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French Film Festival Highlights African Water Problem
A documentary about the impact of climate change in
Why US Consumers Pay Such High Prices for Prescription Drugs
Congressional Democrats this week proposed an addition to U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate and social spending legislation that would allow Medicare, the federal government’s health care program for older Americans, to negotiate with drugmakers over the cost
COP26: Britain Hails Global Deals to End Coal but Plans New Mine
The "end of coal" is in sight, according to Britain
Scientists find fossil of early hominid in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The fossil remains of an early hominid child have been discovered in a cave in South Africa by a team of international and South African researchers. The team announced the discovery of a partial skull and teeth of a Homo naledi child who
Best online software engineering degrees 2021: Top picks
A software engineering degree teaches you how to design, maintain, and integrate computer software in the ever-expanding technology field. ...
Red Hat forced to hire cheaper, less senior engineers after IBM freezes budget
Email tells bosses to down-level open positions to control costs Exclusive Next year IBM's Red Hat plans to cut back on hiring senior engineers in an effort largely to control costs. ...
Orion Engineered Carbons: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
Orion Engineered Carbons SA (OEC) on Thursday reported earnings of $21 million in its third quarter. The Houston-based company said it had profit of 35 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted ...
The key to optimal hydrogen storage is irregularity in surface materials
Irregular boron surface structure of magnesium diboride by atomic modeling. Attribution: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have found that atomic disorder in some boron-based hydrogen storage
Disorder in surface materials key to better hydrogen storage
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have found that atomic disorder in certain boron-based hydrogen storage systems can potentially improve the rate of hydrogen uptake. Metal boride surfaces and their single-layer variants—known as
Dual-drug treatment offers hope to children with rare brain cancer
Scientists make ‘promising’ breakthrough on fast-growing DIPG type of tumour Scientists have successfully combined two existing cancer drugs to create a treatment for children diagnosed with deadly brain tumours. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare
Will the resignation of Jeremy Farrar mark an end to the uneasy alliance between science ...
In other circumstances, the departure of Sir Jeremy Farrar from the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) would have
Strategies for the regeneration of myelin
New production or recycling of cholesterol: The duration of the disorder makes all the difference. <!-- more --> ...
Rising ocean waters threaten tribal lands
Climate change is threatening the Quileute Tribe's reservation along the Pacific Ocean in Washington. The tribe may be forced to give up its land. Ben Tracy reports. ...
Millions facing winter weather conditions
Frost alerts are posted across the U.S. as temperatures run 10 to 15 degrees below normal for this time of year. ...
Inventor wants government to bite into shark deterrent cost
The West Australian government will soon be asked to subsidise a product designed to protect surfers from shark attacks, after a study proved it works. ...
New ways into the lucrative world of data science
What is a data scientist? The job title sprang out of nowhere as technology firms have scrambled to find people to perform sophisticated analytical tasks over the last decade. Reports of six-figure salaries abounded as businesses competed for staff to slice
Nuclear Power Is the Best Climate-Change Solution by Far
Politics seems to have become inimical to critical thinking, and nowhere is this more obvious than climate change.
This sea shanty recording is an aural representation of extreme storm data
Scientists have transformed data captured during the most energetic series of extreme storms on record into a musical piece, "Song of the Sea," demonstrating the effects of climate change. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is
Female finches are picky but pragmatic when choosing a mate
Female zebra finches are choosy but flexible when it comes to finding a mate, allowing them to avoid the fitness costs of being too selective when competition for males is high, researchers report. <!-- more --> ...
Autonomous driving: Saving millions in test kilometers
Researchers have developed a method to validate test drives through highly realistic driving simulation studies and to substantially simplify the approval process for automated driving systems. <!-- more --> ...
RAS inhibitors for use in fighting more cancers
New findings help better understand the how one of the most commonly mutated genetic drivers of cancer passes signals that cause the disease. <!-- more --> ...
Creating solar cells and glass from wood – or a billion tons of biowaste
Scientists have taken a close look at how lignocellulose -- or plant biomass -- can be used for optical applications, potentially replacing commonly used materials like sand and plastics. <!-- more --> ...
