In the 1950s, the people of Minamata, Japan started seeing strange behavior from the local cats, and it wasn’t long before humans were showing the same symptoms. Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D.A. Noe, Nicholas Smith, سلطان
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Extreme drought has caused water levels in China’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, to drop by almost 10 metres between June and August.Credit: Shen Junfeng/VCG via Getty Many regions of China are just emerging from a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two months, and which was followed by one of the worst droughts in nearly
SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday. “Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran,” Musk said in response to a tweet from a science reporter. Musk had initially announced that
Uniper has received billions in financial aid from the German government as a result of surging gas and electric prices following Russia’s war in Ukraine. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The German government on Wednesday agreed to the nationalization of utility Uniper as it strives to keep the industry afloat in the
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT YouTube’s chief product officer Neal Mohan, left, with YouTube stars Cassey Ho, center, and iJustine, front second-right, at Nasdaq on May 5, 2016. Rommel Demano | Getty Images As YouTube tries to chase down TikTok in the short-video market, the Google-owned company says it will
PARIS — Nations that have signed the U.S.-led Artemis Accords met in person for the first time Sept. 19 as an initial step to elaborate on the principles for safe and sustainable space exploration. Representatives from the 21 countries that have signed the Accords met on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress here. The
Well folks, this is it. The final entry to our “What Would Dolly Parton Do? 9 To 5 in the Climate Tech Sector” series. And this week, I wanted to sneak a peek at the other side of the startup ecosystem: venture capital (VC) firms. As we all know by now, to make the cut,
According to a study, growing trees appear to be difficult in urban areas like cities. Trees could offer cities many advantages as the planet warms up by removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing much-needed shade in the summer. However, a recent study found that urban environments are already hostile to several tree species and
The rabbit-sized mammals called rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) sing to woo their mates. Vlad Demartsev at the University of Konstanz in Germany and his colleagues had noticed that their songs seemed to have a beat. The typical hyrax song has an ‘isochronous’ rhythm, which means that notes are spaced at regular intervals. (Some human songs
GM is transforming its business to meet the future of transportation by introducing a full lineup of new electric vehicles this year. With “EV for everyone,” GM is hoping it can reach the masses and speed up the transition to sustainable transportation. In the company’s latest push toward a cleaner future, the automaker released seven
Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at an Economic Club of Washington luncheon in Washington on October 18, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff said the cloud software company has much more to do in the area of cybersecurity following an attack at Uber involving Salesforce’s
PARIS — SpinLaunch, a company developing a launch system that uses a centrifuge as a first stage, raised $71 million to continue work on that system and a line of satellites. SpinLaunch, based in Long Beach, California, announced Sept. 20 it raised the funding in a Series B round led by ATW Partners, with the
In this article SCBFY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Antonio Guterres photographed in New York last September. On Tuesday, he said fossil fuel firms and their “enablers” needed to be held to account. John Minchillo | Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that developed economies should
Best fish for humans and Earth This graphic shows which types of seafood are both nutritious and better for the planet than eating meat. Looking at 41 seafood species, researchers established a nutritional score that accounted for essential nutrients, such as certain fats and vitamins. They then compared the species’ nutrient density with the greenhouse-gas
In this article TSLA A Tesla Megapack in Moss Landing, California Andrew Evers | CNBC At least one Tesla Megapack caught fire early Tuesday morning at the energy storage facility operated by utility PG&E in Monterey, California. As of late Tuesday morning, there were no power outages for PG&E customers, nor any injuries to on-site
In this article MSFT Panos Panay, chief product officer of Microsoft, holds the Surface Neo laptop computer during a Microsoft product event in New York on Oct. 2, 2019. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday said it’s starting to release the first major update to Windows 11, the current version of
Aerospace: ‘The missile warning and tracking programs will weigh heavily in debates about the future of U.S. space systems’ NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Space Force in its 2023 budget adds billions of dollars for new constellations of missile-warning and missile-tracking satellites. But there is yet no consensus around a plan for how the Pentagon will
Salesforce aspires to democratize the process of buying carbon credits. With a new platform scheduled to debut next month at netzero.salesforce.com, businesses will be able to buy carbon credits from a trusted partner with a third-party verification. The Net Zero Marketplace will officially launch in October at the VERGE 22 conference in San Jose, representing
Based on the most recent nation environmental officials’ statement, a newfound pack of wolves has recently been seen in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Wolf Population in Oregon (Photo : Photo by OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)Wolves are photographed in a forest near the Russian border, in Hukkajarvi, eastern Finland, on May 16, 2022. The Oregon Department
During a presentation at IAA Transportation in Germany this week, Chinese EV manufacturer Build Your Dreams (BYD) has shared a myriad of new commercial EV technologies that will initially debut in Europe. The most prominent of the bunch is BYD’s new eBus platform, which is powered by BYD’s durable Blade Batteries, currently being used in
A paper published last week proposed a hypothesis that identified 95% of the missing stuff in the universe, but the headlines have been a little over-hyped. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———-
The human body can have some odd, and sometimes gross, quirks. Like, why do we blush or laugh, especially when someone burps or farts? And what’s even up with us having so much gas to begin with?! It sounds like it’s time for a compilation! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Why Do We Laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-kXSS1_yc Why
One cubic millimetre doesn’t sound like much. But in the human brain, that volume of tissue contains some 50,000 neural ‘wires’ connected by 134 million synapses. Jeff Lichtman wanted to trace them all. To generate the raw data, he used a protocol known as serial thin-section electron microscopy, imaging thousands of slivers of tissue over
Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system’s asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks – one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbours. Scientists are now gaining a fuller understanding of this Martian trait, with help from NASA’s robotic InSight
Bret Taylor, co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at the Viva Technology Conference in Paris on June 15, 2022. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ten months after his promotion to co-CEO of Salesforce, serving alongside famed founder Marc Benioff, Bret Taylor is gearing up to take the stage at the annual Dreamforce conference for the
PARIS — NASA officials say they’re ready to try a new approach to fueling the Space Launch System to prevent the return of leaks that scrubbed an earlier launch attempt even though they are not certain what caused that leak. Preparations are underway for the Sept. 21 tanking test of the SLS at Launch Complex
Hurricane Fiona showed its force by unleashing heavy rains, causing major flooding in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Fiona became a Category 2 hurricane on Monday evening with up to 100 mph maximum sustained winds and made landfall on September 18 on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico., Punto Tocon, AccuWeather reported. On Monday
Kia will start producing electric vehicles in the United States starting in 2024 in order to qualify for new EV tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, according to Korean news outlets Maeli Business News and SBS. The report is light on details and cites an unidentified source, but the news is not unexpected given
In this article AAPL Apple introduced the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch 8 products, and new AirPods Pro at an event in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 7, 2022. Sofia Pitt, CNBC Apple just released its high-end iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max on Friday, and some complaints are coming in about a bizarre camera flaw.
Maj. Gen. Schiess: ‘We are preparing and posturing for the fight’ NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Space Operations Command is assigning cybersecurity and intelligence specialists to work side-by-side with satellite operators so they’re better prepared to protect U.S. systems from electronic and physical threats, said Maj. Gen. Douglas Schiess. “We are preparing and posturing
Direct carbon capture is a climate solution with bipartisan support, new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and backing from big polluters. It also aligns with America’s love of new technologies and new companies that can change the world. Of course it has its downsides: Giving those big polluters a way to keep polluting and
It doesn’t sound right does it? This video explains how it’s possible to freeze anti-freeze and the chemistry behind it. Stream Full Episodes of Outrageous Acts of Science: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/outrageous-acts-of-science/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScience Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel https://www.facebook.com/OutrageousActsOfScience/ Follow us on Twitter: Tweets by ScienceChannel Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ScienceChannel/
Some 7.5 million children have lost one or both parents to COVID-19. Credit: Jaipal Singh/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Roughly 10.5 million children worldwide have a parent or carer who died from COVID-19, according to a modelling study1. The figure is a dramatic increase on earlier estimates. India, Indonesia and Egypt were the countries most affected; other regions throughout
With Amazon Pharmacy, Prime customers in the United States can get their prescription medications shipped to their home for free. Amazon Two Amazon executives who played a formative role in the retail giant’s push into health care are departing. TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen, the co-founders of prescription drug startup PillPack, will leave Amazon at
TAMPA, Fla. — Lynk Global secured regulatory approval Sept. 16 to operate its initial cellphone-compatible constellation globally, although the startup needs to deploy more satellites and get landing rights before it can start services. The Federal Communications Commission approved Lynk’s plan for an initial 10 pizza-boxed shaped satellites, designed to deliver basic connectivity services directly
Biologists have discovered that a Burmese python’s appetite is not solely driven by the size of its own head and body. They developed extremely elastic skin around their lower jaws, which enables them to eat prey that is as much as six times bigger than snakes of comparable size. Pythons are skilled chokers (Photo :
American EV automaker Rivian is rolling out a new all-electric fleet of mobile service vehicles to support the growing number of R1T pickups and R1S SUVs hitting roads around the US. In addition to the images we’ve captured below, you’ll see a video posted by CEO RJ Scaringe, showing Rivian Vans and R1Ts being outfitted
Watch as NASA’s DART Mission Attempts the World’s First-Ever Test of Planetary Defense Description: Countdown to impact as NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) attempts humanity’s first-ever test of planetary defense! The DART spacecraft will intentionally crash into asteroid Dimorphos at 7:14 p.m. ET on Monday, September 26, 2022 to see if kinetic force can
If annotations aren’t working use the links below! CGPGrey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 /Tom: http://youtube.com/tom Where’s My Challenge: http://www.youtube.com/user/WheresMyChallenge#p/u/2/GnH2AJxU4jk History of our solar system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_nebula Earth and Theia Collision animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO45ZiGql8E Theia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia_%28planet%29#Theia Collecting Moon Rocks raw video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJTgc7w8wf0 Plate Techtonics through time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYbTNFN3NBo Pangea vid 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuScA58BgRE Other supercontinents in history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercontinent
Head to https://complexlycalendars.com/products/scishowspace to buy your 2023 SciShow Space calendar today! Mars’s moon, Phobos, is striped with grooves all across its surface. But if one theory about where they came from is true, does that mean this moon might be on its way out? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ———- Huge thanks go to the
A team of scientists has announced a surprising discovery – that they were able to create matter out of nothing. The experiment was carried out in January 2022, in which strong electric fields were created in a simple laboratory leveraging the unique properties of grapheme, which enabled the creation of particle-antiparticle pair from nothing at
Researchers across all disciplines worldwide could soon be assessed under a new agreement that drops impact factors and other standard metrics.Credit: Getty Universities, scientific academies, funding institutions and other organizations around the world will have the option to sign a document that would oblige signatories to change how they assess researchers for jobs, promotions and
PARIS — France will increase spending on national and European space programs as the European Space Agency works to secure commitments for its own significant budget increase. In a speech at the opening ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here Sept. 18, French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced the government planned to allocate more
Reprinted from GreenBuzz, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. Who’s leading on sustainability — European or U.S. companies? It’s an open question, and the answer depends largely on who you ask. While American observers generally credit the Europeans with being at the forefront of policies and action, many Europeans look west to America for leadership.
Alligators living in a Texas lake seem to have started to thirst for human blood by attacking boats for unknown reasons. Even local authorities and locals have no clue as to why the gators are on a rampage recently. There were no reported human casualties. While they are still wild animals, authorities said such attacks
Applying for a grant takes time and effort, but there are ways to make your application stand out from others.Credit: Getty Writing a research proposal is a time-consuming but priceless opportunity to develop research ideas, build critical-thinking skills and develop communications strategies — not to mention obtaining funding. As research-development strategists, we coach both clinical
The biggest downside to all of the cool and wild electric vehicles I regularly find as part of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column is that most would never be street legal. But this fun-looking little flatbed trike truck seems to have solved that problem, at least in name only. The
PARIS — A major arm of China’s state-owned space contractor is looking at developing a series of partially and fully-reusable launch vehicles apparently in response to SpaceX’s Starship. A paper published in the journal Aerospace Technology outlines plans under consideration by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) for a number of launch vehicles with
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