17 APRIL 2021 Chinese fishermen have recovered a drone boat off the eastern coast of the Chinese mainland, and officials suspect that it is a “reconnaissance device secretly placed by a foreign country,” according to state-owned outlet CCTV. The fishing boat skipper who found the device, Wang Suo, told state media …
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16 APRIL 2021 Google Earth gives you a fascinating 3D tour of the planet in your web browser, and the app’s newest feature lets you look back from the current day all the way to 1984 – so you can see how climate change has changed the face of Earth over the last …
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22 APRIL 2021 Whiskers on cats and other mammals aren’t covered with sensors. Instead, the sensing is done at the base of the whisker, hidden inside a small follicle, and scientists just discovered a lot more about how this biological transmission works. Getting into the follicle to take a look at …
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21 APRIL 2021 Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are basically everywhere, powering everything from smartphones to notebooks, earbuds to gaming devices, and so much more. But while the convenience of this ubiquitous (and Nobel Prize-winning) battery chemistry has radically changed the way we use and charge portable technology, lithium-ion is far from perfect. The …
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20 APRIL 2021 Blood clots are an extremely rare but serious side effect of ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE, regulators announced on Wednesday. The benefits of AstraZeneca’s vaccine still outweigh the risks, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a press release. Still, the agency’s safety committee said it’s important to know the signs of …
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19 APRIL 2021 Millions of gallons of water laced with fertilizer ingredients are being pumped into Florida’s Tampa Bay from a leaking reservoir at an abandoned phosphate plant at Piney Point. As the water spreads into the bay, it carries phosphorus and nitrogen – nutrients that under the right conditions can fuel dangerous …
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