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The Kaseya Ransomware Nightmare Is Almost Over
by Brian Barrett on July 22, 2021 at 8:28 pm
A decryption tool has emerged, meaning any victims whose systems remain locked up can soon breathe easy.
'No One is Safe': How the Heat Wave Has Battered the Wealthy World
by Somini Sengupta on July 22, 2021 at 8:13 pm
Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences […]
'No One is Safe': How the Heat Wave Has Battered the Wealthy World
by Somini Sengupta on July 22, 2021 at 8:13 pm
Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences […]
Mars Wrigley Launches Limited Edition Zero-G SKITTLES® to Commemorate the Brand's First Trip ...
on July 22, 2021 at 8:03 pm
"We're thrilled to bring better moments to fans by marking SKITTLES' first trip to space with limited edition packs and look forward to pushing the ...
Eric Dean Wilson on air-conditioning and climate change - The Washington Post
on July 22, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Eric Dean Wilson on air-conditioning and climate change The Washington Post
Sask. drought an 'ugly' sign global warming has arrived, expert says - CTV News Saskatoon
on July 22, 2021 at 7:32 pm
Sask. drought an 'ugly' sign global warming has arrived, expert says CTV News Saskatoon
Three degrees of global warming is quite plausible and truly disastrous - The Economist
on July 22, 2021 at 7:31 pm
Three degrees of global warming is quite plausible and truly disastrous The Economist
Inside Mars, NASA's InSight Mission Mapped Surprises Down to the Core
by Robin George Andrews on July 22, 2021 at 7:12 pm
NASA’s InSight mission revealed Mars’s inner workings down to its core, highlighting great differences of the red planet from our blue world.
Inside Mars, NASA's InSight Mission Mapped Surprises Down to the Core
by Robin George Andrews on July 22, 2021 at 7:12 pm
NASA’s InSight mission revealed Mars’s inner workings down to its core, highlighting great differences of the red planet from our blue world.
G20 agrees statement on environment, struggles over climate progress - Reuters
on July 22, 2021 at 6:31 pm
G20 agrees statement on environment, struggles over climate progress Reuters
Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs
by James Gorman on July 22, 2021 at 6:20 pm
Sydney’s clever and adaptable sulfur-crested cockatoos learn how to pry open garbage bins by watching one another.
Op-ed: When global warming becomes too hot – Bronx Times - Bronx Times
on July 22, 2021 at 6:12 pm
Op-ed: When global warming becomes too hot – Bronx Times Bronx Times
Faith-based nonprofit holds graduate banquet in Danville
on July 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm
Hall has worked with the NASA space program in a variety of capacities, ... Right now, the mission that we're working toward is the Mars mission that ...
The Smithsonian's Dr. Ellen Stofan and NASA's Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen to Keynote Day 2 Session ...
on July 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm
... for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, in a keynote address during the 10th annual International Space Station Research and ...
The Trash Parrots of Australia Are Very Annoying but Very Clever
by Sarah Zhang on July 22, 2021 at 6:03 pm
Parrots in the suburbs of Sydney are learning how to open trash cans from one another.
Olympics Covid Cases Raise Tricky Questions About Testing
by Emily Anthes and Alexandra E. Petri on July 22, 2021 at 6:03 pm
Frequent screening of healthy, vaccinated people will pick up even the mildest infections. How much testing is too much?
Global warming may limit spread of dengue fever, new research finds | Penn State University - Penn State News
on July 22, 2021 at 6:02 pm
Global warming may limit spread of dengue fever, new research finds | Penn State University Penn State News
NASA Releases First Detailed Map of the Insides of Mars
on July 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm
NASA's InSight mission revealed Mars's inner workings down to its core, highlighting great differences of the red planet from our blue world.
Lunar Outpost's Rover Mission to the Moon Is a Go
on July 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm
In demonstrating an effective LTE/4G architecture on the Moon, Nokia, Lunar Outpost, and Intuitive Machines will revolutionize the New Space ...
Scientists Just 'Looked' Inside Mars. Here's What They Found
on July 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm
(Not needing to breathe helps.) Parked on the Martian surface, the InSight lander is listening for marsquakes, while the Perseverance rover is rolling ...
