Certain pieces of kitchenware have earned their place in our kitchens, thanks to their affordability, durability and ease of cleaning.
However recent research suggests that some staples – black plastic utensils, plastic chopping boards and…
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Invisible radiation leaking from private satellite ‘megaconstellations,’ like SpaceX’s Starlink network, could ruin radio astronomy forever, emerging research suggests
If you look up at the sky on a clear night, shortly after one of SpaceX‘s many Falcon 9 rocket launches, you might see a bright string of lights zooming across the heavens.
This phenomenon, known as a Starlink train, occurs when light reflects…
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Northern lights may be visible in these 15 US States tonight and over the weekend
Northern lights could dazzle the skies over 15 U.S. States tonight (May 30) and into the weekend as active geomagnetic conditions may push auroras farther south than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Earth…
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How luna moths grow extravagant wings
For the first time, biologists have linked the ribbony “tails” streaming from big, green luna moths’ hind wings with, of all things, a cozy climate.
Those dangling wing tails rank among such evolution-was-drunk novelties as the…
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New Method Could Unlock Diet, Disease, and Daily Life of Ancient Human Remains
When imagining what archaeologists find during excavations of ancient human remains, we might think only of bones — dry, silent, and skeletal clues to our past. But under ideal conditions, internal organs can survive thousands of years as well,…
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Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’
Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’
The House of Representatives’ first caucus to address extreme heat is being launched by a Democrat from the Southwest and a Republican from the Northeast
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‘Science is a human endeavor’: astrophysicist uses art to connect Black and brown kids to the Stem fields | History of science
When practicing funeral ceremonies during the antebellum period, enslaved west Africans mimicked the sun’s rotation as they danced counterclockwise in hidden clearings. They would sing and shuffle their feet to the beat of the drums in a ring…
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Skepticism lingers about cost and business case for IRIS²
AMSTERDAM — Despite a surge of interest in Europe in establishing autonomy in space systems, there remains skepticism that one of the biggest efforts along those lines, a communications satellite constellation, will be viable.
European…
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Robot Videos: Atlas Robot Sees, Quadrupeds Guide, and More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
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Scientists Unearth a Perfectly Preserved 14.6-Million-Year-Old “Bee Fossil” That Shouldn’t Exist
Deep in the fossil-rich hills near Outram on New Zealand’s South Island, paleontologists have uncovered something entirely unexpected: the remains of a tiny bee, preserved in volcanic mudstone for 14.6 million years. Measuring just over six…
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