22 articles from SATURDAY 11.1.2020
Beware a closing of the British mind if we abandon European endeavours | Nick Cohen
Post-Brexit, we should be wary of spurning joint projects in science and educationLeaving the EU will produce the greatest loss of freedom since the Second World War. The freedom of businesses to trade with Europe dominates politics. But I suspect the loss of the freedom of the individual to live and work where they want in the EU, to fall in love and bring home whoever they choose and, above all,...
2 Aussie wildfires merge into inferno; man seriously burned
Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home, in a night of treacherous conditions during the nation's unprecedented wildfire crisis, officials said Saturday.
How astrology paved the way for predictive analytics
Astrology has influenced science for millennia, argues a new book – and it endures in algorithmic data modellingIf you type “Why are millennials” into Google, the top result completes the question with “obsessed with astrology”. Never mind the answer; the question alone is likely to incite exasperation among scientists, most of whom would condemn astrology as pseudoscience at its most...
Sri Lanka elephants: 'Record number' of deaths in 2019
Officials warn that human activity is resulting in rising numbers of elephant deaths.
I thought I needed alcohol to enjoy sex… but being sober made it so much better
Drunk sex was the only kind I could have with a new guy – until I quit drinking and focussed on sexual satisfactionI never expected I’d be proud of myself for having a one-night stand. Before I quit drinking, I’d always say I “loved dating”. Truthfully, I loved drinking and drunk sex was often the logical conclusion of the evening. I’d convince myself that having four or five drinks on...
Fossil Reveals Earth's Oldest Known Animal Guts
They say you should trust your gut, which is what Emmy Smith did when she went hunting for fossils in 2016. Smith, a field geologist, had a hunch she would find something interesting at a site north of Pahrump, Nevada, and she did. But what her gut hadn't told her was that some of those fossils would turn out to contain the oldest known animal guts on the planet."It was just really...
Scientists Warn Almond Milk Is Destructive for the Environment
Billions and billions of bees are dying at the hands of the almond...
Residents of San Francisco's Treasure Island believe nuclear contamination has made them sick for years. The site is getting 8,000 new homes.
A developer is planning to build 8,000 residential units on Treasure Island, a formal Naval site that once hosted nuclear-training...
Scientists detected ripples in space and time from a potentially new class of collision in the universe. Their observatory cracked a 100-year-old mystery posed by Einstein.
The collision might have produced hundreds of Earths' worth of gold and platinum. But some signs indicate the metals disappeared into a black...
New project aims to build zero-emission car entirely designed, made in Canada
Building a zero-emission concept car that's entirely designed and made in Canada — that's the goal for the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers'...