How science and supercomputers help utilities adapt to climate change
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How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
Arktis’ detectors can also be installed in doorways or used in luggage-handling locations. They work entirely passively but are different from Geiger…
Now on the molecular scale: Electric motors: Tiny motor one day could drive innovations in materials…
Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets and highways. These quiet and eco-friendly machines got…
Creating non-dairy cheese with data science? This Bay Area founder says it’s the future
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As a teenager in Munich, Oliver…
NASA’s 38-year-old science satellite falls safely to Earth
NASA's 38-year-old dead satellite has returned to Earth without incident. The Defense Department has confirmed that the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite…
What China’s Covid Crisis Means for the Rest of the World
The fear is that the sudden spread of Covid through a new population with relatively little prior exposure to the virus will lead to the emergence of a new…
How to Measure Ripples in Spacetime
When a gravitational wave passes through Earth, it causes space itself to stretch in one direction and compress in the other, so the two “arms” of the…
Meet the Earth’s Lawyers
ClientEarth’s interpretation of fiduciary duty has never been applied before, says Marjanac, but she is confident that will change. “Fiduciary duty is about…
Climate Enforcers Need Hard Evidence. Friederike Otto Has It
But attribution science can do a lot more than tell us how climate change influences the weather. Otto wants to use her attribution reports to hold polluters…
A Mass Extinction Is Taking Place in the Human Gut
In November 2022, Swiss scientists opened an eagerly awaited package from rural Ethiopia. It was full of shit.For two months, public health researcher…