Scientists Just ‘Looked’ Inside Mars. Here’s What They Found
by Katrina Miller, Matt Simon on July 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm
InSight and Perseverance have sent back unprecedented data on everything from marsquakes to the Red Planet’s inner layers.
Scientists determine thickness of Mars crust
on July 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Based on analysis of “marsquakes” recorded by Nasa's InSight mission, three studies provide clues to the composition of the Red Planet. Researchers ...
What to Expect from the Next Major Global Climate Report - Scientific American
on July 22, 2021 at 5:48 pm
What to Expect from the Next Major Global Climate Report Scientific American
The interior of Mars revealed
on July 22, 2021 at 5:48 pm
Seismic waves tell us about the properties and boundaries of a planet's interior. Shear waves that travel from a marsquake and reflect off of the iron- ...
You’re Missing Microbes. But Is ‘Rewilding’ the Way to Get Them Back?
by Gina Kolata on July 22, 2021 at 5:11 pm
The science behind the idea of restoring the intestinal microbiome to an ancestral state is shaky, skeptics say, and in some cases unethical.
Playdate, the Pocketable Game Console, Prepares for Preorders
by Julian Chokkattu on July 22, 2021 at 5:00 pm
The long-awaited tiny gaming device will be available to purchase next week, with shipments beginning before the end of the year.
The Bootleg Fire Is Now Generating Its Own Weather
by Henry Fountain on July 22, 2021 at 4:47 pm
Unpredictable winds, fire clouds that spawn lightning, and flames that leap over firebreaks are confounding efforts to fight the blaze, which is sweeping through southern Oregon.
The Bootleg Fire Is Now Generating Its Own Weather
by Henry Fountain on July 22, 2021 at 4:47 pm
Unpredictable winds, fire clouds that spawn lightning, and flames that leap over firebreaks are confounding efforts to fight the blaze, which is sweeping through southern Oregon.
New Extreme Weather Record? Not So Fast.
by Mike Ives on July 22, 2021 at 4:43 pm
The process of formally vetting an extreme weather record can require months or years of investigation. A few have been rejected.
How Climate Change Hit Wine Country
by Christopher Flavelle on July 22, 2021 at 4:36 pm
Sunscreen on grapes. Toilet water that is treated and used for irrigation. Napa Valley winemakers are taking extreme steps in the face of climate change.
How Climate Change Hit Wine Country
by Christopher Flavelle on July 22, 2021 at 4:36 pm
Sunscreen on grapes. Toilet water that is treated and used for irrigation. Napa Valley winemakers are taking extreme steps in the face of climate change.
Sewage equity? In Alabama, trust is as important as pipes.
by Noah Robertson on July 22, 2021 at 4:29 pm
Some in low-income, rural areas have sewage flowing into their yards – evidence of infrastructure inequities. An Alabama program may have a solution.
The Stunning New Dune Trailer Begs You to See It in Theaters
by Angela Watercutter on July 22, 2021 at 4:28 pm
It might be available on HBO Max, but come on.
The Left Is the Only Reason We're Talking About Climate Change at All - The New Republic
on July 22, 2021 at 4:23 pm
The Left Is the Only Reason We're Talking About Climate Change at All The New Republic
Hazy skies blanket East Coast as wildfire smoke blows from West
by Gillian Flaccus and Sara Cline on July 22, 2021 at 3:50 pm
With wildfires continuing to rage in the American West, strong winds have blown smoke and ash all across the United States, obscuring the skies more than 2,500 miles away in New York, New Jersey, and […]
Montclair takes on Climate Action Plan - Montclair Local
on July 22, 2021 at 3:48 pm
Montclair takes on Climate Action Plan Montclair Local
NASA's Perseverance Rover begins digging in search of life on Mars
on July 22, 2021 at 3:45 pm
The samples will be cached on the planet before making a one way trip back to Earth sometime in the next 10 years.
Global warming, Elder Parole bill, refugees and more - Newsday
on July 22, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Global warming, Elder Parole bill, refugees and more Newsday
A.I. Predicts the Shapes of Molecules to Come
by Cade Metz on July 22, 2021 at 3:01 pm
DeepMind has given 3-D structure to 350,000 proteins, including every one made by humans, promising a boon for medicine and drug design.
