A fusion reactor in the south of France has reached a major milestone towards clean, unlimited energy. Fusion reactor WEST created a super-hot plasma and maintained it for a record-breaking 6 minutes. The experiment lays the foundation for a larger fusion reactor called ITER. A fusion reactor in southern France called WEST has reached a… Read More »
The key to understanding how concerned we should be about the hundreds of tons of DDT dumped on the shores of Los Angeles for several years has been one question: How exactly did this decades-old pesticide—a toxic chemical spread across the seafloor 3,000 feet underwater—keep reentering the food web? Now, in a highly anticipated study,… Read More »
Canada’s military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than anticipated if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial options in space, a House of Commons committee heard Monday. Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Canada, told committee members that Canada lags behind the… Read More »
Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth; But it wasn’t always like this. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth has today. If this water were liquid, Venus might once have been habitable. Over time,… Read More »
WASHINGTON (AP) – Researchers have identified for the first time a genetic form of late-life Alzheimer’s disease in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known that a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk of Alzheimer’s, including aging. The majority of Alzheimer’s cases… Read More »
SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark when Ross Woodruff jumped into a truck to haul soybean seeds to his brother Mark, whose planter had run out. It was the first day they were able to plant after heavy rains two weeks ago left most of the 9,000 acres too muddy to carry… Read More »
If you are a coffee lover who likes to visit different concerts and spend time on Netflix, you may be at high risk of suffering from a common brain disorder. Scientists warn that some seemingly harmless habits can prematurely age the brain, and your chances of developing dementia may increase with different daily habits. From… Read More »
How much does Whitehall hate rural voters? Releasing apex predators into rural areas should give us a clue. Now the beleaguered rural electorate is in danger of being completely cut off from the modern world. The old BT circuit-switched telephone network is being shut down and replaced by a digital service; This means that when… Read More »
Farmers’ confidence in England and Wales has fallen to an all-time low, with more than four-fifths of farmers saying they have been adversely affected by months of wet weather, industry leaders have warned. According to a survey by the National Farmers Union (NFU), production in all areas of agriculture (agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry, horticulture and… Read More »
Farmer confidence in England and Wales has fallen to an all-time low, with four fifths of farmers saying they have been adversely affected by months of wet weather, industry leaders said. According to a survey by the National Farmers Union (NFU), production in all areas of agriculture (agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry, horticulture and dairy) is… Read More »