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2025-08-01

See result of dangerous flooding across the Northeast

Dangerous torrential rainfall and flash flooding are underway in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with millions at risk.

2025-08-01

He Crawled Miles for 11 Hours. Buddy Never Left His Side

A Utah man is recovering after surviving a harrowing ordeal in the Uinta Mountains, where his off-road vehicle tumbled off a cliff, flipping an estimated 15 to 20 times. Jacob "Jake" Schmitt, a native of Buffalo, New York, who now lives in Ogden, was hunting with his dog, Buddy, when...

2025-08-01

Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing wife and 2 children

A man convicted of the 1994 killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year, his death Thursday marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the death penalty decades ago.

2025-08-01

Dye-free blue fluorescence enables easy viewing for interface sciences - Asia Research News |

Dye-free blue fluorescence enables easy viewing for interface sciences Asia Research News |

2025-08-01

Quest on why he thinks Trump’s tariff deals will never come to fruition

Hours before a midnight deadline, the White House announced its new trade policy, including its baseline tariffs for all countries. The administration said the “universal” tariff will remain at 10% — the same level implemented on April 2 — for countries the US has a trade surplus with, which is most of them. Nations with which the US has a trade deficit face a 15% floor. CNN’s Richard Quest joins Erin Burnett to discuss and explain why he thinks Trump’s tariff deals will never come to fruition.

2025-08-01

Elon Musk gave $10 million to Republican allies just before announcing his own America Party

Billionaire Elon Musk donated a total of $10 million to a pair of super PACs aimed at helping Republicans retain their majorities in Congress after next year’s midterm elections, new campaign finance reports show.

2025-08-01

Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns radioactive to fight poaching

A South African university has launched an anti-poaching campaign to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents. Under the collaborative project involving the University...

2025-08-01

Scientists discover that tomato is "mother" of potato - Xinhua

Scientists discover that tomato is "mother" of potato XinhuaWhat’s a Potato? A Nine-Million-Year-Old Tomato. The New York TimesRemarkable News in Potatoes: They Evolved From Tomatoes The Atlantic‘This wasn’t obvious’: the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor, researchers find The GuardianTomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes. Live Science

2025-08-01

How the United Cajun Navy has helped Texas recover from devastating flash floods

The United Cajun Navy has been on the ground in Texas since deadly floods swept through in July, and remains in the area for the long recovery. Here's what they're doing to help.

2025-08-01

Meet the new species of giant stick insect that weighs about the same as a golf ball

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country.

2025-08-01

Trump just revealed his new tariff plan. Here’s what you need to know

President Donald Trump just set new tariffs for every country around the world, solidifying his extreme break with America’s long-standing trade policy.

2025-08-01

NFL’s Roger Goodell calls NYC shooting an ‘attack on humanity’ in first public comments since Monday’s tragedy

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called Monday’s shooting in New York City an “attack on humanity” ahead of Thursday night’s annual Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.

2025-08-01

Lab-grown embryo models are getting more realistic. Scientists are getting more concerned

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into many different specialized cell types – to form laboratory-grown structures that resemble human embryos. These embryo modelsThe post Lab-grown embryo models are getting more realistic. Scientists are getting more concerned appeared first on News-Press NOW.

2025-07-31

Researchers Identify Protein That Evolved To Enable Photosynthesis In Land Plants

Evolutionary plant biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified a protein that evolved approximately 500 million years ago, enabling plants to convert light into energy through photosynthesis as they moved from aquatic environments to land. The discovery provides a target for sustainable herbicides against parasitic plants and other weeds and may [...]The post Researchers Identify Protein That Evolved To Enable Photosynthesis In Land Plants appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-07-31

Grasses are spendthrifts, forests are budgeters, in a nuanced account of plant water use

Even a toddler knows that plants need water. It's perhaps the first thing we learn about these green life-forms. But how plants budget this resource varies considerably. The kapok trees of the Amazon have adopted vastly different strategies than the switchgrass of the American plains. Unfortunately, it's hard to directly measure which ones prevail in different ecosystem types and how they shift under changing conditions.

2025-07-31

Grasses are spendthrifts, forests are budgeters, in a nuanced account of plant water use - Phys.org

Grasses are spendthrifts, forests are budgeters, in a nuanced account of plant water use Phys.org

2025-07-31

Cashew waste a lucrative business for Ghana's youth

In Ayigbe, a rural community in Ghana's Bono Region, 35-year-old Michael Kyereme paid off a university debt of GHS 3,500 (US$335) in just three months.

2025-07-31

New imaging reveals intricate tattoos on 2,000-year-old Siberian ‘ice mummy’

Archaeologists have used cutting edge techniques to reveal new information about the intricate tattoos of a woman that lived in Siberia during the Iron Age.

2025-07-31

What To Know About the New World Screwworm

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott discusses efforts to eradicate the New World screwworm and new genetic approaches under development for controlling the parasite, which feeds on living tissue in livestock and other mammals.

2025-07-31

Sun exposure changes chemical fate of littered face masks

The face masks worn and discarded during the COVID-19 pandemic have an uncertain fate. Their physical damage to the environment and potential to trap organisms in ecosystems are significant concerns, but these are not the only issues. New research shows that the surrounding environment can change the chemical nature of the mask materials just as those materials can change the surrounding environment.

2025-07-31

Spotify Made a Huge Mistake With AI

While Spotify users worm their way through a maze of AI-generated slop, the streaming giant's executives are dealing with an exodus of musicians after CEO Daniel Ek was working on a massive investment into an AI military weapons firm. Through his tech investment company, Prima Materia, Ek decided to lead a $690 million funding round into Helsing, a German drone and AI weapons tech company, as reported by the Financial Times. Four years earlier, Ek — who also holds a position as Chairman of Helsing — led the German company's initial funding round, worth just under $114 million. Thanks to Ek's substantial backing, [...]

2025-07-31

ExoGemS The Effect of Offsets from True Orbital Parameters on Exoplanet High-Resolution Transmission Spectra

High-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) plays a crucial role in characterizing exoplanet atmospheres, revealing detailed information about their chemical composition, temperatures, and dynamics. However, inaccuracies in orbital parameters can affect the result of HRS analyses. In this paper, we simulated HRS observations of an exoplanet’s transit to model the effects of an offset in transit midpoint or [...]The post ExoGemS The Effect of Offsets from True Orbital Parameters on Exoplanet High-Resolution Transmission Spectra appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-07-31

Naturally sourced nanowhisker glue uses ultrasound to form resilient bonds for medical and wearable applications

An interdisciplinary team of McGill researchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising applications for wound care, surgeries, improved drug delivery, wearable devices and medical implants.

2025-07-31

Idiomarina aminovorans sp. nov., A Halophilic Bacterium Isolated From The Llamara Salt Pan In The Atacama Desert Of Northern Chile

The Atacama Desert, one of the most extreme environments on our planet, harbors a plethora of unique microbial communities adapted to the harsh conditions of the habitat. In this study, strain ATCH4T, a novel Gram-stain-negative, curved rod-shaped bacterium, was isolated from the Llamara salt pan, located in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile. [...]The post Idiomarina aminovorans sp. nov., A Halophilic Bacterium Isolated From The Llamara Salt Pan In The Atacama Desert Of Northern Chile appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-07-31

FDA’s Chemistry Guidance Update Not Expected in 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Human Foods Program Guidance Agenda for 2025 does not include an updated version of the Agency’s&nbs

2025-07-31

Zealandia: Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent Finally Mapped in Detail - Indian Defence Review

Zealandia: Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent Finally Mapped in Detail Indian Defence Review

2025-07-31

What Goes Up Must Come Down: Movement of Water in Europa’s Crust - eos.org

What Goes Up Must Come Down: Movement of Water in Europa’s Crust eos.org

2025-07-31

Genetic test detects early signs of kidney disease in cats

With a swab of their cat's cheek, pet owners can now determine if their cat is at high risk of developing one of the most common chronic diseases years before any clinical signs emerge, and it could allow them to take measures to prolong their cat's life.

2025-07-31

Scripps taps veteran media strategist to bolster research and consumer insights

CINCINNATI, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) is enhancing its consumer insights strategy with the appointment of media industry executive Sandy Padula to the post of vice president, head of enterprise research and consumer insights, effective immediately. In this new role, Padula will spearhead comprehensive enterprise-wide research initiatives that leverage audience and market intelligence across Scripps' multiplatform portfolio of national networks and over 60 local television stations. She also will work with Scripps' sales teams to develop advanced advertising tools that empower brands to optimize campaign effectiveness and accurately measure their impact in real-time.Padula brings an ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

2025-07-31

Turning biodiversity upside down: Conservation maps miss fungal hotspots by focusing on plants

For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ecosystems. Now, a new study finds that there is a major mismatch between aboveground plant diversity and Earth's underground fungal biodiversity.

2025-07-31

First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in a failed attempt to reach orbit

The first Australian-made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country's soil has crashed after 14 seconds of flight. The rocket Eris, launched by Gilmour Space, was the first Australian designed and manufactured orbital launch vehicle to lift off...

2025-07-31

Arrest made in the killing of a couple hiking in Arkansas with their young daughters

A man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a married couple attacked and killed while hiking with their two young daughters at a state park in the Ozark Mountains, Arkansas State Police announced on Wednesday.

2025-07-31

Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the United States have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

2025-07-31

Unlocking the Green Code: How CsCHLI Drives Chlorophyll Synthesis in Tea Plants

A research team has identified a key gene, CsCHLI, that plays a central role in chlorophyll biosynthesis and leaf coloration in tea plants.

2025-07-31

Unlocking the Aroma Secrets of Gardenia Tea: Scientists Decode Its Signature Scent

A research team systematically analyzed the volatile compounds and key odorants that define its fragrance using advanced analytical technologies and chemometric tools.

2025-07-31

UAH Student Group Set to Launch New Instrument Payload on NASA Rocket to Study Harnessing Reentry Heat and Converting It to Electrical Energy

The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is set to send a new payload into space, a follow-up to the successful launch and retrieval of a previous Terminus payload in August 2024.

2025-07-31

Tracking Gulf of Maine Acidity, Outlook for Commercial Shellfisheries

Scientists studied the annual bands built by crustose coralline algae to help determine a history of seawater chemistry in the Gulf of Maine. The data include warning signs of a "tipping point" toward more seawater acidity, which could harm the gulf's shellfisheries.

2025-07-31

Weathering Change: Fewer Cold Fatalities, More Heat Emergencies in California

Rising temperatures in California are causing fewer cold-related deaths, outweighing heat-related deaths. But hotter temperatures are increasing emergency department visits, placing a greater burden on the healthcare system, report UC San Diego and Stanford University researchers.

2025-07-31

Experts: How a Remote Russia Quake Shook the Pacific and What We Can Learn From It

On Tuesday evening, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka coast in Russia's far east, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific Rim. From Japan to Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. West Coast, boats moved out of harbors and residents braced for waves to arrive from thousands of miles away. Virginia Tech experts weighed in on the historical nature of the earthquake, the widespread impacts, and what we can expect from these types of events in the future.

2025-07-31

How Sources of Dietary Fat Influence Cancer Growth in Obesity

Obesity elevates the risk for at least 13 major cancers, including those of the breast, colon and liver. It also impairs immune responses that target tumors and are stimulated by cancer immunotherapies. But it has long been unclear whether these effects stem from the sheer adiposity--or mass of fat--in people living with obesity or from the specific dietary fats they consume.

2025-07-31

Tracking Down Three-Particle Components in the Nucleus

Though atomic nuclei are often depicted as static clusters of protons and neutrons (nucleons), the particles are actually bustling with movement. Sometimes, these nucleons may even briefly interact through the strong interaction, boosting the momentum of the interacting particles and forming high-momentum nucleon pairs. Now, researchers have measured the signature of these three-nucleon short-range correlations for the first time.

2025-07-31

As AI Booms, Data Centers Threaten Energy Grid and Water Supplies, Expert Says

The unseen infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) isn't digital -- it's physical: massive data centers filled with thousands of computer servers. As the popularity of AI tools continues to grow, it has triggered a once-in-a-generation construction boom for larger and more powerful data centers. Now, the recently announced AI Action Plan is calling for even more infrastructure to power them.

2025-07-31

The science behind regrowing missing teeth

A series of recent breakthroughs may offer those with dental issues something to chew on

2025-07-31

Samsung profit tumbles as it struggles to catch up in the AI chip race

Just a few years ago, Samsung Electronics stood as a leading force in the global semiconductor race, dominating one chip sector and eyeing Taiwan’s TSMC in the battle for supremacy in another.

2025-07-31

Saskatchewan Skies: Jupiter and Venus make a splendid pair - SaskToday.ca

Saskatchewan Skies: Jupiter and Venus make a splendid pair SaskToday.caA dazzling full sturgeon moon will light up Metro Vancouver skies in August Vancouver Is AwesomePerseid meteor shower: When it peaks and what could spoil the party Los Angeles TimesWill the sturgeon moon blot out the Perseids? What to know about August's full moon Yahoo Home

2025-07-31

MAGA media rallies around Trump as he downplays Epstein connection

CNN senior correspondent Donie O’Sullivan talks to MAGA media outlets at the White House about covering the Epstein files as President Trump tries to shift the focus away from his former friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

2025-07-31

Cosmic Rays Could Support Life Just Under the Ice

If you've ever dreamed of traveling through space as an explorer, you know there'll be some serious "downside dangers". One of them is cosmic rays. These high-speed particles slam through anything, including our bodies, damaging DNA and ripping molecules apart. As dangerous as they sound to unprotected spacefarers, they could actually help microscopic life survive hiding under the icy surfaces of places like Europa or Enceladus.

2025-07-31

Soldiers in Ukraine battle Russian offensive as drones riddle the night sky

CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports from the frontlines of Ukraine, where soldiers rush to bring in the wounded as drones constantly look for a target.

2025-07-31

Senate Commerce Committee advances Jacobs nomination for NOAA administrator

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nomination of Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA as that agency’s top satellite official remains on administrative leave.The post Senate Commerce Committee advances Jacobs nomination for NOAA administrator appeared first on SpaceNews.

2025-07-31

Seeing the Unseen: New Hyperspectral-Metabolomics Pipeline Accelerates Salt-Tolerant Crop Screening

A research team has developed a powerful two-stage screening pipeline that integrates hyperspectral imaging and metabolomic profiling to rapidly and accurately identify salt-tolerant crop mutants before visible symptoms appear.

2025-07-30

'Darkening' cities is as important for wildlife as greening them

For billions of years, life has depended on Earth's rhythm of day and night. DNA codifies body clocks in all animals and plants, which helps their cells act according to this cycle of light and dark.

2025-07-30

Forget AI-generated music—this music was composed using DNA sequences

As a molecular biologist, talking to the public about my work with DNA has often felt like trying to translate a foreign language. This got me thinking: could these scientific ideas be presented in an artistic way, to help people engage with them?

2025-07-30

Bacterial communities create kaleidoscopic patterns in synchronized swimming

A desert region in northern Mexico sparked the imagination of Prof. Joel Stavans, a physicist who studies the physics of biological processes and is particularly interested in natural bacterial communities. He learned about a unique aquatic environment in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin—whose name means "four marshes" in Spanish—located in the Mexican state of Coahuila. This area is home to an extraordinary diversity of life forms, including rare microbial communities that thrive in extreme conditions similar to those that existed on Earth during the Precambrian era, some 700 million years ago.

2025-07-30

3D video method accurately estimates tomato leaf area without costly sensors

A team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a low-cost, non-invasive method to estimate total leaf area in dwarf tomato plants using 3D reconstruction from standard video footage. The study applies structure-from-motion techniques and machine learning to predict plant growth with remarkable accuracy.

