188 articles from FRIDAY 9.7.2021
Australia Covid live news updates: NSW crisis widens amid fears of extended lockdown
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to update case numbers after new hotspots listed by NSW HealthWhat went wrong: how Delta exposed the NSW approach to Covid‘Stuffed’: how Australia’s ‘unconscionable’ gamble on Covid vaccines backfiredStronger restrictions for Sydney as Gladys Berejiklian flags lockdown extensionNSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; Qld restrictions; Qld hotspotsLatest Sydney...
Legal experts push to make 'ecocide' an international crime alongside genocide
A group of legal scholars from around the world are working to make “ecocide” an international crime alongside genocide and war...
Moth's former name dropped by these bug experts after it came under scrutiny for being offensive
Bug experts are dropping the LDD moth's common name because it's considered an ethnic slur. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, is getting rid of the common name of the gypsy moth and the lesser-known gypsy...
50 years ago, astronauts trained in Sudbury, Ont., for the Apollo 16 moon mission
A planetary scientist who helped guide astronauts around Sudbury, Ont., during their training in 1971 for the Apollo 16 moon mission and then in 1972 for Apollo 17 recalls the landmark...
The Jeff Bezos-Richard Branson Space Race Is About More Than Two Billionaires’ Egos
Nobody is selling Team Bezos or Team Branson t-shirts just yet. The competition between billionaires Jeff Bezos (founder of Blue Origin) and Richard Branson (co-founder of Virgin Galactic) to see who can be first to space may never have the historical cachet of Red Sox versus Yankees, Lincoln versus Douglas, Hamilton versus Burr, but it’s a hot contest all the same. This Sunday, July 11,...
Electric trucks can go the (short) distance
Whether you call them semis, tractor-trailers, or 18-wheelers, heavy-duty trucks keep the economy (literally) moving. And at least some of them might be ready to go electric.
These workhorses have an outsize climate impact. Globally, heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks and buses, make up about 10% of all motor vehicles but produce around half of all carbon dioxide emissions and over 70% of...
Elevated warming, ozone have detrimental effects on plant roots, promote soil carbon loss
Two factors that play a key role in climate change—increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels—appear to have detrimental effects on soybean plant roots, their relationship with symbiotic microorganisms in the soil and the ways the plants sequester carbon.
Remote control for plants
Plants have microscopically small pores on the surface of their leaves called stomata. These help plants regulate the influx of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. They also prevent the loss of too much water and withering away during drought.
Scientists solve 40-year mystery over Jupiter's X-ray aurora
A research team co-led by UCL has solved a decades-old mystery as to how Jupiter produces a spectacular burst of X-rays every few minutes.