Astronomers Find Secret Planet-Making Ingredient: Magnetic Fields
Scientists have long struggled to understand how common planets form. A new supercomputer simulation shows that the missing ingredient may be magnetism.
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Reducing poverty can actually lower energy demand, finds research
Turns out human development is a matter of economic justice and climate justice.
Here’s why TSMC and Intel keep building foundries in the Arizona desert
Fresh water supply isn't the only consideration for chip fabrication.
Why Cryptomining Is Bad for the Environment, And How It Could Get Better
Recently, Tesla announced it would accept Bitcoin payments only to cancel that plan just over a month later. The company said, “Cryptocurrency is a good idea … but this cannot come at great cost to the environment.” Why is cryptocurrency bad for the environment? And can that change? Let’s dig in.
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
Internal Combustion Engine – Bartosz Ciechanowski
What’s the Point of Wasps, Anyway? | WIRED
A new study says the reviled stinging insects play a critical ecological role—and their venom might even be useful to people.
Children of Chernobyl cleanup crew don’t have excess mutations
A deep look into the genetic damage left by the disaster.
The Mother of All Accidents
In 2001, Seth MacFarlane was the 27-year-old executive producer and creator of the not-yet-hit animated show Family Guy. Having broken…
What Happens to Your Eyes When You Stare at Screens All Day
We spend a lot of time staring at screens. There’s the small screen in our pocket, the big screen we watch our shows on, and the medium screen that many of us stare into for eight hours a day to help pay for those other screens. Are all of these screens ruining our eyes?
How to Bury Carbon? Let Plants Do the Dirty Work - Cold Spring Harbor Lab on Nautilus
Forty-nine million years ago, a small aquatic fern called Azolla wrested control of Earth’s climate. At the time, the landlocked Arctic Ocean developed a surface layer of freshwater, which allowed...
Patent System Often Stifles the Innovation It Was Designed to Encourage
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The climate controversy swirling around NFTs
Fukushima radiation did not damage health of local people, UN says | Fukushima | The Guardian
‘No adverse health effects’ detected despite three nuclear reactors being destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011
Alien Life May Be Out There—But All Life Is Incredibly Rare
A rocket powered by kerosene and liquid oxygen and carrying a scientific observatory blasted off into space at 10:49 p.m., March 6,…
A new lens technology is primed to jumpstart phone cameras
As cars get heavier, even small speed differences matter in a crash
What Is End-to-End Encryption, and Why Does It Matter?
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) ensures that your data is encrypted (kept secret) until it reaches an intended recipient. Whether you’re talking about end-to-end encrypted messaging, email, file storage, or anything else, this ensures that no one in the middle can see your private data.
What the COVID-19 Vaccine’s Side Effects Feel Like - The Atlantic
The COVID-19 vaccine will make some people feel sick. But they’re not—that’s the immune system doing its job.
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Forty-nine million years ago, a small aquatic fern called Azolla wrested control of Earth’s climate. At the time, the landlocked Arctic Ocean developed a surface layer of freshwater, which allowed...
How Devices Use Wi-Fi to Determine Your Physical Location
Did you know that laptops and other devices without GPS hardware can determine your precise physical location—with just a Wi-Fi radio? Here’s how this often-overlooked feature of modern “Location Services” works.