2025-07-30

The giant cuttlefish's technicolor mating display is globally unique—an algal bloom could kill them all

Every year off the South Australian coast, giant Australian cuttlefish come together in huge numbers to breed. They put on a technicolor display of blue, purple, green, red and gold, changing hues as they mate and lay eggs.

2025-07-30

Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here's what they have in common

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the country's far east.

2025-07-30

Russia’s Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Ranks among 10 Strongest

Russia’s earthquake was estimated at magnitude 8.8, among the strongest since scientists began monitoring

2025-07-30

The fungus among us: Study shows fungi form living bridges to share water between neighboring plants

In ecosystems around the world, fungi play crucial roles in supporting plant life. Their ability to form connections between plant roots can enhance water and nutrient uptake and promote plant growth. While fungal symbioses have been extensively explored in the past, some researchers believe these underground networks may be far more complex than they seem.

2025-07-30

Quantum chemistry reveals how electron behavior shapes electrochemical Diels-Alder reactions

Chemical research is often a process of trial and error. Things often don't go as expected in the laboratory: reactions stall or produce too little product. Knowledge of the chemical properties of the substances involved is then no longer sufficient. Instead, chemists would like to look deeper into the reaction, down to the subatomic level.

2025-07-30

Is the moon best left alone?

I'm not exaggerating when I say that our studies of the moon have unlocked the mysteries of the universe.

2025-07-30

Newly discovered protein passes enzymes on like a baton

An international research team has identified a new protein that specifically transports enzymes into peroxisomes. Its mode of action is extraordinary: It operates like a relay racer.

2025-07-30

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a South Carolina lake

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

2025-07-30

Why smart people fall for false information and what to do about it

America has a misinformation problem. It's in our news feeds, on our social media timelines, and at our kitchen tables. It's driving wedges between friends and family—and sharp political divides.

2025-07-30

Ontario plans to double medical isotope production by 2030

TORONTO — Ontario plans to double the number of medical isotopes it produces within four years. Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce says the province is creating an expert panel that will accomplish that feat.

2025-07-30

Tiny sensors in backpacks used to discover the extraordinary ways birds migrate to find water

Every year, nomadic Australian waterbirds fly vast distances to find food and the perfect nesting site. They have to be good at finding not just water, but the right kind of water. But across much of Australia, that can be hard.

2025-07-30

Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth's land and ice

NASA and India have paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest changes in land and ice. The satellite blasted off from India on Wednesday. Scientists say the $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first...

2025-07-30

Analytical technique for gene and cell doping could ensure ethics and fairness in sports

A research team has developed a high-throughput multiplexed gene and cell doping analysis (HiMDA) based on gene scissors (CRISPR-Cas). The work is published in the journal Science Advances.

2025-07-30

To fight wildfires, look to social media, researcher says

One afternoon in September 2020, Loran Hughes noticed an ominous plume forming in the Southwest Oregon sky, shrouding the sun in darkness. The 62-year-old amateur astrophotographer, who had weak lungs, uploaded an image from his sky camera and fired off a tweet (below).

2025-07-30

A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean - ABC News

A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean ABC NewsFlourishing chemosynthetic life at the greatest depths of hadal trenches NatureScientists discover a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet deep The Washington PostA 'vibrant oasis' of chemical-eating creatures found in the deep Pacific ReutersNew Deep Sea Creatures ‘Challenge Current Models of Life,’ Scientists Say 404 Media

2025-07-30

The Latest: Powerful Waves Hit Russian Islands and Japan After 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday

2025-07-30

India Says It's Avenged April Attack in Kashmir

Three months after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir sparked military tensions with Pakistan, India's security forces say they have killed the three men responsible. According to Home Minister Amit Shah, the militants—all identified as Pakistani nationals—were killed in a shootout near Srinagar following a manhunt through...

