science / science - 6 years ago
IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY, Idaho (AP) — A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a nearly quarter-century shutdown as U.S. officials try to revamp a fading nuclear power industry with safer fuel designs and a new generation of power plants.
science / science - 6 years ago
Nations on Saturday inched towards a deal to implement the Paris climate goals, after all-night negotiations over a plan to limit global temperature rises exposed a range of conflicts. Speaking to AFP at the COP24 summit in Poland, a senior negotiator said delegates from nearly 200 nations had reac...
science / science - 6 years ago
Flooding will plague residents living along many swollen rivers in the southeastern United States despite dry weather taking hold through Wednesday.
science / science - 6 years ago
Y'all can do better.
science / science - 6 years ago
This is what happens when medical professionals don't believe women.
science / science - 6 years ago
With a new CEO from Roche on the way, these companies' odds of being acquired just rose a notch.
science / science - 6 years ago
For Serese Marotta, it all comes back to the seat belt analogy.
science / science - 6 years ago
After 51 years of ownership, Kathleen Brooks got a special surprise from VW USA: A full restoration on her 1967 Beetle.
science / science - 6 years ago
After nearly three decades of raising awareness about heart disease in women,
science / science - 6 years ago
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Weary officials from almost 200 countries faced another day of negotiations at the U.N. climate talks to bridge their last remaining differences as small island nations on Friday demanded an ambitious stance against global warming.
science / science - 6 years ago
The newborn girl, named Benedicte, received treatment in the city of Beni, one of the current epicenters of the outbreak, after her Ebola-stricken mother died in childbirth on Oct. 31. The baby is said to be the youngest survivor thus far in the world's second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbre...
science / science - 6 years ago
Nations at UN climate talks were haggling Friday over the world's plan to avert disaster as they picked through a draft text presented by host Poland that exposed several sources of disagreement. Negotiators told AFP that delegates from nearly 200 states were still far apart on several crunch issue...
science / science - 6 years ago
After this holiday season, they're done.
science / science - 6 years ago
Researchers followed more than 134,000 patients with heart failure between 2003 and 2015, with half the patients staying in the study for at least 3.7 years. Overall, getting at least one flu shot was associated with an 18 percent lower risk of premature death from all causes and from cardiovascula...
science / science - 6 years ago
The San Francisco-based company is planning to raise at least $200 million in a round led by venture capital firm IVP, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Samsung Electronics Co. and AXiomatic Gaming LLC are also expected to invest. A spokesman for...