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The Fight Over Climate Change is Over (The Greenies Won!)
Maybe the title is a bit misleading -- the fight isn't over and there's a LOT of work to do. But enough people have ignored the denialists long enough and just gotten on with the hard work th...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t30068-the-fight-over-climate-change-is-over-the-greenies-won
Mars Rover Captures Video Of Potato-Shaped Solar Eclipse
As eclipses go, this one is pretty spectac-tuber. NASA has released dramatic video footage of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, crossing the face of the sun. But you’ll notice from the video ab...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t30044-mars-rover-captures-video-of-potato-shaped-solar-eclipse
Abandoned SpaceX Rocket Will Crash Into The Moon Within Weeks, Scientists Say
A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon in March, experts say. The rocket was deployed in 2015...
Britain's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets a ne...ve seconds - taking us closer towards 'limitless clean energy'
Britain has been one of the leading players in the field ever since the Joint European Torus (JET) was built on an industrial estate outside Oxford in 1978 — and now it has achieved a new world...
Where is the Webb now? The 'doomsday' space event happening this weekend
I'm hoping for a smooth shot up and over to Lagrange point L2, but if there's any problems that ruin it I'm going to call it a doomsday event. Losing this would be a huge setback. Scientists mu...
Where is Comet Leonard now? The 'doomsday' space event happening this weekend
In what is billed as the best opportunity to see a comet this year, the once per 80,000-year event is set to peak for northern hemisphere stargazers this weekend A huge lump of space rock is set ...
Iceland opens world's first commercial facility for removing CO2 from the atmosphere
When the world’s biggest facility for sucking carbon dioxide out of the air and burying it underground opened in rural Iceland last week, it may have sounded like a miracle cure for climate cha...
Study: Left-wing authoritarians share key psychological traits with far right
People with extreme political views that favor authoritarianism—whether they are on the far left or the far right—have surprisingly similar behaviors and psychological characteristics, a new ...
Full moon May 2021: ‘Blood’ supermoon will be most spectacular in years
Lunar eclipse will coincide with satellite’s closest approach to Earth to create peculiar red effect This month’s full moon will appear bigger, brighter and redder than usual, as the rare sim...
Weird dreams train us for the unexpected, says new theory
Artificial Intelligence inspires hypothesis that sleeping human brain might try to break its overfamiliarity with daily data Dreams can be bafflingly bizarre, but according to a new theory of why...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29767-weird-dreams-train-us-for-the-unexpected-says-new-theory
Today i was stabbed
In the arm As i received my first dose of the astrozenica vaccine That was 6 hours ago and can report no side affects at all so far (perhaps a dry mouth) but other than that i feel fine
You Must Not ‘Do Your Own Research’ When It Comes To Science
“Research both sides and make up your own mind.” It’s simple, straightforward, common sense advice. And when it comes to issues like vaccinations, climate change, and the novel coronavirus ...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29555-you-must-not-do-your-own-research-when-it-comes-to-science
Sea rise accelerating as global warming oblitarates glaciers in Antarctica
Glaciers are flowing more quickly into the ocean in West Antarctica due to climate change, contributing to rising sea levels, a study has found. The most detailed study to date of ice loss in the...
A Major Ocean Current Could Be on The Verge of a Devastating 'Tipping Point'
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) sea currents are vital in transporting heat from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere, but new research suggests climate change might knoc...
Vaccines designed to leave mark on skin that can be scanned by a device
Specialized dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history. MIT researchers have now developed a novel way to record a patient’s vaccination h...
HUMAN AGEING REVERSED IN ‘HOLY GRAIL’ STUDY, SCIENTISTS SAY
Scientists claim to have successfully reversed the biological aging process in a group of elderly adults. In a first of a kind study, researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical C...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29375-human-ageing-reversed-in-holy-grail-study-scientists-say
The Overpopulation Myth
Published in The Lancet, a study from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projects that the world population, which now stands at 7.8 billion, will peak in ...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29376-the-overpopulation-myth
Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base
Having dropped tantalising hints days ago about an "exciting new discovery about the Moon", the US space agency has revealed conclusive evidence of water on our only natural satellite. This "unam...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29320-water-on-the-moon-could-sustain-a-lunar-base
NASA to Announce New Science Results About Moon
NASA will announce an exciting new discovery about the Moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 26. Audio of th...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29306-nasa-to-announce-new-science-results-about-moon
This 14-year-old girl won a $25K prize for a discovery that could lead to a cure for Covid-19
As scientists around the world race to find a treatment for the coronavirus, a young girl among them stands out. Anika Chebrolu, a 14-year-old from Frisco, Texas, has just won the 2020 3M Young S...
Evidence of a universe older than the Big Bang can be seen in black holes, esteemed scientist says
There was an earlier universe before the Big Bang, and evidence for its existence can still be observed in black holes, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist has said. Sir Roger Penrose made the claim ...
Is there life floating in the clouds of Venus?
It's an extraordinary possibility - the idea that living organisms are floating in the clouds of Planet Venus. But this is what astronomers are now considering after detecting a gas in the atmosp...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t29205-is-there-life-floating-in-the-clouds-of-venus
Woman diagnosed with HIV almost 30 years ago may have been ... without taking drugs or having a risky bone marrow transplant
Scientists have studied 'elite controller' Loreen Willenberg, 66, for decades Doctors say the Californian woman's body fights the infection naturally But now academics claim she can be 'added...
Are octopuses aliens from outer space that were brought to Earth by meteors?
Octopuses are aliens. That’s the claim being made by a team of 33 researchers published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. They are not referring to aliens in a metaphorical sense, but lite...
Greenland ice sheet lost a record 1m tonnes of ice per minute in 2019
Climate-driven loss is likely to be the worst for centuries, and is pushing up sea levels The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute ac...
