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Beating the heat: These plant-based iridescent films stay cool in the sun
/ A colorful, textured bi-layer film made from plant-based materials cools down when it’s in the sun. (credit: Qingchen Shen) Summer is almost here, bringing higher temperatures and prompting many of us to crank up the air conditioning on particularly hot
The Man Who Drank Radioactive Juice Until His Bones Crumbled And His Jaw Came Off
In the early 20th Century, consuming radioactive materials or otherwise smearing them on your skin was all the rage. On March 1, 1896, French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered the radioactive properties of uranium. Soon afterward, it was found that
Why Hugo donated blood to save the life of a fellow feline
Blood donations save the lives of others during emergencies and also help people facing serious illness. It's the same for our pets too – and more cat blood donors are needed. ...
Operation to Empty Decaying Oil Tanker Set to Begin in Yemen, UN Says
Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast will soon begin after a technical support ship arrived on site on Tuesday, the United Nations said. U.N. officials have been warning for years that the Red
Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules
The decision gives the Purdue Pharma owners long-sought protection, but it will release billions of dollars from their fortune to states and communities to help cope with the costs of addiction. ...
Situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant fragile, dangerous: IAEA chief
UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine remains extremely fragile and dangerous, said the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday. "Military
Where is Daisy? Great white shark's tracker detected in landlocked suburb
There’s no sign of celebrity shark Daisy, but the hunt for her missing satellite tracker is narrowing. Researchers lost Daisy, the great white shark, after the hi-tech marker fell off
Alert: North Korea has launched purported space launch vehicle, South Korea says
North Korea has launched purported space launch vehicle, South Korea says. ...
UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe's largest nuclear power plant
The U.N. nuclear chief stressed Tuesday
Hidden in plain sight: Windshield washer fluid is an unexpected emission source
Exhaust fumes probably come to mind when considering vehicle
New tool may help spot 'invisible' brain damage in college athletes
An artificial intelligence computer program that processes magnetic
Symmetry breaking by ultrashort light pulses opens new quantum pathways for coherent phonons
Researchers have demonstrated a novel concept
The next generation of solar energy collectors could be rocks
The next generation of sustainable energy technology might be
Self-driving cars lack social intelligence in traffic
Self-driving cars fall short when it comes to understanding the social codes in traffic that let human drivers decide whether to give way or drive on, according to new research. ...
Researchers design an innovative strategy to fight obesity through gene therapy
A scientific team has designed a strategy to fight obesity and
1,000 new applicants pass Munti engineering school
A NEW batch of aspiring engineers successfully qualified for the Colegio de Muntinlupa (CdM), the city's premier engineering school. A total of 1,000 examinees out of 3,500
Overworked F-35 jet engines could cost the Pentagon $38B in upkeep, GAO finds
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin’s F-35 engines are being overworked and could lead to an extra $38 billion in overhauls in the next few decades to help cool radar and other components of the fighter jets, according to government auditors. “The cooling system is
ANM will be restored in government hospitals of Bihar on the basis of written examination, ...
The appointment of women health worker (ANM) in government hospitals of Bihar will now be done on the basis of written examination. Health Department will appoint them on the basis of written examination by Bihar State Technical Service Commission. The state
UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)(AP/Seth Wenig) IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi speaks during a Security Council meeting at United
More film options coming for Saskatchewan Science Centre's IMAX theatre
Saskatchewan's Science Centre was host to a giant delivery this week, promising to reinvigorate the province's largest film screen. ...
Doctor’s Remove Woman’s Brain Implant Against Her Will
A woman whose epilepsy was greatly improved by an experimental brain implant was devastated when, just two years after getting it, she was forced to have it removed due to the company that made it going bankrupt. As the MIT Technology Review reports, an
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously as Front in ‘New Cold War’ ...
Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a
Great white shark surfaces off Jersey shore as beaches fill for Memorial Day
A great white shark weighing in at 522 pounds was caught swimming off the coast of New Jersey on Monday. Penny, a juvenile female shark that measures 10 feet, three inches, was seen at 6:48 a.m. on Monday off the coast of Ocean City, according to OCEARCH, a
San Francisco paper says arguments against biological males in female sports have ‘little basis in science’
The San Francisco Chronicle reported there was little scientific evidence to back up the argument that women are at a disadvantage when playing against transgender athletes in sports competitions. The Northern California paper published at least two stories in
Third nuclear reactor reaches 100% power output at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle
A new reactor at a
Photos: VC who flew to space with son selling home in Santa Cruz County
Lane Bess, a venture capitalist who flew to space with his son on a Blue Origin spacecraft, is selling his Watsonville home for $3.1 million. VC Lane Bess is selling his Watsonville home for $3.1 million. (Krista Abel for Sotheby’s International Realty) Bess
New study highlights importance of democratic norms and learning about the other party
For the past few years, American democracy has been perceived as backsliding. Politicians' refusal to accept election results despite a lack of evidence of fraud, the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and state-level restrictions on voting access and
UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at nuclear power plant
The world is fortunate a nuclear accident has not happened in Ukraine, the UN nuclear chief said on Tuesday.
Jeffrey Epstein was invited to editorial meetings with Scientific American's top editor, email records show
Jeffrey Epstein visited Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2004. Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein was invited to editorial meetings with Scientific American's editor-in-chief. Email records show two meetings on his schedule in