Nerves may be key to blocking abnormal bone growth in tissue
Blocking a molecule that draws sensory nerves into
The Toro Company: Engineer, Software
The Toro Company: At the Toro Company's Riverside, CA location, we pride ourselves as being an industry leader in outdoor irrigation solutions for our partners in Resid Riverside, CA ...
The Toro Company: Engineer, Principal Software
The Toro Company: At the Toro Company's Riverside, CA location, we pride ourselves as being an industry leader in outdoor irrigation solutions for our partners in Resid Riverside, CA ...
Senior UNICEF Official in Zimbabwe Assesses Funded Projects
Dr. Aboubacar Kampo, UNICEF’s director of
Climate change forces Native American tribes to relocate
The Quileute Tribe in western Washington has lost land before. This time, it's because of climate change. ...
New Studies Enable a Clearer View Inside Cells
Armed with improved imaging techniques and supercomputers, researchers are generating detailed three-dimensional images of cellular structures that anyone can explore. ...
USS Connecticut Leaders Fired After Nuclear-Powered Submarine Hits Underwater Mountain
Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said that the leadership team had been relieved "due to loss of confidence." ...
‘Living Worlds’ at California Academy of Sciences is a visual feast for the eyes
If you’re expecting ET as the first extraterrestrial humanity will meet, you may be disappointed. More likely, it will be a microscopic single-cell amoeba, which also has inhabited Earth for millennia. That, at least, is what “Living Worlds,”
Liberals engineering series of disasters in the United States
It is incredible that so many people in the United States cannot see what is happening to this country. They are oblivious to the downward spiral
Structural engineer investigating Surfside collapse reveals frustration over slow access to site
SURFSIDE, Fla — The site of what used to be the Champlain Tower South condominium along a pretty stretch of beach in Surfside, Florida, remains an empty, flattened crater of questions and mysteries. "I have eight zillion ideas, but there's no inkling at all,"
Astronomers are urging NASA to build a huge space telescope to see Earth-like worlds outside ...
An artist's rendering of a proposed space telescope called LUVOIR. NASA GSFC Astronomers are asking NASA to build a huge space telescope that could image Earth-like exoplanets. That's just one recommendation in a new decadal report that sets the stage for
CSU Monterey Bay awarded $10 million to support computer science
SEASIDE — The state is sending $10 million to CSU Monterey Bay to support the school’s ongoing goal of improving the quality, diversity and capacity of higher education computer science programs statewide. Granted as a one-time investment from the
New climate pledges, if fulfilled, now significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming
New climate pledges issued ahead of COP26 boost the chances of limiting global warming to 2 degrees, according to a new study. <!-- more --> ...
Scientists discover how mitochondria import antioxidants
A new finding offers researchers a direct way to investigate oxidative stress and its damaging effects in aging, cancer and other diseases. <!-- more --> ...
Study finds fish rubbing up against their predators — sharks
While rubbing up against a shark sounds
New insights into how the infant microbiome impacts early childhood behavior in boys and girls
A new study has found a direct and sex-specific association between the composition of infant microbiome and early childhood behavioral health. <!-- more --> ...
Physicists discover novel quantum effect in bilayer graphene
Theorists have observed a rare phenomenon called the quantum anomalous Hall effect in a very simple material. Previous experiments have detected it only in complex or delicate materials. <!-- more --> ...
Daylight Saving Time Is Ending. Why Not Forever?
Most Americans don’t like this disruptive ritual — but they’re split about which side of the clock-switching system they prefer. ...
Archdiocese of Dublin receives almost €3m from GAA deal
The Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin received almost €3 million last year from the GAA following a deal the association concluded with US commercial property group Hines in 2019. The 19-acre site at Clonliffe was part of a larger plot sold by the archdiocese to
Building Blocks: The Rosewood Clinic
A new community health center is being built on Southeast 88th Avenue, near the intersection with Powell Boulevard. . ...
