
BBC - 16 hours 39 min ago
A new phase of the natural El Ni o weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.

Popular Mechanics - 18 hours 10 sec ago
The cannon-like sound could be heard for hundreds of miles, but its cause long remained a mystery.

Popular Mechanics - 18 hours 30 min ago
An electromechanical marvel called the Bombe decrypted thousands of WWII messages.

The Independent - 19 hours 4 min ago
Ancient techniques once suited to the Mediterranean now hold lessons for modern Britain...

The Conversation - 19 hours 4 min ago
New AI-based facial recognition techniques are reducing false positive and false negative matches.

The Independent - 19 hours 27 min ago
Archaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame Cathedral to explore as far back as Roman Paris from 2,000 years ago...

Mother Jones - 20 hours 10 sec ago
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In June, athletes from 16 countries will kick off the World Cup wearing other people's used clothing. Well, maybe. They'll be sporting uniforms made from recycled fabric, potentially including a mix of scraps and old clothes. It's the latest initiative from Nike, […]...

Newser - 20 hours 35 min ago
Google is asking regulators for the green light to unleash millions of lab-raised mosquitoes in two US states. Under a proposal now before the Environmental Protection Agency, the tech giant wants permission to release up to 16 million sterile male mosquitoes annually in both California and Florida for a two-year...

IEEE Spectrum - 21 hours 30 min ago
Direct-to-cell technology uses LEO satellites as spaceborne cell towers. It delivers LTE services to existing smartphones without hardware changes, bridging global coverage gaps. What Attendees will Learn How DTC works as a spaceborne cell tower LEO satellites carry LTE eNodeB payloads in regenerative mode. How they serve unmodified phones using quasi-earth-fixed multi-beam antennas. How the satellite compensates for Doppler shift and time delay on thenetwork side. Why Doppler shift and round-trip...

New York Times - 22 hours 28 min ago
Elizabeth Weiss, an anthropologist whose husband, Nick Pope, a prominent U.F.O. researcher, died in April. "If you start looking for patterns, you will find them," she said, quoting him.

Science Alert - 22 hours 30 min ago
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Newser - 22 hours 50 min ago
A weather startup powered by artificial intelligence says it's now beating one of the world's top forecasting centers, all by floating hundreds of "smart" balloons. WindBorne Systems , founded by Stanford students, has rolled out WeatherMesh-6 , an AI model it claims can predict surface temperatures five days in advance, with about...

Newser - 23 hours 20 min ago
A government-funded ocean weather station that scientists say is critical to tracking climate change is being hauled out of the water. The National Science Foundation plans to begin removing more than 900 instruments from the $368 million Ocean Observatories Initiative in June, effectively shutting down a deep-sea network off Oregon,...

Australian Geographic - 1 day 4 hours ago
Native wildlife has been thriving on Australia's Lord Howe Island since it became the world's largest inhabited island to eradicate feral rodents. The post Freed from the rat race appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Nature - 1 day 7 hours ago
Quick identification of viruses holds the key to minimizing their spread.

Nature - 1 day 7 hours ago
The technology can whip up spurious findings and pollute survey responses, but it could also make research more rigorous.

Nature - 1 day 7 hours ago
Researchers and science publishers need to seize the opportunity offered by the drastic shifts in the way news is produced one reason Nature has joined TikTok.

Australian Geographic - 1 day 12 hours ago
Explore a South American river that links the planet's longest mountain range with its largest rainforest. The post River people: Rafting the Rio Mara n appeared first on Australian Geographic .

The Conversation - 1 day 19 hours ago
Subsidized insurance makes waterfront property seem safer than it is for wealthier buyers, while many low-income homeowners face repeat disasters with no help.

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 20 hours ago
"Not in my backyard" is the rallying cry of citizens everywhere resisting projects proposed for their locality. Whether it's affordable housing, a waste treatment plant, or a new data center, they may recognize the benefit of the activity. They just don't want it near them. And the roots of that resistance differ from place to place. When it comes to the ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewables, companies and policymakers need to know where, exactly, people are coming from...

Wired - 1 day 21 hours ago
Sellers of products with names like Boner Bears and DTF have voluntarily recalled their products after testing positive for the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis.

Wired - 1 day 21 hours ago
There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment if only you were allowed to talk about it.

New Scientist - 1 day 23 hours ago
Two companies are aiming to preserve Arctic ice by pumping water onto the sheet and letting it freeze, but only one of the trials found that this delayed melting in the summer...

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 23 hours ago
I wrote this on May 7, 2018 and I have no idea why it feels like I wrote it this morning, looking out my window and wondering what I was looking for. I’ve always done this, looked out my window and wondered why I was doing that, what was out there, what was I looking […] The post Home/Not Home appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .