Green Alternative to Border Wall Might Have Saved Texas

March 04, 2021

Green Alternative to Border Wall Might Have Saved Texas

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March 04, 2021

Policy & Ethics

Green Alternative to Border Wall Might Have Saved Texas

A U.S.-Mexico corridor of renewable energy and water could have prevented widespread emergencies

Biology

100-Million-Year-Old Seafloor Sediment Bacteria Have Been Resuscitated

The evidence mounts that bacteria can be effectively immortal

By Jennifer Frazer

Climate

Huge Atmospheric Rivers Could Quicken Antarctic Ice Melt

Some of the big storms actually bring more snow, but others cause major melting

By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Medical & Biotech

AI System Can Sniff Out Disease as Well as Dogs Do

Researchers are training algorithms to emulate trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, perhaps including COVID-19

By Prachi Patel

Biology

Kangaroos with Puppy Dog Eyes

New research shows that when faced with an impossible task, the marsupials look to humans for help.

By Jason G. Goldman | 04:19

Policy & Ethics

Andrew Cuomo Should Resign

The sexual harassment charges are bad enough, but the man the media crowned “America’s Governor” last year needlessly let thousands of New Yorkers die from COVID

By Steven W. Thrasher

Policy & Ethics

Science and Society Are Failing Children in the COVID Era

The school reopening debate points toward a broader range of problems facing the young

By Nason Maani,Sandro Galea

Physics

This Is the Fastest Random-Number Generator Ever Built

A laser generates quantum randomness at a rate of 250 trillion bits per second and could lead to devices small enough to fit on a single chip

By Davide Castelvecchi,Nature magazine

Public Health

Teens and Other Volunteers Help Seniors Find Scarce COVID Shots

Sign-up systems for vaccines are horribly confusing, so people across the U.S. set up Facebook pages and phone lines with hands-on help

By Marla Broadfoot

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