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2 years ago+14 14 0‘There Is a Real Sense That the Apocalypse Is Coming’
When Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — many of them carrying Christian symbols like crucifixes, statues of the Virgin Mary and even life-sized portraits of Jesus Christ — a terrible thought occurred to Bradley Onishi: “C ...
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2 years ago+24 24 0It’s Not Sci-Fi—NASA Is Funding These Mind-Blowing Projects
The space agency gave money to researchers working on liquid telescope mirrors, a lunar oxygen pipeline, and Martian building blocks made of fungi.
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2 years ago+4 4 0Old mice grow young again in study. Can people do the same?
All mammals hold a backup copy of cellular youth, a new study says. All we have to do is trigger the switch to turn back the clock, researchers say.
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2 years ago+20 20 0Inside the US facility that has cryofrozen 199 'patients' and 100 pets
This American cryonics facility has preserved "patients" in liquid nitrogen-filled tanks until a future date when technology allows them to be thawed.
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2 years ago+21 21 0Bitcoin enters the curriculum in US universities
A Texas university is the latest to offer a Bitcoin course for students. The course will teach Bitcoin programming. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency courses are becoming increasingly popular in colleges and universities across the United States. The latest ...
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2 years ago+16 16 0Here's how many times you need to reuse your reusable grocery bags
The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way. Restrictions on their use are in place in almost a dozen US states and in many other countries around the world. And in many cases, these efforts have been su ...
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2 years ago+21 21 0The AI-Written Sci-Fi Book 'Holding Out Hope': A Look into the Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence in Literature
In recent years, artificial intelligence has made strides in a variety of fields, from healthcare to finance. But could it also have a place in the world of literature? ‘Holding Out Hope’, a sci-fi book written by AI, challenges the idea of what it m ...
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2 years ago+30 30 0 x 1Water pipe robots could stop billions of litres leaking
About 20% of our water supply is lost to leaks and scientists say miniature 'pipe robots' could help.
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2 years ago+19 19 0This Christmas, make sure your chocolate does not harm the planet
Our insatiable demand for chocolate is destroying forests.
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2 years ago+13 13 0It’s time to talk about eating less meat and dairy, ministers SNP told
A GREENS MSP has called on her colleagues in government to have a “conversation” with the public about eating less meat and dairy after progress on hitting climate targets stalled. SNP ministers have been told to target the move by their top climate ...
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2 years ago+11 11 0Binance temporarily halts withdrawals of stablecoin USDC as investor concerns mount after FTX collapse
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Tuesday it is pausing withdrawals of the stablecoin USDC while it carries out a “token swap.” The move comes as investor concerns grow about Binance’s stability following the collapse of riv ...
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2 years ago+3 3 0Biden administration commits millions of dollars to relocate Native tribes threatened by climate change
The Biden administration announced Wednesday a $135 million commitment to helping to relocate Native American tribes whose homes are threatened by the effects of climate change.
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2 years ago+21 21 0Australia opposes U.N. "in danger" listing of Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government expressed its opposition Tuesday to a recommendation by a United Nations-backed mission that the Great Barrier Reef be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, warning of the significant impact climate ...
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2 years ago+19 19 0Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
For years, Apple watched Google and Meta make billions by collecting every scrap of people’s data to target them with ads. Now it appears it was just taking notes. Apple’s advertising operation follows the surveillance capitalism model of its rivals, ...
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2 years ago+19 19 0Bacteria that break down nicotine found in the guts of mice
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with a colleague in the U.S., has isolated a type of bacteria in the guts of mice that break down nicotine. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group descri ...
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2 years ago+19 19 0Balenciaga files $25M suit against producers of controversial ‘BDSM teddy bear’ ad campaign
Balenciaga has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers of a controversial ad campaign that included a child pornography court ruling and BDSM teddy bears, new court papers show. The fashion house brought the suit Friday against production c ...
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2 years ago+22 22 0SpaceX to launch tomato seeds, other supplies to International Space Station after weather delay
SpaceX will once again try to get a fresh haul of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend after bad weather at the launch site forced the company to wave off its first attempt.
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2 years ago+22 22 0Ford CEO: 40% Less Labor To Build Electric Vehicles
Ford CEO Jim Farley made a blockbuster of a statement this week. According to the somewhat jovial and optimistic cousin of late comedic actor Chris Farley, producing electric vehicles requires about 40% less labor than producing the same number of fo ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0US intelligence document describes UAE efforts to influence American politics – report
Classified material claims United Arab Emirates engaged in operations that ‘resemble espionage’...
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2 years ago+16 16 0At least $1bn in investor assets missing after FTX collapse
Amid the fallout of the implosion of FTX, once the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, at least $1bn in investor assets appears to be missing, according to multiple reports. On Saturday morning, Reuters reported that FTX was missing at least $1bn ...