Google Street View cars have driven 100,000 miles in 4,000 hours to collect data on how levels of pollution differ from street to street in parts of California.
Now the company is releasing that data in hopes that scientists and others can use it…
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NASA created a playlist of creepy space sounds
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NASA dropped a spooky mixtape filled with interplanetary music of our cosmos, with such great hits like “Kepler: Star KIC7671081B Light Curves Waves to Sound,” “Plasmaspheric Hiss,” “Jupiter Sounds 2001,” and “Chorus Radio Waves within Earth’s Atmosphere.” Read more…
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The moon will have close encounters with two star clusters this week
The moon is taking center stage this month in skies around the world.
Earth’s only natural satellite will have two impressive encounters with star clusters this week as the moon slides by the far-off stellar objects.
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Fragile climate talks begin in the wake of Trump’s trashing of Paris Climate Agreement
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During a year of climate confrontation, the world has closed ranks around the Paris deal struck in 2015.
Momentum was “irreversible”, said a statement released by the German, French and Italian leaders in the hours after Donald Trump said he would leave or “renegotiate” the accord.
In the lead up to the annual U.N. talks in Bonn, which kick off on Monday, rhetoric from all nations has been uniform — confident, calm, defiant. Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel will attend the meeting in solidarity.
SEE ALSO: Major federal climate report rebuts everything Trump administration has said about climate change Read more…
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There’s a parasite that actually makes some men like the smell of cat urine
We spoke to a doctor who specializes in parasites about a specific kind of parasite that may be connected to a behavioral change in men if they become infected. Read more…More about Science, Health, Animals, Cats, and Mashable Video
View More There’s a parasite that actually makes some men like the smell of cat urineHere’s what it’s like to have climate change affect your island home
Of all the places where climate change affects, it’s the small island nations of the Pacific Ocean that are being hit the hardest.
It’s a story that’s being presented by Fijians in a VR documentary called Our Home, Our People, which has been put …
How to build one of Earth’s largest telescopes
Huge telescopes dot mountainsides around the world.
From Hawaii to Chile, scientists seek out the perfect site with fair weather and dark, clear skies to peer deeply into space, clocking the movements of distant stars, planets, and other object…
Harrison Ford: ‘We’ve got people in charge of important sh*t who don’t believe in science’
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Harrison Ford may be Hollywood’s most entertaining grumpy, old man. His penchant for blunt real talk, especially on topics he cares about, is downright refreshing.
Such was the case on Thursday night when Ford received an award from the environmental non-profit group, Conservation International. The actor used his acceptance speech that night to dish out some pointed criticism of Donald Trump and his misfit team of climate change skeptics.
“We face an unprecedented moment in this country. Today’s greatest threat is not climate change, not pollution, not flood or fire,” Ford said (via The Hollywood Reporter). “It’s that we’ve got people in charge of important shit who don’t believe in science.” Read more…
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View More Harrison Ford: ‘We’ve got people in charge of important sh*t who don’t believe in science’Dispatches from the cutting edge of computer vision
The International Conference on Computer Vision just wrapped up, and at it the finest minds in CV and machine learning compared notes, gave presentations, and probably just marveled at how far we’ve come in the last few years. The world of assistive AI and self-driving cars requires computer vision to advance by leaps and bounds, and the researchers of the world are happy to oblige. Here… Read More
How civil rights activists harnessed the power of Amazon when America needed it most
When a group of civil rights activists saw the mounting need in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico following devastating hurricanes, they had an epiphany: It’s on usUnsatisfied with the speed in which disaster relief flowed into ravaged areas, they made…
View More How civil rights activists harnessed the power of Amazon when America needed it mostMajor federal climate report rebuts everything Trump administration has said about climate change
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Global warming is real. It’s happening because of human activities, and it’s on the cusp of pushing the climate toward tipping points or other “unforeseen consequences” that could reshape the planet as we know it, warns a new federal report released on Friday.
The report, part of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, is mandated by Congress, and has undergone extensive peer review by the National Academy of Sciences, various federal agencies, and the public. It’s the most up-to-date climate science report since the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s last report was issued in 2013, and it paints an increasingly dire picture of where the planet — and the U.S. in particular, is headed. Read more…
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Periodic table coasters are the coasters you’ll remember to use
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Coasters: those things that have been sitting on the table for years that we somehow always forget to use. This glowing radioactive elements coaster set is as fun as it is functional, and is your answer to never forgetting to use a coaster again.
These pressure sensor coasters light up and change colors when a drink is set on them, so saving the table from water marks has never been more fun. They emit a soothing, radioactive glow without the actual radiation —perfect for a party. Keep your guests entertained, your tables safe, and tabs on which drink is yours. (There’s no off switch, so they may be your new nightlight as well.) Read more…
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