Survival Stuff
Environmental oil spill cleanup crews clean oil chunks off the beach from a major spill in Huntington Beach, California, in October 2021. Photograph: Allen J Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images – America’s dirty divide – Donald Trump Trump has made campaign promises …
A cannabis extract has proved effective in slowing the growth of melanoma. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 08 – A new study has found that an extract derived from the Cannabis sativa plant can inhibit the growth of melanoma cells and trigger …
A bad feeling can trigger behavior that leads to something better. Rawpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Heather Lench, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University Published: 2024 Feb 08 – Remember the sadness that came with the last time …
The US was joined by several other countries’ intelligence agencies in announcing the hack. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters – Guardian staff and agencies Last modified on 2024 Feb 08 – A group known as Volt Typhoon, geared toward sabotage, quietly burrowed into critical US …
Dietary supplement labels can be misleading. Charday Penn/iStock via Getty Images – By Emily Hemendinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus And by Katie Suleta, PhD Candidate in Medicine and Health, George Washington University Published: 2024 Feb 06 – Dietary …
Condensation and cold combine to create that layer of ice on car windshields in winter. Tomasz Sienicki/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Suresh Dhaniyala, Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University Published: 2024 Feb 02 – If you …
Research reveals SARS-CoV-2, unlike other common-cold-causing coronaviruses, can break down into tiny particles that overstimulate the immune system causing severe or persistent disease. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2024 Feb 05 – Following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 there are now seven different …
A satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the U.S. West Coast on 2024 Jan 31. NOAA GOES – By Qian Cao, Hydrologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego Updated: 2024 Jan 31 – Millions of …
The front entrance sign for Anderson Air Force Base in Yigo, Guam Photograph: Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP – Guardian staff and agencies First published 2023 May 24 – Targets include US military facilities on Guam that would be key in an Asia-Pacific conflict, say …
A swarm of moths flying around a light in the lab. Imperial College London – By Michael Irving 2024 Jan 30 – It’s a question we’ve all wondered at some point in our lives: why do insects spend their evenings swarming around and bopping …
