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A fusion start-up on a shoestring budget hopes to leapfrog more established companies by reviving a technology that's been sidelined for half a century. The start-up, Terra Fusion in Baltimore, is developing a reactor that uses a relatively simple approach known as magnetic mirrors to confine hot plasma the environment where fusion reactions can occur. The company is testing its strategy on an experimental reactor at the University of Maryland, built with parts from second-hand MRI scanners...
Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
GeekSpin - 18 hours 7 min agoJapan could be on the verge of making space history by bringing home the first sample from the Martian system. While NASA continues working toward returning samples collected on Mars to Earth, Japan's MMX mission is preparing to land on Phobos, one of Mars' moons, collect more than 10 grams of surface material, and return […] Read the original article here: Japan may beat NASA to bringing home the first piece of Mars...
The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient but it wouldn't do away with their emissions entirely.
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Retraction Watch - 19 hours 7 min agoWhile reading a chapter from a 2024 book on restoring biodiversity in post-industrial land earlier this month, an ecologist came across a reference to a study on rewilding she wanted to look up. But the ecologist, who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from the chapter authors, couldn't find a record of … Continue reading Wiley investigating book chapter on biodiversity for fake references...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever.
Chris Wright, the Energy Secretary, speaking before the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston last week.
Last Word On Nothing - 21 hours 7 min agoIt is fall, and even though not much changes here, the light becomes low and golden. I feel like every season is my favorite time of year when it arrives, but this time, I really mean it. Here is a beautiful tree of gold from a trip to Japan, and here’s a post I wrote […] The post Golden Boy appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas ordered state environmental regulators on Monday to pause data center permitting processes.
Another beluga has died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, and scrutiny is intensifying, ABC 7 reports. Osiris, a 26-year-old beluga moved this summer from Marineland in Ontario, is the fourth beluga to die at Shedd in under a month and the third from that Canadian transfer. Animal welfare advocates are questioning...
Nature - 1 day 5 hours agoA boron phase prepared under pressure can be stretched.
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Nature - 1 day 5 hours agoSkeletal modifications were central to human evolution, enabling adaptations for bipedalism, large cranial vaults and childbirth1. Despite their importance, the genetic changes that gave rise to the unique human form remain mostly unknown2. Here we systematically map the gene-regulatory changes that shaped human skeletal evolution. Using massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs) in chondrocytes, we assayed 561,410 human-derived substitutions in promoters and enhancers, identifying 15,077 loci with...
PBS Newshour - 1 day 6 hours agoFor years, mifepristone and similar drugs have been used to treat uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Now researchers are exploring whether these drugs could have other uses in women's health, including preventing some cancers. But the politics and restrictions surrounding these drugs could affect the research. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports for our series, Beyond Abortion. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Australian Geographic - 1 day 7 hours agoThe last known thylacine died at Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo in 1936. Just one year later the controversial zoo also closed. Today, only crumbling ruins remain, a reminder of past mistakes. The post The rise and fall of Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Experts say recent intense and usual humidity could have fueled the rise in West Nile virus cases in Southern California.
Many youngsters fascinated by exploring outer space dream of becoming an astronaut, but few do. One who had the right stuff is Pedro Duque , who was Spain's first astronaut. The aeronautics engineer flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station . After retiring as an astronaut, he headed Spain's Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities . Today he is the chairman of HispaSat , a Spanish satellite company. Pedro Duque Employer HispaSat in Madrid Title...
At least one olive ridley sea turtle has laid its eggs on the sand in Huntington Beach.
First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.
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Retraction Watch - 1 day 19 hours agoScience of the Total Environment (STOTEN) has retracted 165 papers this year, most for "suspicious" changes in authorship or editorial conflicts of interest. The retractions have come after STOTEN was delisted from Clarivate's Web of Science in November after the index put it on hold due to concerns about article quality. The journal published over … Continue reading Elsevier journal retracts 100+ papers for authorship issues, editor conflicts of interest...
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