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Top WHO official laments abuse, death threats against scientists: 'Being a younger female, I'm an ...
WHO technical lead for COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove gestures during a press briefing on January 29, 2020 in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said as a younger female scientist, she's "an easy target" for harassment. Van
Wife of naval engineer charged in spy case pleads guilty to helping trade submarine secrets
FBI sting operation involved ‘dead drops’ of classified material hidden in sandwiches and gum wrappers
At least 9 more deaths as 2nd major storm hits north Europe
The second major storm in three days smashed through northern Europe on Friday ...
Construction workers at risk of unintentionally exposing families to multiple toxic metals
A new study provides evidence that
NASA’s rover Perseverance to focus on collecting rocks samples in 2022
NASA’s discovery rover, Perseverance, that completed its first year of a mission Friday on Mars, will focus on collecting rock samples during year two on the red planet. The main mission now for
As Temperatures Rise, Antarctica is Turning Green
The global climate is warming, and Earth’s polar regions are feeling the effects. A new study of the South Orkney Islands shows that the region has warmed significantly since the 1950s. The rise in warming in the South Orkneys exceeds the overall global
The Toro Company: Software Engineering Intern
The Toro Company: The Toro Company is looking for a full-time embedded software engineering intern for the summer 2022 season at our corporate headquarters in Bloomingt Bloomington, MN ...
ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
Prompt bunker fuel oil supply continues to be tight
Race excluded as WH rolls out climate justice screening tool
The Biden administration on Friday released a screening tool to help identify disadvantaged communities long plagued by environmental hazards, but it won't include race as a factor in deciding where to devote resources. Administration officials told reporters
Storm Eunice: Climate science suggests more frequent extreme weather in UK, climate committee chair says
We spoke to crossbench peer Baroness Brown who sits on the parliament’s Climate Change Committee and we started by asking how the government has fared in dealing with Storm Eunice. ...
In honor of Black History Month: Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta, first Black surgeon in Civil War
Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta faced many challenges being the first black surgeon commissioned in the Union Army during the Civil War ...
Scientists map entire human gut at single cell resolution
Scientists have used entire human GI
Unexpected fish and squid found in the Central Arctic Ocean
Single individuals of Atlantic cod and squid occur much further north than previously expected. Scientists have found fish and squid in deep water in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. <!-- more --> ...
Wife of Navy nuclear engineer pleads guilty in submarine spy case
Diana Toebbe will serve up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to helping her husband in what both believed was a plot to sell closely guarded American secrets to a foreign power. ...
California project launched to cover a network of canals with solar panels, in a first ...
A California-based water and power utility plans to cover water canals in solar panels, in a first-of-its-kind project to preserve water and generate electricity. Turlock Irrigation District (TID), from Turlock was given a $20 million grant by the state of
Planetary intelligence: Can an entire planet think like we do?
It's called an epiphenomenon. The idea is that the ordinary function of one thing can generate a secondary effect that seems unrelated and beyond its scope of influence. And when it comes to the interconnected systems of the Earth, we see it all the time.
Teacher wife of US Navy engineer now ADMITS she tried to sell nuclear secrets to ...
The teacher wife of a US Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in a plot to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country, just four days after her husband admitted his crimes and told prosecutors he'd help them nail her. Former private
Hong Kong Health Experts Call for Home Isolation as Omicron Cases Overwhelm Hospitals
Hong Kong health experts on Friday said the city needs to change its pandemic strategies to cope with the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases. In recent weeks Hong Kong has been hit hard by a fifth wave of cases caused by the omicron variant, which is
Wife of Maryland Navy Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty in Submarine Spy Case
A Maryland woman pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a plot with her husband to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country. Diana Toebbe entered the plea in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to one count of conspiracy to communicate restricted
$30 billion Georgia Power nuclear plant delayed up to 6 more months
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. now says the first of two nuclear reactors it's building at Plant Vogtle near Augusta might not begin generating electricity until as late as March 2023 and the reactors will cost their owners nearly $30 billion.
Finding Shackleton's ship in Antarctica is a deeper challenge than the Franklin discovery
Bob McDonald's blog: Franklin's
Wife of Navy Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty in DC-Area Submarine Spy Case
The wife of a Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign government has pleaded guilty to her role in the case. ...
N.C. A&T unveils cutting-edge technology at Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex
The newly opened engineering facility features a wide range of technological capabilities and innovations through its numerous laboratories and makerspaces. One highlight is a vehicle-in-the-loop driving simulator. ...
Perseverance Mars rover marks a year on red planet
Friday marks the first anniversary of NASA's Perseverance rover's Mars landing. ...
Tedros: W.H.O. Deserves More Power Due to Its 'Unique Global Legitimacy'
World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a meeting of G20 leaders on Thursday that his organization must be given more money and power to combat pandemics. ...
"Father of Preventive Cardiology" Jeremiah Stamler Dies at 102
He was among the first to identify lifestyle factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease. ...
Ditto: Building Digital Twins of Articulated Objects from Interaction
As modern AI models become larger, lots of realistic training data are needed. A recent paper published on arXiv.org introduces Ditto (Digital twin of articulated objects), an implicit neural representation-based model that jointly predicts part-level geometry
Former school teacher pleads guilty to helping Navy engineer husband in spy case
Former school teacher Diana Toebbe pleaded guilty Friday to helping her Navy engineer husband sell government secrets to someone they thought was a foreign government. She pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to communicate restricted data related
Fairmont educator, coach seeks to motivate students success
Home News Fairmont educator, coach seeks to motivate students success News Fairmont educator, coach seeks to motivate students success February 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin ReddIt Email Print Jessica Horne Staff writer Michael Baker, a
Wife of Navy nuclear engineer in spy case pleads guilty
▶ Watch Video: U.S. Navy nuclear engineer, wife charged with selling nuclear submarine secrets The wife of a Navy nuclear engineer who admitted to trying to pass secret information about nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country pleaded guilty Friday.
