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Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism
by David Gilbert on October 3, 2024 at 6:12 pm
Parents of newborns are reporting symptoms including diarrhea, twitching, and “complete toddler meltdowns” after giving them Pure Body Extra detox […]
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Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine
by Chris Baraniuk on October 3, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Researchers have been working on mRNA flu vaccines since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but we may get one for bird flu first.
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As Wildfires Rage, California’s Insurance Market Is in Crisis
by Jack Carroll on October 3, 2024 at 11:30 am
Providers are offering fewer and fewer policies because of costlier climate-fueled fires, homeowners moving into riskier areas, and outdated regulation of the […]
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These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction
by Delle Chan on October 3, 2024 at 8:00 am
Designers are imagining a future where bacteria powers both clothing and cement—and their ideas are coming to a shop near you.
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Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is
by Molly Taft on October 2, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Many homeowners in North Carolina won’t be insured against flooding or landslides due to the fragmented way in which disasters are covered.
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Formula E’s Race to Get the Whole World Electrified
by Rob Reddick on October 2, 2024 at 8:00 am
Since launching in 2014, the world’s premier EV racing series has made huge technological leaps and gained hundreds of millions of fans. But CEO Jeff Dodds […]
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Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again
by Matt Reynolds on October 2, 2024 at 7:00 am
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency—ARIA—is the UK's answer to Darpa. But can it put the country back on the scientific map?
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23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?
by Emily Mullin on October 1, 2024 at 8:41 pm
The home DNA testing boom is over, and 23andMe is running out of options.
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The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years
by John Timmer, Ars Technica on October 1, 2024 at 7:52 pm
With Monday's closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, coal is no longer being used to provide electricity in the UK.
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Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry
by Tommy Greene on October 1, 2024 at 11:48 am
Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially […]
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The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind
by R Douglas Fields on September 29, 2024 at 11:00 am
Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as […]
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An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse—and Keeping NASA Up at Night
by Eric Berger, Ars Technica on September 28, 2024 at 3:30 pm
A NASA inspector general report gives new details on a leak that has plagued the ISS for five years, and reveals that the agency considers it the highest-level […]
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These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity
by Sebastian Bonilla on September 28, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Experimental cells that combine silicon with a material called perovskite have broken the efficiency record for converting solar energy—and could eventually […]
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A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras
by Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma on September 28, 2024 at 11:00 am
The country faces a wave of claims after it repealed a law allowing for special economic zones. Chief among them is an American company looking to build a […]
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The Titan Submersible Hearings End With Few Solid Answers. Here’s What Comes Next
by Mark Harris on September 27, 2024 at 9:06 pm
The Coast Guard hearings into the OceanGate disaster are done. Next comes the full report—and any potential criminal investigations.
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Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It
by Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica on September 27, 2024 at 5:58 pm
A new technique could prevent tons of waste in the future—if it can scale.
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Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around
by Rhett Allain on September 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm
It seems crazy, but light actually exerts a physical force on objects. It could power a new generation of spacecraft for deep-space missions.
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Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia
by Isabel Fraser on September 27, 2024 at 9:14 am
The Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation is equipping schools and hospitals with solar panels and energy storage systems to nullify Russian attacks on the […]
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The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids
by David Cox on September 27, 2024 at 9:03 am
A placebo-controlled study aims to test if treating gut issues can help children struggling with persistent Covid symptoms.
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An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person
by Emily Mullin on September 26, 2024 at 5:07 pm
A Spanish biotech company sees the carbon material as a way to power the brain-computer interfaces of the future.