As a social media user, you can be eager to share content. You can also try to judge whether it is true or not. But for many people it is difficult to prioritize both these things at once. That’s the conclusion of a new experiment led by MIT scholars, which finds
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On Sept. 26, 2022, at precisely 6:14 p.m. ET, a box-shaped spacecraft no bigger than a loveseat smashed directly into an asteroid wider than a football field. The planned impact knocked the space rock off its orbit, showing for the first time that an asteroid can potentially be deflected away
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Working and producing less to reduce humanity’s carbon footprint is part of a growing movement towards a ‘degrowth’ economy. The Great Resignation and four-day work week trials around the world have shown that many people are ready to shift their work-life balance towards life. While this is a movement that is
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“Seismic change” is needed for the UK to be appealing for future space missions, following the failure of Virgin Orbit’s Start Me Up mission, industry representatives have told MPs. The UK government is being urged to redirect funding earmarked for space projects to hospitals, as investors lose trust in the country’s
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Just 60 miles of infill electrification on Britain’s railway network would decarbonise key parts of the country’s logistics system, say the authors of a new report, while 800 miles of additional electrification would enable 95 per cent of rail freight to be electrically hauled. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) launched a project called the Critical Technology Tracker, which collects and visualizes data representing worldwide progress on “crucial technology fields spanning defense, space, robotics, energy, the environment, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, advanced materials and key quantum technology areas.” At the time of its inception, the Critical
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From smart watches and meditation apps to digital assistants and social media platforms, we interact with technology daily. And some of these technologies have become an essential part of our social and professional lives. In exchange for access to their digital products and services, many tech companies collect and use our
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University of Houston researchers are developing a program to teach small-scale, underserved and limited resources (SULR) farmers how to improve their crop production by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon removal. The work is supported by a nearly $5 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources
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Decklar Resources Inc. and its co-venturer Millenium Oil & Gas Company Limited have announced the execution of additional crude oil sale and purchase agreements and to provide updates regarding crude oil delivery operations at the Oza Oil Field in Nigeria. Under the arrangement, the firms will deliver an additional 150,000 barrels
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gave a presidential order to the Ministry of Power and other relevant agencies to ensure that Nigerians have access to affordable electricity. Speaking while inaugurating the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project constructed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to supply 50 megawatts of electricity to
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