23 articles from SUNDAY 3.11.2019
Starwatch: Mars draws close to Spica, Virgo's brightest star
Conjunction takes place low towards the dawn horizon, making Mars slightly difficult to pick outThere’s a pretty sight awaiting sky watchers in the morning skies towards the end of the week. Looking east, the planet Mars will be drawing close to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, the virgin. The chart shows the view at 06:00 GMT on 9 November. Spica is one of the 20 brightest...
Storm Amelie pummels France with violent winds, downpours
Storm winds blasted southern France Sunday, whipping up giant ocean waves, uprooting trees and leaving some 140,000 people without electricity, authorities said.
Time ticks away at wild bison genetic diversity
Evidence is mounting that wild North American bison are gradually shedding their genetic diversity across many of the isolated herds overseen by the U.S. government, weakening future resilience against disease and climate events in the shadow of human encroachment.
Silicon Valley and climate change: Q&A with David Wallace-Wells on The Weekly with Wendy Mesley
California is the hub of some of the smartest and richest people in the world: Silicon Valley. So why aren't they investing more to fight climate change as wildfires burn in their backyards year after...
Dietary fiber effectively purifies carbon nanotubes
- ScienceDaily
- 19/11/3 18:54
A dietary fiber can help separate out semiconducting carbon nanotubes used for making transistors for flexible electronics.
Simple blood test for early detection of breast cancer
- ScienceDaily
- 19/11/3 18:54
Breast cancer could be detected up to five years before there are any clinical signs of it, using a blood test that identifies the body's immune response to substances produced by tumor cells, according to new research.
Trump threatens to cut federal funding for California wildfires
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to California for aid during wildfires that have burned across the state during dry winds this...
Right whale's death caused by entanglement in Canadian gear, says conservation group
The death of a 40-year-old male right whale found floating in U.S. waters was caused by entanglement in Canadian fishing gear. That is the finding of a necropsy performed by the Atlantic Marine Conservation...
Nunavut ransomware attack impacting 'all government services'
The government of Nunvaut's communications system was the victim of a ransomware attack early Saturday morning, and as of Sunday night officials still did not know when systems would come back...
General election 2019: Labour pledges billions for home energy upgrades
The party says a huge programme to fund household energy-saving would reduce bills and create jobs.
Illegal loggers kill Amazon Indigenous warrior who guarded forest
Illegal loggers in the Amazon ambushed an Indigenous group that was formed to protect the forest and shot dead a young warrior and wounded another, leaders of the Guajajara tribe in northern Brazil said...
Naomi Oreskes: ‘Discrediting science is a political strategy’
The Harvard professor on science and scepticism – and why climate deniers have run out of excusesIn her new book Why Trust Science? Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science at Harvard University, argues that if more people heard scientists talk personally about their values, it would help turn back the creeping tide of anti-science sentiment. The former geologist recently gave evidence...
Canso spaceport partners with U.S. company to recycle rockets in space
Houston-based Nanoracks has an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to repurpose its rockets to build things like research stations and fuel depots in...
Two koalas rescued in Australia bushfire but fate of 100s unknown
Two koalas were rescued from a fire-ravaged area of Australia's east coast Saturday but the fate of hundreds more remains uncertain with blazes still raging in their bush habitat.
Asia must quit 'coal addiction': UN chief
The UN chief on Saturday warned Asia to quit its "addiction" to coal, as climate change threatens hundreds of millions of people vulnerable to rising sea levels across the region.
Breast cancer may be detected by blood test five years before clinical signs show
Study by Nottingham researchers shows immune response to tumour cells can reveal diseaseBreast cancer could be detected five years before clinical signs appear in patients thanks to a blood test that could identify the body’s immune responses to tumour cells. That is the claim that has been made about research to be presented at a national cancer conference in Glasgow on Sunday. However, other...
New cocoa deals help peasant farmers, but not enough
The willingness of some multinational firms to pay a cost-of-living bonus for African cocoa planters is welcome but will not save many farmers from grinding poverty, industry sources say.
Indian capital Delhi gasps under choking smog
India's capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog Sunday—the worst levels in recent years—with flights diverted or delayed as politicians blamed each other for failing to tackle the crisis.
Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire
Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings.
'What a mess': McDonald's customers frustrated as 'Hamburglar' hacks more app accounts
The so-called Hamburglar is still at large, infiltrating customers’ McDonald’s app accounts and ordering food on their dime. For some victims, their troubles didn’t end there as they were unhappy with how McDonald’s handled their...
Fears of election meddling on social media were overblown, say researchers
There was little evidence of foreign interference on social media during the federal campaign, but news coverage suggested otherwise, researchers...
Watch what you tweet: New election law 'chills speech,' say critics
Section 91 of the Canada Elections Act came into force temporarily during the last election campaign. It bans the spreading of false information about candidates and politicians, even when a person is not aware the information is...
Jane Fonda: 'I worry about climate activist Greta Thunberg'
The actress and activist on why she's being arrested each week but not wanting to go to prison.