Xcel Energy: SENIOR IT ENGINEER
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Optimism from climate talks: Warming projections down a bit
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — With pledges for a United Nations climate conference, the world may be ever so slightly receding from gloomy scenarios of future global warming, according to two new preliminary scientific analyses Thursday. The two reports — one by
China mocks 'powerless' Biden over climate summit 'apology'
China has taken President Biden’s comments in Glasgow climate summit as a chance to mock the president as "powerless," despite the absence of President Xi Jinping from the conference. ...
New astronomy roadmap calls for huge, broad-spectrum space telescope
/ The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch later this decade and will observe planets and galaxies. (credit: GSFC/SVS) On Thursday, the National
Healable carbon fiber composite offers path to long-lasting, sustainable materials
Because of their high strength and light weight, carbon-fiber-based composite materials are gradually replacing metals for advancing all kinds of products and applications, from airplanes to wind turbines to golf clubs. But there's a trade-off. Once damaged or
A Library at Your Fingertips
Scientists explore big questions and expand their knowledge with digital books. ...
Senate Judiciary approves Connors as US attorney for Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Clare Connors to be the next U.S. attorney for Hawaii. The nomination now goes to the full Senate. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii spoke briefly in
How To Know If It’s Aliens?
We’ve been searching for aliens for a long time. But have you ever wondered: how would we know if we have found them? False-positive results when
Ford worker dies in workplace accident at Ohio engine plant
An employee at Ford Motor Co.'s Lima Engine Plant in Ohio died Wednesday in a workplace accident, the Dearborn automaker and the United Auto Workers confirmed Thursday. "We are saddened ...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Fear is the great unspoken engine of American history
Maybe white students deserve more credit than they get. Maybe — apologies to The Who — the kids are all right. Leo Glazé seems to think so, based on a tweet I chanced upon last week. In it, he described himself as an educator who has spent his
Former Yukon mine engineer's lawsuit over Brewery Creek project dismissed
Paul Christman had filed a lawsuit in April, alleging he was professionally punished after raising concerns about the Dawson-area project. ...
NASA reveals there are more than 300 ways its $10 BILLION James Webb Space Telescope ...
It is the biggest and most expensive space telescope NASA has ever built and will peer deeper into the cosmos than its iconic predecessor Hubble. But the $10 billion (£7.2bn) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is also by far the US space agency's most
Scientists predict the lake near the devastating 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident will be radioactive for ...
The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to clean, but the environmental cost could be significantly higher, with nearby lakes contaminated for another 20 years, a study claims. A group of researchers, led by those at the
Fluorine – an element found in our bones and teeth – is detected in a ...
Fluorine, an element found in our teeth and bones in the form of fluoride, has been detected in a galaxy 12 billion light years away from the Earth. This is the most distant detection of the chemical so far, according to astronomers from the University of
Public Works Ministry, USAID announce completion of Engineering Design Review System for school buildings
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Into the high-stakes world of Non-Fungible Tokens
A few days ago, Amitabh Bachchan put his golden voice to work to announce through a video that his father’s poem Madhushala’s recording in his voice and a few other prized moments from his career will form the heart of an NFT auction through Beyondlife.club
Experts Bemoan Biden’s Mixed Messages On Old-Growth Forests
At the COP26 summit, the president stressed the importance of preserving forests to fight climate change — but critics say his policies tell another story. ...
Instagram issues two huge updates to impact every user immediately
One update will finally open up a feature previously limited to users with 10,000 followers. ...
Assateague Coastal Trust Visit 6th Grade Science Class
Verena Chase with Assateague Coastal Trust’s Coast Kids program visited Lindsey
UK Gears Up to Produce Rare Earth Magnets, Cut Reliance on China
Britain could revive domestic production of super strong magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines with government support, to cut its reliance on China and achieve vital cuts in carbon emissions, two sources with direct knowledge said.� A
Manufacturing Moon Ships and NASA Warns of Climate Catastrophe
An Earth-flight giant contributes to NASA’s upcoming moon missions. Plus, words from the next crew to visit the International Space Station and grim news from NASA about the future of food on Earth. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space. ...
