Tag: Waves
Endangered Sharks Caught in Rare Mating Ritual beneath the Waves
Trump’s Tylenol Claim Sparks FDA Action—But What Does the Research Say? The Food and Drug Administration plans to update the safety label for acetaminophen products, and the strongest storm on Earth this year struck several countries in East and Southeast Asia. By Rachel Feltman, Allison Parshall, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday,…
Big Oil Companies Caused about 25 Percent of Heat Waves since 2000
Big Oil’s Emissions Caused about 25 Percent of Heat Waves since 2000 A new study finds that one quarter of heat waves between 2000 and 2023 would have been “virtually impossible” without global warming—and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers By Jeff Tollefson & Nature magazine Heatwaves are getting more severe,…
Repeated Heat Waves Can Age You as Much as Smoking or Drinking
Repeated Heat Waves Can Age You as Much as Smoking or Drinking A new long-term study suggests that the more heat waves people are exposed to, the more their body’s aging process accelerates By Freda Kreier & Nature magazine An elderly man is seen resting under a tree at Levico lake. With temperatures exceeding 45…
A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast
By Rachel Treisman Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday morning — tying with two other…
New Parkinson’s Implant Listens to Brain Waves to Treat Symptoms
Smart Brain-Zapping Implants Could Revolutionize Parkinson’s Treatment New deep-brain-stimulation implants for Parkinson’s disease can listen in on brain waves and adapt to treat symptoms. Can this approach target other conditions? By Sally Adee & Nature magazine Keith Krehbiel lived with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 25 years before agreeing to try a brain implant that might…
Scientists Create ‘Pockets’ of Music from Inaudible Ultrasound Waves
Bending Ultrasonic Beams Creates ‘Audible Enclaves’ Where They Cross Inaudible ultrasonic beams steered around obstacles can create pockets of sound in an otherwise quiet room, acoustics experts report By Dan Vergano edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Are you tired of earbuds? Are headphones too heavy? “Pockets” of audible noise…
Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Ukrainian soldiers are describing fierce clashes as Russian forces try to retake territory in the Kursk region that could be key in eventual cease-fire talks. A destroyed Ukrainian tank on Thursday a few miles from the border with Russia’s Kursk region. By Marc Santora and Liubov Sholudko Photographs by…
Weather tracker: Giant waves bring rare surfing event to Hawaii
Competition named after champion surfer Eddie Aikau is held only when waves in Waimea Bay top 30ft A rare surfing event, the Eddie, took place in Hawaii last week, thanks to some giant waves. Formed about a week ago in the north Pacific Ocean, the waves emerged as a low-pressure system produced an exceptionally large…
The Human Brainwaves Centennial Exposes a Darker Science History
Opinion The Forgotten History of the Discovery of Human Brainwaves The centennial of the discovery of brain waves in humans exposes a chilling tale involving Nazis, war between Russia and Ukraine, suicide and the vicissitudes of history By R. Douglas Fields edited by Daniel Vergano This year is the centennial of the discovery of human…