science / science - 5 years ago

A Dutch Teenager Had a Dream to Clean Up the World's Oceans. 7 Years On, It's Coming True

"We're turning the tide."

science / science - 5 years ago

Elon Musk muses about life over whiskey and weed

Entrepreneur Elon Musk sipped whiskey and puffed a little weed while musing at length about artificial intelligence, colonizing space, and the need to give love a chance. Musk shared thoughts on those topics and more during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan that lasted more than two hours, stretchi...

science / science - 5 years ago

How America Planned to Crush Russia in a War: Kill the Satellites

What could possibly go wrong? 

science / science - 5 years ago

Astrophysicist scores $3 million prize over four decades after being snubbed for a Nobel

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell doesn't need to prove anything to anyone. Her career as a scientist and now a professor sort of speaks for itself, but back in the 1970s her work was severely overlooked. Burnell, along with supervisor Antony Hewish, were studying distant quasars using a radio...

science / science - 5 years ago

Unemployment Rate Stays Near 18-Year Low After U.S. Economy Added 201,000 Jobs in August

The economy is on track to grow 3 percent for the first time since 2005

science / science - 5 years ago

5 Emerging Markets Bracing for a Tough Fall

Turkey and Argentina have it bad, but these five are also ready for a tumultuous autumn

science / science - 5 years ago

France Joins 21st Century Space Race Fearing Future Conflict

France signaled the 21st century space race is shifting to a new, potentially more dangerous phase with an unprecedented program of investment to protect critical infrastructure from aggressors. Officials in Paris suspect Russia was trying to intercept secret communications when it flew a spy probe...

science / science - 5 years ago

LEDs could be harmful to health – the EU halogen ban will make it worse

Encouraging people to buy LED bulbs is not a long-term solution. We need lighting which is kind to the planet and our health.

science / science - 5 years ago

Presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran Meet to Plot Future of Syria Ahead of Battle for Last Rebel Stronghold

"The fires of war and bloodshed in Syria are reaching their end," Rouhani said

science / science - 5 years ago

President Trump Calls New York Times 'Virtually' Treasonous for Publishing Anonymous Op-Ed

"Really what they’ve done is virtually, you know, it’s treason”

science / science - 5 years ago

China is Testing Railgun Rockets in Tibet to Strike India

Chinese media claims this would be the world's first electromagnetic surface-to-surface rockets. As to why they are being tested in remote Tibet, China believes rockets launched from the "roof of the world" can hit the heartland of its rival India,

science / science - 5 years ago

Difficult childhood experiences could make us age prematurely – new research

Losing your parents or growing up in poverty can add years to your biological age.

science / science - 5 years ago

Japan resilient, but climate change making disasters worse: experts

Record typhoons, biblical floods, heatwaves, landslides and earthquakes: this summer, Japan really has seen it all and images of the destruction caused have been beamed around the world. More than 220 died in floods in July mainly because "less than one percent of people affected by local evacuatio...

science / science - 5 years ago

Is Space Hellas SA’s (ATH:SPACE) Balance Sheet A Threat To Its Future?

While small-cap stocks, such as Space Hellas SA (ATH:SPACE) with its market cap of €34.5m, are popular for their explosive growth, investors should also be aware of their balance sheetRead More...

science / science - 5 years ago

'Lots of Evidence' That Syria Is Preparing Chemical Weapons in Idlib, U.S. Advisor Warns

Special advisor Jim Jeffrey said there is "lots of evidence" of chemical weapons