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- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:51 pm
- Forum: Computers & the Internet
- Topic: Computers & the Internet News and Discussions
- Replies: 223
- Views: 208248
Re: Computers & the Internet News and Discussions
Internet Activity Plummeted As People Went Outside to Watch Solar Eclipse by Michael Kan April 9, 2024 Introduction: (PC Mag) Apparently, the only thing that will get people to look up from their computers and smartphones is a natural phenomenon like a solar eclipse. Internet use briefly plummeted ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: The Middle Ages (500 – 1499 AD)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 76500
Re: The Middle Ages (500 – 1499 AD)
Early Medieval Money Mystery Solved April 8, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) Byzantine bullion fuelled Europe’s revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne’s Francia a century later, new tests reveal. The findings could tr...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Biology & Medicine
- Topic: The Brain: Alzheimer's and dementia news and discussions
- Replies: 208
- Views: 170578
Re: The Brain: Alzheimer's and dementia news and discussions
The study of the human brain can pose ethical problems not associated with the study of other organs of the body. At least, that is the case with the use of brain organoids. Are Lab-grown Brain Tissues Ethical? April 8, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) Brain organoids, though often referred to as “mi...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
- Replies: 1156
- Views: 400147
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Trump’s Campaign Said It Raised $50.5 Million at a High-dollar Florida Fundraiser April 6 , 2024 Introduction: (CNBC) Donald Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday, a staggering reported haul as his campaign works to catch up to the fundraising juggernaut of President Joe Biden a...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Nuclear Fission and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) News and Discussions
- Replies: 51
- Views: 29799
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Say No to Small Modular Reactors: Stop Normalizing the Exploitation of Nature by Erin Hurley April 1, 2024 Introduction: (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) Among other global crises, the worsening impacts of climate change are intensifying every year. Last year was the warmest on record and, beginning...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Solar energy news and discussion
- Replies: 164
- Views: 94777
Re: Solar energy news and discussion
Expanding the Bull’s Eye of Solar Development on Public Lands by Dustin Mulvaney April 2, 2024 Introduction: (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) Proposed changes to the US Bureau of Land Management’s Western Solar Plan would clear the way for large solar energy projects to be built across vast tracts o...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Peak Oil
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11282
Re: Peak Oil
Led by New U.S Projects, World Set to Quadruple Oil and Gas Production by 2030 by Oliver Milman April 4, 2024 Introduction: (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) The world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of extracted oil and gas from newly approved projects by the end ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: AI & Robotics
- Topic: Drones & UAVs News & Discussions
- Replies: 113
- Views: 122090
Re: Drones & UAVs News & Discussions
The Case For Arming U.S. Navy Warships With Drone Swarms by Tyler Rogoway April 4, 2024 Introduction: (The Drive) Drone attacks on warships have been in the news a lot lately, ushering in what is arguably a new era of naval combat, one that even the most powerful navies in the world don't appear re...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:30 am
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Slovakia News and Discussions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4737
Re: Slovakia News and Discussions
Slovak Presidency Goes to Prime Minister Fico’s Proxy by Tom Nicholson April 6, 2024 Introduction: (Politico) Speaker of Parliament Peter Pellegrini defeated pro-West career diplomat Ivan Korčok for the Slovak presidency in a runoff election Saturday, giving Prime Minister Robert Fico’s ruling coal...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: Transport & Infrastructure
- Topic: Electric Vehicles News & Discussions
- Replies: 304
- Views: 230110
Re: Electric Vehicles News & Discussions
Electric Vehicles are Lowering San Francisco Bay Area's Carbon Footprint April 4, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) An extensive CO2 monitoring network set up around the San Francisco Bay Area by an atmospheric chemist from the University of California, Berkeley, has recorded the first evidence that ...