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Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk
You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential ... Read More
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This Day in History, March 10
On March 10th, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the famous phone call: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
90 in March? Las Vegas prepares for extended heat wave
If you thought it was warm at the beginning of this month, wait until this weekend.
A major heat wave is expected to infiltrate Southern Nevada by the end of this week, with record daily high temperatures expected to be ...Read more
Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
DENVER — Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according to federal forecasters.
Modeling released late last ...Read more
Apple postpones smart home display launch as it waits for new AI and Siri
Apple Inc.’s artificial intelligence struggles are rippling through its product plans, forcing the company to delay a long-in-the-works smart home display until later this year, according to people with knowledge of the ...Read more
United Launch Alliance tapped to provide replacement Artemis stages after revamp
NASA moved quickly to tap United Launch Alliance to help fill in the blank space the agency created when it decided to alter its Artemis program’s future launches.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman had announced Feb. 27...Read more
Today's Word "dinkum"
dinkum \DING-kehm\ (noun) - Genuine, honest person or thing.
"Fair dinkum, you won the lottery?" asked an incredulous Mick as Jason walked in wearing a new suit, after he told everyone of his good fortune.
Fair dinkum is...Read more
Different Perspectives
You can actually view words from a different perspective. For example, number could mean getting more numb, while a butter could simply be a goat or a ram.
And now for the problem. What do you call a wicked thing?
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SpaceX lines up Monday night launch of a pay-TV satellite
Every now and then, SpaceX has a customer other than itself including a planned launch Monday night that won’t be the company’s Starlink satellites. Instead, it’s looking to send a pay-TV satellite to space for ...Read more
Judge tells Trump administration to comply with ruling to send disaster aid to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has agreed to force the Trump administration to restore a federal disaster preparedness program, after an initial order in late December already called on it to do so.
The judge approved ...Read more
US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades
Oil is a global market, so when prices rise in one place, they rise everywhere. The current war against Iran has already raised oil prices significantly.
Mideast oil production has been slowed by efforts to ...Read more
Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small glacier-dammed lake 5 ...Read more
Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people’s exposure to pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’
Every morning, people fasten their watch, slip on a bracelet and head out the door without thinking much about what they might encounter along the way. The air they breathe, the dust on their hands and the surfaces they...Read more
Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable
The electricity needed to power new Pennsylvania data centers already in advanced stages of planning could power 11 million homes – nearly twice the total number of households in the state.
Companies that want...Read more
Why do mountaintops stay snowy, even though they’re closer to the Sun?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Why do we see snow on mountaintops that are closer to the...Read more
Today's Word "extirpate"
extirpate \EK-stehr-peyt\ (verb) - 1 : To completely remove surgically. 2 : To annihilate, exterminate, destroy completely, especially by rooting out.
"We are going to extirpate every single source of drugs in the city." ...Read more
Backwards Strike?
This is a newspaper headline:
Workers Strike - Want to Make Less Money!
What is going on?
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This Day in History, March 9
On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll debuted.
Why almost 67% of Allegheny County's streams are ranked as 'impaired'
Most Allegheny County residents likely are unaware of a narrow stream with rust-colored water that meanders beneath roadways and private property in Mon Valley communities, including Elizabeth Borough and Forward Township....Read more
Twin Cities plays major role in plan to protect endangered rusty patched bumblebee
A long-awaited critical habitat plan for Minnesota’s fuzzy, chubby and endangered rusty patched bumblebee may be delayed for a few months longer.
The Trump administration has asked a federal judge for another extension ...Read more
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
It is that time again. Time to wonder: Why do we turn the clocks forward and backward twice a year? Academics, scientists, politicians, economists, employers, parents – and just about everyone else you will interact ...Read more
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- US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades
- Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk
- Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
- Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people’s exposure to pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’
- Apple postpones smart home display launch as it waits for new AI and Siri
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