Foreign Children of Islamic State Detained in Northeastern Syria Face Bleak Future
When Islamic State militants took over territory in Syria
Scanning a single protein, one amino acid at a time
Using nanopore DNA sequencing technology, researchers have managed to scan a
For women, greater exposure to estrogen in life may protect brain regions that are vulnerable ...
The drop in estrogen levels that occurs with menopause brings
Jet from giant galaxy M87: Computer modelling explains black hole observations
An enormous jet of particles emitted by the giant galaxy M87
Montana Lake study reveals how invasive species affect native food webs
Invasive species cause biodiversity loss
Revolutionary identity verification technique offers robust solution to hacking
Computer scientists have developed an extremely
Body donated for science dissected at ‘Oddities’ expo in Oregon
News agencies report that the body of a Louisiana man who wanted it donated for science was dissected before paying viewers at an event marketed as an “Oddities and Curiosities Expo” in Oregon. ...
Sofar Ocean Plans $39 Million Expansion Of Its Worldwide Network Of Sensors
Sofar has already developed and launched a global Spotter sensor network of thousands of solar-powered buoys across all five oceans. ...
There's a good chance we'll miss our climate goals. So what's the point in setting them?
Right now, neither Canada nor the world appears to be on track to meet its climate targets or goals. So is all lost? Could we still hit the targets? What happens if we don’t? And if so, what’s the point? Here’s a closer look. ...
Formula One of the SKIES: Two flying race cars compete in a DRAG RACE in ...
A pair of flying race cars have been pitted against one another in the skies over Australia, as part of a test ahead of a new manned race series starting in 2022. Travelling at a whopping 96 miles per hour, the two Alauda Aeronautics Mk3 Speeders were remote
Engineering Council enlisting engineers for structural integrity test of public buildings
In an interview with the media on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Governing Board of the Council in Accra, he said the team comprised structural, geological, and geotechnical
Bach1 derepression is neuroprotective in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease [Applied Biological Sciences]
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative
Reprogrammed transsulfuration promotes basal-like breast tumor progression via realigning cellular cysteine persulfidation [Pharmacology]
Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is the most aggressive
An intrinsically disordered pathological prion variant Y145Stop converts into self-seeding amyloids via liquid-liquid phase separation ...
Biomolecular condensation via liquid–liquid phase
In-cell structures of conserved supramolecular protein arrays at the mitochondria-cytoskeleton interface in mammalian sperm [Cell Biology]
Mitochondria–cytoskeleton interactions modulate cellular
A deep dive into local mRNA translation in neurons [Neuroscience]
Neurons are quirky cells. Due to their high
Dynamic climate clubs: On the effectiveness of incentives in global climate agreements [Environmental Sciences]
A proposal to combat free riding in international
The neural architecture of language: Integrative modeling converges on predictive processing [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]
The neuroscience of perception has recently been
SpaceX crew launch bumped to next week; astronaut on mend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s next crew flight is off until at least next week, as NASA debates whether to bring astronauts back from the International Space Station before launching their replacements. Flight surgeons, meanwhile, are continuing to
NASA and SpaceX's Crew-3 launch delayed again due to weather and possible splashdown
Four astronauts slated to launch NASA and SpaceX's next mission to the International Space Station will have to wait a few more days for their turn. ...
1,000-year-old Peruvian mask’s red paint contains human blood, study finds
/ A red paint sample taken from a 1,000-year-old mask excavated from a Sicán tomb in Peru contains human blood and bird egg proteins, in addition to a red cinnabar pigment. (credit: Adapted from E. Pires et al., JPR, 2021) Ever since
Blue Origin suffers grave setback as judge dismisses lawsuit against NASA
/ Jeff Bezos had hoped to build a lunar lander for NASA. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) For Blue Origin, the honeymoon is over. This
Mercedes engineer says F1 teams can show more data to fans
Dom Riefstahl has access to all the team's data channels. Watching a race from the couch on paternity leave, he noted that there is more room for providing data to fans. "There’s still a lot of data that we can provide to the fans and provide to the public, or
U.S. judge rejects Blue Origin challenge to NASA's pick of SpaceX moon lander
Nov 4 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin against the U.S. government over NASA's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to rival billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX.