Dr. Moisés A. Bernal to Talk on Fish Populations and Global Warming - Opelika Observer
on July 22, 2021 at 2:24 pm
Dr. Moisés A. Bernal to Talk on Fish Populations and Global Warming Opelika Observer
Amazon and Cerrado deforestation, warming spark record drought in urban Brazil - Mongabay.com
on July 22, 2021 at 2:16 pm
Amazon and Cerrado deforestation, warming spark record drought in urban Brazil Mongabay.com
William Shatner on his RT show, the billionaire space race and mortality
on July 22, 2021 at 2:03 pm
I have another space question. I'll answer it just as cleverly as I did the last one. [Laughs.] We're talking a day after Jeff Bezos ...
El misterio de una extinción halla un aliado en un caracol con una computadora a cuestas
by Sabrina Imbler on July 22, 2021 at 1:45 pm
Una improbable colaboración ha resuelto un antiguo misterio sobre la supervivencia de los caracoles en las Islas de la Sociedad, en la Polinesia Francesa.
Florida brought back its panthers. Can people live with them?
by Richard Mertens on July 22, 2021 at 1:40 pm
The big cats’ revival in Florida is a conservation success story. But can they coexist with Florida’s booming population?
The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could
on July 22, 2021 at 1:28 pm
Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars.
An Explosive Spyware Report Shows the Limits of iOS Security
by Lily Hay Newman on July 22, 2021 at 1:17 pm
Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool—and the gaps in Apple’s and Google's defenses.
The Best Time Travel Movies of … All Time
by Will Bedingfield, WIRED UK on July 22, 2021 at 1:00 pm
From Groundhog Day to Interstellar, filmmakers love messing with timelines. Thankfully, that makes for mind-bending entertainment.
Pittsburgh space startup to bring rovers to Mars New Year
on July 22, 2021 at 12:56 pm
The Polaris rover is a larger vehicle. Alivia Chapla, senior marketing and communications specialist at Astrobotic, described Polaris as a “pickup truck on ...
The Next Frontier for Phone Cameras: Stronger, Clearer Glass
by Lauren Goode on July 22, 2021 at 12:30 pm
Corning has a developed a new version of Gorilla Glass optimized for smartphone camera lenses that it claims will lead to a boost in photo quality.
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part II
by Jason Parham on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm
No longer just an online movement, Black Twitter takes to the streets—and finds its voice.
Meet the Actor Behind Some of Your Favorite Video Game Voices
by Reece Rogers on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm
WIRED spoke with Troy Baker—who’s worked on Fortnite, The Last of Us, and BioShock Infinite, among others—about his prolific career.
Europe's Mars orbiter finds no trace of methane on Red Planet
on July 22, 2021 at 11:15 am
But despite gathering over two and a half years worth of measurements from one of the instruments (called the Atmospheric Chemistry Suite, or ACS) ...
Measuring the Cost of Racial Abuse in Soccer
by Alan Burdick on July 22, 2021 at 11:12 am
Plus, fluorescent flying squirrels, aging golfers and more feats of athleticism in the Friday edition of the Science Times Newsletter.
'Future First Girl on Mars': 11-year-old Dewey girl has big space dreams
on July 22, 2021 at 11:03 am
Just like her American Girl doll Luciana Vega -- whose motto is "Future First Girl on Mars" -- Isabel loves all things space. "I was a lunar mission specialist ...
Vecnos' Camera Makes Capturing 360 Content Easy. Too Easy
by Scott Gilbertson on July 22, 2021 at 11:00 am
To simplify the world of 360-degree photos and videos, the company might've gone a little too far with the Iqui.
World's first commercial deep-space communications antenna opens in UK
on July 22, 2021 at 10:52 am
... receiving images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission. The pictures – which showed a thin Martian crescent and the cratered, ...
Vector Acquisition Corporation Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Annual ...
on July 22, 2021 at 10:52 am
Winning a Mars mission that will see Rocket Lab design two Photon spacecraft in support of the University of California Berkley Space Sciences ...
Lawsuits target Exxon's social media 'green washing' - E&E News
on July 22, 2021 at 10:49 am
Lawsuits target Exxon's social media 'green washing' E&E News
Mars Board Proposes Patriotic Addition To Mission Statement
on July 22, 2021 at 10:41 am
The Mars Area School Board is considering a revision to the district's mission, vision, and values statements. At their meeting Tuesday night, the board ...
