science / science - 6 years ago

Ahead of climate talks, Poles are divided over coal mining

KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Electronics salesman Leszek Jaworowski says he can't discuss Poland's coal mining with his father. They end up at loggerheads, just like many families in the southern mining region of Silesia.

science / science - 6 years ago

Greenpeace protests ahead of Poland climate summit

Six Greenpeace activists scaled a massive chimney at Poland's Belchatow coal-fired power plant on Tuesday and will remain there overnight, as one of Europe's largest polluters gears up to host the COP24 climate summit. The protesting climbers "have the appropriate equipment to spend the night in di...

science / science - 6 years ago

Rihanna Blesses a Pickup Truck Event With Star Power Like No One Else Can

Zero to 60 in 3.5

science / science - 6 years ago

Unicorns Were Real, But Climate Change Killed Them

They also lived alongside humans, per a new scientific study.

science / science - 6 years ago

He’s Not Your Man Meme Is Here With Some Helpful Dating Advice

Good job, Twitter!

science / science - 6 years ago

American scientist under investigation over ties to alleged genetic editing of Chinese twins

Rice University has launched an investigation into one of its professors after reports surfaced that he is connected to alleged genetic editing in China that resulted in the birth of two babies with altered DNA.

science / science - 6 years ago

Are phones listening to us? What they can learn from the sound of your voice

AI advancements can learn a lot about us from our tone of voice -- which could have dark consequences for the future of personal privacy.

science / science - 6 years ago

A Border Patrol Agent Sparked a 45,000 Acre Wildfire During a Gender Reveal Party

After an accident involving an exploding target

science / science - 6 years ago

Here's Every Factory and Car That GM Is Idling and Canceling

General Motors will halt production at 5 factories and cut thousands of jobs

science / science - 6 years ago

How the World Reacted to Claim of China’s Genetically Engineered Babies

How the World Reacted to Claim of China’s Genetically Engineered Babies

science / science - 6 years ago

'People Could Stand That Very Easily.' Trump Threatens 10% Tariffs on iPhones

And other electronics made in China

science / science - 6 years ago

New tech promises to predict your moods. That might not be a good thing

If your phone could warn you of impending stormy internal weather, you could theoretically do the emotional equivalent of grabbing an umbrella on a cloudy day to ensure you don’t get doused later. That’s the basic idea behind a number of new technologies, many still in development, that...

science / science - 6 years ago

'Europe Is Disintegrating.' Greece's Rockstar Economist Yanis Varoufakis Shares His Vision for Reforming the E.U.

Varoufakis is returning to politics, targeting a German seat in the European Parliament elections next year

science / science - 6 years ago

France to close 14 nuclear reactors by 2035: Macron

President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France would shut down 14 of the country's 58 nuclear reactors currently in operation by 2035, of which between four and six will be closed by 2030. The total includes the previously announced shutdown of France's two oldest reactors in Fessenheim, easter...

science / science - 6 years ago

Nasa probe InSight makes successful landing on Mars to study interior of Red Planet

The first attempt to reach Mars for six years was a triumph for Nasa.