2025-07-30

‘I just can’t believe it’: NYC shooter’s former coach talks to CNN

People who knew Shane Tamura in high school say it’s difficult to reconcile the quiet teen they knew with the gunman who killed four people in New York. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports

2025-07-30

Tsunami Warnings Issued After Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake Off the Coast of Russia

Tsunami warnings and advisories were issues around the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude-8.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, the largest earthquake since the 2011 Japan earthquake and resulting tsunami

2025-07-30

Solar Eclipse that will see the 'world to go dark for six minutes' on August 2: What NASA's 'update' says - The Times of India

Solar Eclipse that will see the 'world to go dark for six minutes' on August 2: What NASA's 'update' says The Times of IndiaLongest solar eclipse of the century will happen on August 2: Six minutes of darkness in the afternoon; Wh The Economic TimesSolar Eclipse 2025: When and where to watch the final eclipse of the year and why it is important The Times of IndiaWill there be a rare solar eclipse on Aug. 2? What to know in Wisconsin Yahoo HomeSolar Eclipse 2025: Date, time, viewing locations, and everything you need to know about September’s rare The Times of India

2025-07-30

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4614-4615: Driving Along the Boxwork

Written by Conor Hayes, Graduate Student at York University Earth planning date: Monday, July 28, 2025 Today was a pretty straightforward day of planning. Our drive over the weekend completed successfully, and we quickly confirmed that we are parked in a stable position. Thus, we were able to unstow the rover’s arm to poke around [...]

2025-07-30

Casting Meteorite-like Materials

From the outside, iron meteorites tend to look like formless, rusted lumps of metal, which is why museums often polish and etch sections to show their interior structure. This reveals ...read more

2025-07-30

Cyberattack Wreaks Havoc in St. Paul

The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, is reeling from a sweeping cyberattack that has forced officials to shut down numerous online services—everything from internet at the library to payment portals, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . The disruption began late Friday and prompted the city to disconnect systems as a...

2025-07-30

Tsunami alerts issued for Alaska, Hawaii, US West Coast following Magnitude 8.7 earthquake near Russia

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center has issued tsunami alerts across the U.S. West Coast following a Magnitude 8.0 earthquake near eastern Russia, in the North Pacific Ocean.

2025-07-30

Tsunami alerts issued for Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and US West Coast after a major earthquake strikes Russia’s remote Far East

Tsunami warnings have been issued for parts of Russia and Japan after a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s remote and sparsely populated far eastern coast. Follow for live updates.

2025-07-30

Democratic lawmaker’s town hall repeatedly interrupted by audience members shouting about Gaza

A town hall hosted by Democratic Rep. Bill Foster of Illinois on Tuesday was repeatedly interrupted by audience members shouting about the ongoing war in Gaza.

2025-07-30

Your phone predicts an earthquake

Google's Android operating system can warn users about earthquakes before the shaking even begins – and there are ways to do it on your iPhone, too.

2025-07-30

AI Uncovers Subsurface Entrances on the Moon

How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to locate lunar pits and skylights, which are surface depressions and openings, respectively, that serve as entrances to lava caves and lava tubes? This is what a recent study published in Icarus hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated using machine learning algorithms to more efficiently identify pits and skylights on lunar volcanic regions (lunar maria) of the Moon. This study has the potential to help researchers develop new methods in identifying key surface features on planetary bodies that could aid in both robotic and human exploration.

2025-07-30

Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris, fails on historic debut launch

Gilmour Space made history today (July 29), conducting the first-ever orbital launch attempt with an Australian-built rocket. That vehicle, named Eris...

2025-07-30

Would A Lottery Reward Make People More Likely To Recycle? - CleanTechnica

Would A Lottery Reward Make People More Likely To Recycle? CleanTechnica

2025-07-30

Phoenix firefighters turn to low-tech solution to battle deadly heatstroke

Originally developed by the military, cold water immersion has found its place in urban emergency response as climate change intensifies heat waves across...

2025-07-30

Women politicians receive more identity-based attacks on social media than men, study finds

Women politicians in Europe receive uncivil tweets regardless of how known they are—and women also receive more identity-based attacks than other politicians, reveals a new study in Politics & Gender.

2025-07-29

Frontgrade Unveils SBC-2A72 with 32GB NAND to Enable High-Performance Edge Computing in Air and Space Platforms

Colorado Springs, CO — July 29, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has released the SBC-2A72 VNX+ Single Board [...]The post Frontgrade Unveils SBC-2A72 with 32GB NAND to Enable High-Performance Edge Computing in Air and Space Platforms appeared first on SpaceNews.

