How the Arctic Is Nearing a Point of No Return
Many of the globe’s far northern regions have been experiencing extreme weather events over the past two months. Plumes of smoke have been picked up by satellites…
Read moreMicroplastics in Bottled Water 10 Times Worse Than Thought_1
Pure, natural spring water, just as nature intended. Well, not exactly. Bottled water has long been marketed as a safer alternative to what comes out of the…
Read moreA Strong Earthquake Turned a High-Powered Telescope Into a Seismograph
Scientists have gotten awfully good at the business of seismography. At any moment, the Global Seismograph Network (GSM), a web of 150 instruments arrayed around the world,…
Read moreShould We Keep Wearing Masks Even After the Pandemic Ends-
Riding the New York City subway during cold and flu season used to test your stomach. The woman next to you was coughing. The guy behind her…
Read moreMusk’s Brain Implant Firm Gets Approval for Human Tests
Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, said it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct human clinical trials. “This is the result of…
Read more5 Million People in the U.S. Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 as Surges Continue Around the Country
More than 5 million people in the U.S.—about 1.5% of the country’s total population—have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Aug. 9, according to data from Johns…
Read moreThe Pandemic Has Spurred a Return to Low-Cost Fitness Activities
Like many others in the U.S., Ron Gumucio and his wife stopped going to the gym in 2020 as a precaution against COVID-19. To fill the void,…
Read moreThe Overlooked Environmental Impact of Vaping_2
Lined up end-to-end, the disposable e-cigarettes sold and (presumably) trashed annually in the U.S. could stretch across the country and back again, according to a new report…
Read moreWhy 2022 Is the Year We Learn to Live With COVID-19
Hopes of eliminating COVID-19 in the U.S. through vaccine-generated herd immunity are now dashed. Instead, with the rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, we need…
Read moreBlack Friday sales in Britain jump 16.5% by value – Barclaycard
Barclaycard, which processes nearly one pound ($1.28) in every three pounds spent in the United Kingdom, said the volume of transactions on the annual discount day rose…
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