A new report is drawing attention to an evolving virus that surprised scientists after being detected in dairy cows in the United States. What’s happening? In June, The Conversation highlighted how the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has spread rapidly around the globe after first being found in China in 1997. Rising global temperatures appear […]
Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season on Saturday, became the season’s first major hurricane on Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, and its top winds could reach Category 4 status, forecasters said. As of early Sunday, Beryl was an “extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane,” according to the latest advisory from […]
The U.S. Air Force is eyeing a wide range of possible non-traditional missions for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, its latest fighter aircraft. Those future missions could include operating the F-15EX as a command and control node, a platform for outsized weapons, and potentially as a key enabler in the service’s concepts for manned-unmanned teaming. […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” The 23rd chromosome base pair contains what are known as our sex chromosomes. For most females, this pair contains two X chromosomes, while for most males, it contains one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Since 2010, scientists have known […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Futurist Raymond Kurzweil has a new book coming that spells out why he believes that nanorobots are the key to helping humans live significantly longer. Kurzweil believes that the pursuit of human longevity centers on ensuring that our cells don’t […]
Residents in the New Mexico village of Ruidoso were told to immediately flee Monday because of a wildfire that was discovered west of town that morning and grew to more than 5,000 acres by the end of the day, officials said. “Immediate mandatory ‘go’ evacuation for the Village of Ruidoso — go now!!” the village […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Futurist Raymond Kurzweil has a new book coming that spells out why he believes that nanorobots are the key to helping humans live significantly longer. Kurzweil believes that the pursuit of human longevity centers on ensuring that our cells don’t […]
With few exceptions over the last three decades, investors have always had a next-big-thing investment trend or innovation to look forward to. But since the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s, other next-big-thing trends have consistently come up short. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) aims to change that. In its simplest form, AI […]
As a millennial, I can’t relate to being a homeowner….but I can relate to getting pissed off when people tell me what to do!!! Here are 11 homeowners who stood their ground when they were pressured to move from their property: 1.“This huge road in China that was built around a house after an elderly […]
After three decades selling homemade buns on the streets of the Chinese city of Xian, 67-year-old Hu Dexi would have liked to slow down. Instead, Hu and his older wife have moved to the edge of Beijing, where they wake at 4am every day to cook their packed lunch, then commute for more than an […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has established a new office that brings together science, technology, requirements and acquisition professionals to help streamline how the service fields new technology. The Fusion Center, located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, allows for discussions about what technology is becoming mature enough to use versus what is useful to the […]
A new emissions rule for cars, trucks and vans sold in the United States from 2027 to 2032 will phase reductions in more slowly to allow charging infrastructure and low-carbon emissions vehicles to keep pace with demand, EPA Administrator Michael Regan told The News & Observer on Thursday. Regan spoke at the UNC Cleantech Summit […]