== yjc
How to improve your math skills

You need math, but you don’t have to struggle.

== could wipe out earth based astronomy
China Launches Satellites For Major Network To Rival Starlink

The Thousand Sails Constellation is one of three planned major satellite networks in the country.

UK Royal Mint To Extract Gold From E-Waste

The Royal Mint says there is value in things we are throwing away

== seems to me to be more about increasing tax revenue than food security
In Saskatchewan, North America’s largest inland river delta is under threat

Environmentalists, First Nations leaders worry about potential impact of major irrigation project.

Secrets of hovering kestrels to help drones beat city winds

The sight of a kestrel hanging motionless above the ground as it scans for prey is a trick drone experts are keen to investigate.

== seems like it doesn’t pay to fly Boeing these days
NASA Says Boeing Starliner Astronauts May Fly Home On SpaceX In 2025

Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams could find their ISS stay extended to February of next year.

== paywall?
PaleoScan is a cheap imaging device democratizing fossil research

An NYU computer scientist visited a Brazilian museum and returned to the US on a new mission.

Great Barrier Reef waters reached 400-year temperature highs in the past decade, study finds

Natural wonder unlikely to survive if global warming isn’t curbed, researchers say.

== paywall?
Climate Change Is Shifting the Planet’s Most Basic Properties

Humans have managed to slow the Earth’s spin and shift its axis.

Scientists Find Water Molecules in Lunar Rock Sample for the First Time

The samples from China’s Chang’e 5 mission shed light on lunar resources that could be vital to future missions and habitations.

== yjc, first wordprocessor I used on early IBM pc
WordStar 7, the Last Ever DOS Version, Is Re-Released For Free

The preferred tool of Arthur C Clarke, Anne Rice and George R R Martin

Figure AI’s Humanoid Robot Helped Assemble BMWs At US Factory

BMW has no timeline to integrate humanoid robots into its production lines.

== fairly lengthy, med degree would help, but likely still worth a read
Path to precision: Targeted cancer drugs go from table to trials to bedside

What started in a scientist’s dining room is now in tissue-agnostic combo trials.

Gamification Gets Drivers To Put Down Their Phones, Study Finds

Gamification plus cash prizes worked even better.

Rare fossil specimen offers evidence of social behaviour among ancient snakes

‘We don’t go looking for it in the fossil record for reptiles,’ researcher says.

NHS soup and shake diet can beat type 2 diabetes

The soups and shakes contain the right balance of nutrients.

Google has illegal monopoly over online searches, U.S. judge rules

A federal judge ruled Monday that the tech giant broke the law, in a victory for antitrust authorities.

Two Companies Plan to Fuel Cargo Ships With Ammonia

They’re the latest in a long line of efforts to decarbonize shipping.

Are EV ‘Charger Hogs’ Ruining the EV Experience?

One company is clamping down on bad manners.

DARPA Wants to Automatically Transpile C Code Into Rust - Using AI

Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?

Will we ever be able to drink water from the moon?

Waterloo innovator creates a method to purify moon water.

Mammoth graveyard yields more fossil wonders

Mammoth remains have been found at Cerney Wick.

Revolutionary Dual Action Antibiotic Makes Bacterial Resistance Nearly Impossible

Researchers have developed a new class of synthetic antibiotics called macrolones that target both protein production and DNA structure in bacteria, making it exceedingly difficult for bacteria to develop resistance.

OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating students

The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI has such a tool ready, but has been hesitant to release it.

== yjc, I want one! All gifts greatly appreciated!
The Bricklin at 50

Car was produced in Saint John and Minto in 1974 and 1975. Only about 3,000 cars were constructed.

Artist and Musician Sue SEC Over Its NFT Regulatory Jurisdiction

“Song a Day Man” Jonathan Mann and securities expert Brian Frye have teamed up to challenge the regulator’s attack NFT art projects.

Silicon/Perovskite Solar Panels Can Reach 34% Efficiency, Researchers Show

There are still longevity problems, but things continue to get better.

Coders Don’t Fear AI, Reports Stack Overflow’s Massive 2024 Survey

Only 12% of developers in the annual survey fear AI will take their jobs. Meanwhile, the median salary for full-stack devs fell 11% since 2023.

== British perspective, but I see the same thing here
Where have all the wasps gone?

Wasps need lots of insects to feed their young, so thrive in the warmer months.

== yjc, I am of Polish descent
The woman who left Britain to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland

Elzbieta Zawacka crossed international borders more than 100 times as she smuggled military intelligence to the Allies.

== yjc, once took a course in astrology (mainly I just liked doing the arithmetic, never got into interpretation)
‘Blame all your problems on Mercury’: What really happens during retrograde?

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and Mercury retrograde is an optical illusion which occurs three or four times a year.

World’s biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

Scientists say the frozen block has been captured on top of a huge rotating cylinder of water, a Taylor Column.

Are There Diamonds on Mercury?

NASA’s MESSENGER mission has revealed that Mercury, the solar system’s tiniest planet and the closest to the sun, hides a big secret.

Could AI Speed Up the Design of Nuclear Reactors?

AI could save years and millions of dollars in nuclear development.

== maybe of interest to a Canuck or two in the group
Tornado database from Environment Canada archives offers new twist on storm chasing

Digitized archive’s documents, photos, news clippings of tornadoes go back to 1792

== yjc
Can drones help save Wales’ most threatened bird?

The thermal imagine drones spot heat from nests hidden in deep grass and bogs.

Venus May Be Able To Support Life, New Atmospheric Evidence Suggests

“Whether it’s in penguin poop or badger guts, we don’t know why bacteria make phosphine, but they do.”

US Prepares For Bird Flu Pandemic With $176 Million Moderna Vaccine Deal

Phase 3 trial is expected to begin next year.