Scientists Want to Smell Ocean Radiation to Predict Tsunamis

We don’t know a whole lot about how radioactive the ocean is, but it would help predict disasters if we did.

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To what extent are we are ruled by unconscious forces?

Decades of research gives insight into how free our choices really are.

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Bitcoin's Volatility Is Spilling Over to U.S. Stocks, Study Says

In an investigation that finishes up the world's greatest token is not, at this point a periphery resource class, DBS's Chief Economist Taimur Baig and Macro Strategist Chang Wei Liang composed that S&P 500 agreements will in general enroll greater swings after Bitcoin shot up or somewhere around 10% in the range of 60 minutes.

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‘Stranger than anything dreamed up by sci-fi’: will we ever understand black holes?

In the new documentary Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know, the work of Stephen Hawking and others in trying to figure out a mystery for the age is put under the spotlight.

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Amazon shareholders to vote on revealing retailer’s plastic footprint

Amazon is under pressure to reduce its plastic footprint, as shareholders prepare to vote on Wednesday on a resolution calling for it to disclose how much of its plastic packaging ends up in the environment.

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Viasat gives FCC an ultimatum to stop SpaceX Starlink expansion

SpaceX’s Starlink deployment could face a new hurdle, with satellite operator Viasat petitioning the FCC to stop Elon Musk’s company from expanding its internet-beaming constellation. Viasat, itself a satellite internet provider, has accused Starlink of being a potential environmental nightmare, as SpaceX targets more than 4,400 satellites in total.

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Why do we feel less lonely in loud environments?

New research explores how louder sounds make people feel closer and more connected to others, while quietness evokes a sense of loneliness.

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