Drug Distributors and Johnson & Johnson Reach $26 Billion Deal to End Opioid Suits
by Jan Hoffman on July 22, 2021 at 10:18 am
The agreement would allow funds to begin flowing from the companies to states and communities to pay for addiction and prevention services.
analysis Push to 'keep 1.5 alive' heats up, 100 days to COP26 climate talks - Thomson Reuters Foundation
on July 22, 2021 at 10:03 am
analysis Push to 'keep 1.5 alive' heats up, 100 days to COP26 climate talks Thomson Reuters Foundation
Phytoplankton A Key To Understand Effect of Climate Change On Oceans - News18
on July 22, 2021 at 10:01 am
Phytoplankton A Key To Understand Effect of Climate Change On Oceans News18
When Climate Change Is Overwhelming - The New Republic
on July 22, 2021 at 10:00 am
When Climate Change Is Overwhelming The New Republic
Across the Country in an Automobile Built for Two
by John Schwartz on July 22, 2021 at 10:00 am
A Times reporter leaving New Jersey for a new job in Texas asks his 2008 Smart car for one more easy-parking adventure.
Maine Will Make Companies Pay for Recycling. Here’s How It Works.
by Winston Choi-Schagrin on July 22, 2021 at 9:58 am
The law aims to take the cost burden of recycling away from taxpayers. One environmental advocate said the change could be “transformative.”
Maine Will Make Companies Pay for Recycling. Here’s How It Works.
by Winston Choi-Schagrin on July 22, 2021 at 9:58 am
The law aims to take the cost burden of recycling away from taxpayers. One environmental advocate said the change could be “transformative.”
“Three degrees would be disastrous”—the ever more likely outcomes of global warming - The Economist
on July 22, 2021 at 9:55 am
“Three degrees would be disastrous”—the ever more likely outcomes of global warming The Economist
We have to fight global warming much faster -Merkel - Reuters
on July 22, 2021 at 9:35 am
We have to fight global warming much faster -Merkel Reuters
This Is as Close to a Shark’s Intestines as You’ll Ever Hope to Get
by Veronique Greenwood on July 22, 2021 at 9:00 am
Scientists produced 3-D looks at shark’s guts.
‘Last chance’ to save coral reefs: scientists warn of climate tipping point - Euronews
on July 22, 2021 at 6:35 am
‘Last chance’ to save coral reefs: scientists warn of climate tipping point Euronews
Stargazing: Star travel requires the speed we'll need
on July 22, 2021 at 5:15 am
While talking to a co-worker about NASA's plans to send astronauts on a manned mission to planet Mars, the conversation took off on another tangent ...
How global warming serves tycoons in Bosnia - Fairplanet
on July 22, 2021 at 5:05 am
How global warming serves tycoons in Bosnia Fairplanet
Lift off! Space projects soar with new funding
on July 22, 2021 at 4:41 am
future NASA mission to the moon and beyond. Dr Xiaofeng Wu. Credit: University of Sydney. The grant is ...
Cut greenhouse gases now, groups tell Murphy - NJ Spotlight
on July 22, 2021 at 4:06 am
Cut greenhouse gases now, groups tell Murphy NJ Spotlight
Mitt Romney says ignoring global warming would be ‘extraordinary lapse’ - Deseret News
on July 22, 2021 at 3:45 am
Mitt Romney says ignoring global warming would be ‘extraordinary lapse’ Deseret News
New technology being developed at Stennis for NASA long-range missions
on July 22, 2021 at 3:02 am
The Space Center in Hancock County is primarily known for decades of service as a rocket-testing facility. As work continues on the Artemis missions, ...
California wildfire crossing into Nevada, link to global warming detailed by Nevada Governor - Yahoo News
on July 22, 2021 at 1:56 am
California wildfire crossing into Nevada, link to global warming detailed by Nevada Governor Yahoo News
Event series on diaspora diplomacy by US consulate
on July 22, 2021 at 12:51 am
She will discuss the Perseverance Mars rover mission, her Indian American roots, her US higher education,. telegram_share ...
This Butterfly Was the First in North America That People Made Extinct
by Sabrina Imbler on July 22, 2021 at 12:45 am
New research suggests the iconic Xerces blue butterfly may have been its own species.
