WEIRD SCIENCE
By Loz Blain – Australian company HB11 says it’s well on the way to nuclear fusion energy generation without the radioactive fuels or super-high temperatures. kuligssen/Depositphotos. – “We are sidestepping all of the scientific challenges that have held fusion energy back for more than …
Draft of Brown study says findings suggest ‘substantial impact of mechanized bots in amplifying denialist messages.’ By Oliver Milman in New York, @olliemilman – The researchers examined 6.5m tweets posted in the days leading up to and the month after Trump announced the …
By Nick Lavars – Experts are concerned Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is on the brink of another severe bleaching event. TanyaPuntti/Depositphotos. – A hotter climate poses a threat to our environment in all kinds of ways, but one ecosystem that is really feeling the …
A police officer in Beijing adjusts his face mask, which millions in China are using in hopes of preventing coronavirus infection, on Feb. 9, 2020. The virus is causing major disruptions. AP Photo/Andy Wong. – By Christine Crudo Blackburn, Andrew Natsios, Gerald W …
By Ben Coxworth – An illustration depicting the protein nanowire film, with one of the electrodes visible at top. UMass Amherst/Yao and Lovley labs. – We’ve already heard about so-called “fog harps” that use thin wires to collect airborne water droplets, providing drinking water …
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By William Akoto, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Denver – Two CubeSats, part of a constellation built and operated by Planet Labs Inc. to take images of Earth, were launched from the International Space Station on May 17, 2016. NASA. Last month, SpaceX …
It’s red, it’s cold, it’s 4bn years old: NASA data from Arrokoth reveals ‘profound truths’ about the solar system. Hannah Devlin Science correspondent @hannahdev – An artist’s impression shows the New Horizons probe encountering Arrokoth in the Kuiper belt 1bn miles. beyond Pluto. …
By Michael Irving – Researchers have modeled how tomatoes growing in greenhouses would be affected by transparent solar cells installed on the roof. NoamArmonn/Depositphotos. Greenhouses and solar panels both need to be placed in areas with a lot of sunlight – so why …
By Ben Coxworth – A treated piece of wood resists absorbing water (left), while an untreated piece readily does so, changing color in the process (right). Allison Carter, Georgia Tech. – While lumber certainly has many desirable qualities as a building material, it typically …
