234 articles from FRIDAY 19.2.2021
Nicaragua leaders face backlash after forming space agency amid human rights crisis
Critics say President Daniel Ortega is attempting to distract from his dismal human rights record and poor response to the pandemicNicaragua has created a new National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, prompting scorn from critics in a nation experiencing a steady erosion of human rights since a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests three...
The dentist who helped a koala to walk
Jon Doulman built a unique prosthetic after hearing about Triumph, a koala born without a foot.
Climate Change: How much did it cost the US economy in 2020?
Last year saw a record numbers of extreme weather events costing billions of dollars in damages.
UK to launch 'high risk' science agency
The new agency will help "cement the UK's position as a science superpower", the government says.
Fuel for earliest life forms: Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks
- ScienceDaily
- 21/2/19 00:02
For the first time, biologically-relevant organic molecules have been detected in Archaean fluid inclusions, which most likely served as nutrients for early life on Earth.
Tuning electrode surfaces to optimize solar fuel production
- ScienceDaily
- 21/2/19 00:02
Scientists discovered that changing the topmost layer of atoms on electrode surfaces can impact the activity of splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen -- a clean fuel.
Songbirds' reproductive success reduced by natural gas compressor noise
- ScienceDaily
- 21/2/19 00:02
Some songbirds are not dissuaded by constant, loud noise emitted by natural gas pipeline compressors and will establish nests nearby. The number of eggs they lay is unaffected by the din, but their reproductive success ultimately is diminished.