2025-07-29

Complete Electronics Package Designed to Drive Gyrotron Transmitters

Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has introduced a fully integrated turnkey package housing a DC power supply and all of the electronic components and controls needed to drive a gyrotron transmitter.

2025-07-29

Apply For PCE3 (Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments Consortium) Early Career Committee

Deadline: August 15th, 2025 PCE3 is soliciting applications from all interested parties, including students and post-docs, for the PCE3 Early Career Committee! PCE3 https://www.prebioticchem.org/ (Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments Consortium) is a community of researchers working to transform the origins-of-life field by breaking down linguistic and ideological barriers and enhancing communication across the disciplinary [...]The post Apply For PCE3 (Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments Consortium) Early Career Committee appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-07-29

Amino Acids Catalyse RNA Formation Under Ambient Alkaline Conditions

RNA and proteins are the foundation of life and a natural starting point to explore its origins. However, the prebiotic relationship between the two is asymmetric. While RNA evolved to assemble proteins from amino acids, a significant mirror-symmetric effect of amino acids to trigger the synthesis of RNA was missing. We describe ambient alkaline conditions [...]The post Amino Acids Catalyse RNA Formation Under Ambient Alkaline Conditions appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-07-29

H5N1 Found in Dairy Cattle Retains Preference for Infecting Birds, Representing Low Risk to Humans

Dive into new research of the avian influenza infecting dairy cattle throughout the U.S., assessing it's risk of jumping from cows to people & spreading.

2025-07-29

Questions Linger After Beloved Superintendent Exits a Merced County School District

Amid waves of leadership changes in Valley school districts, one superintendent’s departure went relatively unnoticed in rural Merced County. Delhi Unified Superintendent Jose Miguel Kubes quietly stepped down from his position in April after working in the district for five years. His departure came despite being credited with accomplishments that included being a champion for English language learning students. [...]The post Questions Linger After Beloved Superintendent Exits a Merced County School District appeared first on GV Wire.

2025-07-29

No asteroid is expected, but these Seattle dinosaurs are going extinct - The Seattle Times

No asteroid is expected, but these Seattle dinosaurs are going extinct The Seattle Times

2025-07-29

How a Single Gene Controls Tomato Side Branching and Auxin Flow

A new study reveals the critical role of the WRKY-B transcription factor in regulating lateral branch development in tomato plants. Scientists demonstrated that WRKY-B modulates branch initiation and outgrowth by directly controlling the expression of BLIND (BL), PIN4, and IAA15--three genes associated with auxin signaling and bud formation.

2025-07-29

From futuristic design icon to environmental villain—the 80-year history of the plastic chair

What springs to mind when you're asked to think of plastic chairs? Do you picture the ubiquitous lightweight, stackable polypropylene chair sold cheaply in hardware stores worldwide?

2025-07-29

The rise and rise of England’s Lionesses

World Sport’s Amanda Davies catches up with Fara Williams, record cap holder (172) for England.Williams talks of her pride for the current generation and how the parade scenes was something she would never have imagined in her playing days.

2025-07-29

Atomic-level study reveals how gold nanocrystals grow through coalescence

Crystallization, a fundamental process in nature, hinges on two distinct stages: nucleation and growth. The latter plays a pivotal role in shaping the morphology, size, and purity of crystalline materials, making it a focus for scientific research and defect engineering. Understanding how crystals grow at the atomic level has long been a key challenge in the field.

2025-07-29

To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them

Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, a process where heat disrupts the relationship between corals and the microalgae living inside them. If the stress continues, the corals may die.

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All women—not just mothers—could benefit from more workplace flexibility

Despite progress toward gender equity, many women continue to take on the majority of unpaid labor within their households, including housework and child care.

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Hollywood Minute: Your first look at ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

The first trailer is out for the third ‘Avatar’ movie, Beyoncé’s country tour breaks records, and Billy Joel releases seven hours of music. David Daniel reports.