Tag: Science

Granholm Grilled On Budget, ‘Anti-Fossil Fuels’ Stance

April 28, 2022
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In separate hearings on April 28, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was questioned on her department’s proposed 2023 budget by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Appropriations Committee’s energy subcommittee. At $48.2 billion, the budget would increase by 21.7 percent from the enacted level in 2021. It would provide $2.1 billion…

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Fossils of Giant Marine Reptiles Found High in the Swiss Alps

April 28, 2022
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Fossils from some of the largest creatures ever to swim Earth’s oceans—whale-sized marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs—have been found in a counterintuitive place: atop three mountains in the Swiss Alps up to 8,990 feet above sea level. Scientists on Thursday described rib and vertebrae fossils from two ichthyosaur individuals: one about 69 feet long and the…

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Biden Bans Incandescent Lightbulbs

April 28, 2022
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The energy department announced on Monday that it had finalized new rules restricting the sale of energy-inefficient incandescent and halogen lightbulbs, effectively obliging manufacturers to switch to compact fluorescent and LED lighting in the Biden administration’s latest effort to promote energy efficiency. The new rules ban the sale of lightbulbs that illuminate at a rate…

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Reliance on Russian Uranium Worries Lawmakers, Nuclear Experts

April 28, 2022
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As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, the United States and wider world’s dependence on uranium from Russia and its allies is raising serious questions, all the more so because of rising worldwide interest in nuclear power. According to the Energy Information Administration, 47 percent of the uranium used by civilian reactors originates in Russia or two…

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What Does Death Feel Like? Earthquake Survivors Report Pleasant Feeling

April 27, 2022
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On July 28, 1976, the monstrous Tangshan earthquake caused more than 240,000 fatalities and 160,000 serious injuries. Medical workers in China did case studies on the survivors, most of whom had been buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings, to try and find out whether they had near-death experiences, and if so, how they felt.  The results…

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SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA After Private Flight

April 27, 2022
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It’s the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, Jessica Watkins. “This is one of the most diversified,…

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NASA Administrator Talks Moon and Beyond

April 27, 2022
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is looking forward to the first test flight of the Space Launch System rocket, and, later, the first manned flight to the moon in more than 50 years. Nelson held a media briefing Tuesday ahead of the Crew-4 launch to the International Space Station. “Right now we are proceeding on. We’re…

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Books May Be the Answer to Fighting Cancer Brain Fog

April 27, 2022
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Researchers from the University of South Australia are studying the potential effect of bibliotherapy, or being read to, by investigating the possibility of fictional reading as a form of “escape” for cancer patients. “There is something to be said for losing yourself in a book and escaping reality for a while, particularly for people who…

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NASA Chief: US Entering Space Travel ‘Golden Era’

April 26, 2022
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says the United States is entering a “golden era,” of space exploration. Nelson held a media briefing ahead of the Crew-4 launch. SpaceX Crew-4 is Crew Dragon’s fourth NASA commercial crew operational flight. The mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station. The Crew-4 flight will…

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Biden Slashes Millions of Acres Eligible for Oil Drilling in Alaska

April 26, 2022
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The Biden administration is closing off almost half of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) from oil and gas drilling, overturning a Trump-era policy that would have allowed oil development on more than 80 percent of the reserve. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of the Interior, announced the decision on April 25….

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