Now this is really bad science - New research suggests racism could be a genetic trait
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an anti-racist movement in the United States, founded as a reaction to many incidents of racism and brutal police violence against black people. The movement got wides...
How to be Happier During COVID: Decades of Science Shows That Gratitude, Love, and Connection Can Save Your Life
With no vaccine or drug that reduces symptoms readily available to help the body combat COVID-19, social distancing and self-isolating is one of the most effective measures of prevention to ensur...
The Countries With The Most Critical Care Beds Per Capita
In order to show where that pressure could be highest, the following infographic pulls together data from three different sources to show the number of critical care beds per 100,000 inhabitants ...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t28686-the-countries-with-the-most-critical-care-beds-per-capita
Was something recorded moving across the surface of Pluto, leaving a trail behind itself?
The image was captured by the space agency’s New Horizons probe, first launched in 2006 as part of the New Frontiers programme. On July 14, 2015, it flew just 7,800 miles above the surface of P...
A species of wasp has evolved the ability to recognize one another's faces, stunning scientists
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers—something that most other insects cannot do—signaling an evolution in how they have learned to work to...
Rare, high-energy particles have been mysteriously bursting from beneath Antarctica's ice
This is just weird! Our best model of particle physics is bursting at the seams as it struggles to contain all the weirdness in the universe. Now, it seems more likely than ever that it might pop...
(Evolution in Real Time) Microbes slowed by one drug can rapidly develop resistance to another
Infectious bacteria that are down but not quite dead yet may be more dangerous than previously thought. Even as one antibiotic causes the bacteria to go dormant, the microbes may more easily deve...
Aliens exist and could already be on earth, first British astronaut says
The first British astronaut to go into space has claimed aliens exist and it is possible they are living among us on earth. Speaking to the Observer Magazine, Dr Helen Sharman said "there's no tw...
Bitter cold could plague Western Europe within next 100 years as climate change is set to stall the North Atlantic Current
Funny enough, eddie and I were talking about this just the other day, and here we go: Global warming could cause the giant network of ocean currents that disperses heat to Northern Europe to ceas...
Research survey shows global warming models have been accurate since the 1970s
There are dozens of disciplines and subdisciplines within the broad ambit of climate science, studying everything from ancient geology to the spread of disease. But one discipline in particular i...
Prius-driving vegans are doing almost nothing to halt climate change. Here's what's needed
Individual actions such as driving electric cars, going vegetarian and air-drying laundry are a drop in the ocean when it comes to climate change. To fight global warming, insist on massive inves...
50 most polluted cities in the world.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world-ranked/ Take a gander at these and you will realize that the West isn't causing the problem and having a child yell at their...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t28429-50-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world
Alien life will be discovered in the next decade, scientists say. Here's how
Many NASA scientists think we're on the verge of finding alien life. That's because the agency plans to dramatically ramp up its search for signs of extraterrestrial life in the next 10 years —...
A terrible tipping point has been reached - the melting Arctic is now contributing to global warming.
Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases an Arctic Report Card, detailing the state of the frozen world at the top of the globe. And each year, its findings grow m...
Is our moon hollow?
Evolution of the Moon: The Official Story Is the Moon Hollow? Evidence Supporting Hollow Moon Theory Updated on June 17, 2019 Luther Urswick The Hollow Moon Is there really evidence to support...
Scientists may have discovered a game-changing fifth force of nature
(CNN)Physics centers essentially on four forces that control our known, visible universe, governing everything from the production of heat in the sun to the way your laptop works. They are gravit...
Couples who fight a lot really love each other, scientists say
There's obviously more at the source, but I think this makes a lot of sense: According to recent surveys, 44% of married couples believe that fighting more than once a week helps them to ke...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t28295-couples-who-fight-a-lot-really-love-each-other-scientists-say
Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up
By releasing more carbon as global temperatures rise, bacteria and related organisms called archaea could increase climate warming at a faster rate than current models suggest. The new research, ...
Switching to vaping dramatically boosts smokers' heart health
Smokers can improve the health of their hearts within weeks of switching to e-cigarettes, the largest trial of its kind shows. The month-long study of 114 smokers suggests vaping has the potent...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t28274-switching-to-vaping-dramatically-boosts-smokers-heart-health
How did scientists get climate change so wrong?
It turns out, none of the predictions were "alarmist" enough: For decades, most scientists saw climate change as a distant prospect. We now know that thinking was wrong. This summer, for instance...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t28240-how-did-scientists-get-climate-change-so-wrong
The difference betweem implicit bias and racism.
Our inherent response mechanisms were programmed long ago; implicit biases are reactionary, volatile, largely under the radar of conscious awareness. They do not imply blanket racism. Implicit bi...
https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t28173-the-difference-betweem-implicit-bias-and-racism
Offshore wind farms could provide more electricity than the world even needs
The Guardian wrote:Erecting wind turbines on the world’s best offshore sites could provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demand, according to a report. A detailed stu...
Daily exposure to blue light may accelerate aging, even if it doesn't reach your eyes
New research at Oregon State University suggests that the blue wavelengths produced by light-emitting diodes damage cells in the brain as well as retinas. The study, published today in Aging and ...
Nasa chief scientist: 'We’re close to finding and announcing alien life on Mars....but is the world ready?
The world is not prepared for the discovery of life on another planet even though it may only be a couple of years away, Nasa’s Chief Scientist has warned. Next summer, two rovers from Nasa and...
Leaked Google computer took about 3 minutes to solve a problem it would take modern supercomputers 10,000 years to solve
Scientific breakthroughs don’t always go exactly to plan. On Friday, a draft research paper erroneously uploaded to Nasa’s website accidentally tipped the world off that Google had reached a ...