The covid-19 lockdowns may have hit young people particularly hardJustin Paget/Getty Images Young people’s mental health “has entered a dangerous phase” and “now might be our last chance to act”, scientists have written in the journal The Lancet. They argue...
In the quantum realm, a particle’s properties can be separate from the particle itself, including its angular momentum – which could require a rethinking of fundamental laws Source link...
August 13, 20243 min readWill This Storm Become a Hurricane? Here’s How Meteorologists TellNew techniques are helping forecasters spot storms that could develop into dangerous hurricanes earlier than everBy Xingchao Chen & The Conversation USOn August 12, 2024, forecasters were...
August 13, 20243 min readU.S. Wind and Solar Are on Track to Overtake Coal This YearTwo renewable resources, wind and solar, together have produced more power than coal through July—a first for the U.S.By Benjamin Storrow & E&E NewsWind turbines...
An ultrasound scan showing a prostate with signs of cancerCAVALLINI JAMES/BSIP SA/Alamy As a man in my mid-50s, I am starting to think about what might be coming to haunt me in later life. One persistent worry is prostate cancer. I have a...
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 11 AugustUkranian Presidency/Handout/Getty Images A fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is the latest in a string of worrying incidents since the Ukrainian facility was captured by Russia in March 2022. Former workers...
August 12, 20242 min readRegenerating Deep-Sea Worms Harness Live-In Algae as They Split into ThreeGutless, solar-powered worms genetically control their resident algaeBy Rohini SubrahmanyamThe green coloring on this acoel comes from symbiotic algae. At first glance, tiny flatworms called acoels...
August 13, 20245 min readCan Coffee's Effects on Appetite and Digestion Cause Weight Loss?A new generation of coffee concoctions on social media is putting the spotlight back on the drink’s possible weight-loss effectsBy Lori Youmshajekian After sipping a morning cup...
August 13, 20244 min readLawmakers’ Dodgy Critical Mineral Designations Won’t Boost Clean EnergyCongress appears interested in passing mining legislation. But bills that would expand access to hard-rock minerals across the U.S. ignore supply chain standards and environmental consequencesBy Ashley C....
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible from South-East Asia during an unprecedented manoeuvreESA The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft is stopping by home in what the European Space Agency (ESA) is calling “a double world first”. It will fly...
