5 graphs that reveal how Americans spend their free time
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A New Method to Preventing Human-Induced Earthquakes Caused by the Oil and Gas Industry
By Jennifer Chu. Massachusetts Institute of Technology July 29, 2021 Researchers have found a way to reduce earthquakes triggered by…
Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts, killing three
Dark smoke drifts over a hotel complex during a massive forest fire which engulfed a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey’s…
Drought causes record lows at largest reservoirs in US | Popular Science
More than 40 million people rely on the water reserves held by Lake Powell and Lake Mead, two of the…
Graphene Nano-Inks for Additive Manufacturing of Supercapacitors
Research led by Kansas State University’s Suprem Das, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, in collaboration with Christopher…
Researchers kick-start magnetic spin waves at nanoscale in pursuit of low energy computing
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international team from Delft, Lancaster, Nijmegen, Kiev and Salerno has demonstrated a new technique to…
Chilisleep Ooler Sleep System review: Liquid cool your bed | PopSci
Environmental factors can have a profound effect on the quality of our sleep. Bright lights in your bedroom can disrupt…
European Space Agency Advances Vega Rocket Evolution Beyond 2025
Artist’s view of Vega-E. Credit: ESA-Jacky Huart, 2017 ESA will further increase the competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Europe’s Vega…
In plant cells, a conserved mechanism for perceiving mechanical force resides in unexpected location
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Minuscule tunnels through the cell membrane help cells to perceive and respond to mechanical forces, such…
A Summer of Fire-Breathing Smoke Storms: Extreme Heat, Intense Wildfires, and a “Monster pyroCb”
July 15, 2021 In 2000, atmospheric scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) first reported that smoke plumes from intense wildfires…
Team identifies hormonal control loop that balances rest and activity
A peptide hormone not only provides energy, but also helps to balance activity and rest in the fruit fly Drosophila.…
Climate Change Driving a Large Increase in Intense Storms Across Europe
Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by Newcastle University and the Met…