This Butterfly Was the First in North America That People Made Extinct
by Sabrina Imbler on July 22, 2021 at 12:45 am
New research suggests the iconic Xerces blue butterfly may have been its own species.
Rubbish-raiding parrots take lessons from co-conspirators
on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 22 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01999-5Sulphur-crested cockatoos are the first parrots known to have complex culture centred on food-gathering.
Highly accurate protein structure prediction for the human proteome
by Kathryn Tunyasuvunakool on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 22 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03828-1Highly accurate protein structure prediction for the human proteome
DeepMind’s AI predicts structures for a vast trove of proteins
by Ewen Callaway on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 22 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02025-4AlphaFold neural network produced a ‘totally transformative’ database of more than 350,000 structures from Homo […]
A telescope watches as a black hole spews stuff into space
on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 22 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01985-xThe trailblazing collaboration that first imaged a black hole turns its sights on a nearby black-hole jet.
COVID and mass sport events: early studies yield limited insights
by Holly Else on July 22, 2021 at 12:00 am
Nature, Published online: 22 July 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02016-5UK allowed mass gatherings and attempted to study them but the early results provide limited data on viral transmission.
What's true about cows and global warming - LimaOhio.com
on July 21, 2021 at 11:00 pm
What's true about cows and global warming LimaOhio.com
PG&E Aims to Curb Wildfire Risk by Burying Many Power Lines
by Ivan Penn on July 21, 2021 at 10:48 pm
The California utility said the work would involve about 10,000 miles of its network, a project potentially costing tens of billions of dollars.
Summer Olympics in Tokyo may be the hottest ever - WTSP.com
on July 21, 2021 at 10:26 pm
Summer Olympics in Tokyo may be the hottest ever WTSP.com
Germany Floods: Climate Change Moves to Center of Campaign as Toll Mounts
by Melissa Eddy and Steven Erlanger on July 21, 2021 at 10:09 pm
With more than 160 dead across the region, the receding waters revealed extensive damage as well as deep political divides around how far and fast Germans should go to stem carbon use.
Rural Oregon Awaits Bootleg Fire Evacuations: 'Everybody Is Freaking Out.'
by Sergio Olmos and Christine Hauser on July 21, 2021 at 10:07 pm
A family prepared to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire burned closer to their home and restaurant. In another town, T-shirts memorialized the nation’s largest blaze.
Greenland Suspends Oil Exploration Because of Climate Change - VOA Learning English
on July 21, 2021 at 9:56 pm
Greenland Suspends Oil Exploration Because of Climate Change VOA Learning English
The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair
by Lauren Goode on July 21, 2021 at 9:47 pm
The move follows an executive order issued last week by the White House urging the agency to secure consumers' rights to fix their own gadgets.
First Flint, then Jackson. Is America ready to fix its water supply?
by Xander Peters on July 21, 2021 at 9:16 pm
A water system failure in Jackson, Mississippi, is a sign of wider challenges – with what you could call the basic plumbing of society.
More Hospitals Impose Vaccine Mandates for Employees
by Reed Abelson on July 21, 2021 at 9:16 pm
With some health care workers still refusing to be immunized, medical centers around the country are requiring shots as cases climb once again.
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Crew Launches to Space
by Kenneth Chang on July 21, 2021 at 9:07 pm
The Amazon founder and three others lifted off in Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft, fulfilling a goal more than 20 years in the making.
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Crew Launches to Space
by Kenneth Chang on July 21, 2021 at 9:07 pm
The Amazon founder and three others lifted off in Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft, fulfilling a goal more than 20 years in the making.
Britain's Met Office Issues Its First-Ever Extreme Heat Warning
by Kaly Soto on July 21, 2021 at 9:00 pm
The warning system is new, an acknowledgment that climate change is warming a nation not known for balmy temperatures.
Red Tide Piles Up Dead Fish on Florida Beaches
by Elizabeth Djinis on July 21, 2021 at 8:39 pm
“This,” proclaimed an editorial in The Tampa Bay Times last week, “is what climate change smells like.”
Clouds have an amplifying effect on global warming • Earth.com - Earth.com
on July 21, 2021 at 7:46 pm
Clouds have an amplifying effect on global warming • Earth.com Earth.com
New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to human health - ND Newswire
on July 21, 2021 at 7:25 pm
New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to human health ND Newswire

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