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Remember the allure of the Clapper? No more getting out of bed to hit the light switch! It seemed cutting edge at the time (you can still buy it), but technology has come a long way since then. Now you can control the lights, set timers and schedules, and change colors with your smartphone …
A research team led by University of Calicut scientists has described a new species of agamid lizard from the Indian state of Kerala. Agasthyagama edge, an uncollected female in its habitat at the type locality in Kulamavu, Idukki district, Kerala, India. Image credit: Sandeep Das. The newly-identified species belongs to Agasthyagama, a previously monotypic …
February 3, 2024 3 min read Here’s why the path of a solar eclipse travels in the opposite direction of that of the sun By Stephanie Pappas The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A glimpse at the map of the April 2024 North American solar eclipse, however, shows a …
It wasn’t the first tiny device to be implanted in a human brain. Still, Elon Musk’s announcement on Monday turned heads in the small community of scientists who have spent decades working to treat certain disabilities and conditions by tapping directly into the body’s nervous system. “Getting a device into a person is no …
An asteroid as large as a skyscraper is set to pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. Despite its size, there’s no risk of impact, as it will be seven times the distance from Earth to the moon. NASA estimates the asteroid’s size to be between 690 feet and 1,575 feet, comparable …
It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, …
Two years ago, Bank of America won kudos from climate activists for saying it would no longer finance new coal mines, coal-burning power plants or Arctic drilling projects because of the toll they take on the environment. The bank’s latest environment and social-risk policy reneged on those commitments. The policy, updated in December, says …
Grammy is unveiling an award for “Best African Music Performance.” Do the nominees fulfill the goal of “recognizing recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the … continent”? Source link
Microplastics are everywhere. These tiny pieces of plastic – the usual definition is anything under 5mm in length – are a by-product of the over-production of synthetic polymers, and there is increasing evidence that they are infiltrating the entire ecosystem. A recent study found them in 90% of protein types sampled by researchers, while …
About 3.8 million people in the United States — four times the number two years ago — are now taking the most popular weight-loss drugs, according to the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, an industry data provider. Some of these prescriptions are for diabetes. The medicines are Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy (the …