The diversity push of the biomedical fellows is gaining new impetus
by $1.5 billion is a huge debt, but that’s what a philanthropy is throwing on the table to address an issue it admits is a long-standing …
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The OPEC general secretary dies just a few weeks before leaving
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced on Wednesday. Just …
Australia has almost abolished mass shootings – here’s what the US can learn
Protesters lie on the floor of a ‘lie-in’ demonstration supporting gun control reform near the White House in Washington, DC, February 19, 2018.Getty Images Recent …
NASA loses contact with a moon-bound spacecraft
Air traffic controllers have lost contact with a small Pathfinder spacecraft launched last week to test an unusual lunar orbit planned for NASA’s Artemis lunar …
Global warming creates danger for Alpine glaciers
Italy was experiencing an ongoing heatwave before a massive chunk of Alpine glacier broke off on Sunday, killing hikers, and experts say climate change will …
“The best and brightest will not put up with behavior that is truly a distraction.”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk alongside a Falcon 9 launch.REUTERS/Mike Brown/Getty Images Former NASA official Lori Garver said SpaceX could lose workers amid reports about its …
Pregnant cancer patients could die because doctors fear their treatment could now qualify as an illegal abortion, experts say
Activists protest during a rally outside the US Supreme Court.Alex Wong/Getty Images The inverse of Roe v. Wade opened the door to much more restrictive …
Scientists find new “exotic” configurations of quarks
“Exotic” states of matter exist for less than the blink of an eye Scientists have found new ways in which quarks, the smallest particles known …
“Sand battery” could solve the big problem of green energy
The sand battery has been installed and is working well according to the utility Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully functional ‘sand battery’ …
Scientists discover a new giant water lily that has been hidden from view for 177 years
The world’s largest water lily species was discovered after a case of mistaken identity that left it in hiding for 177 years. A team of …