FERC receives two proposals for same California pumped storage location
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received two applications for preliminary permits for a pumped storage project at the same location, Lake Elsinore in California.The location is the site of the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) project,
Belgian Man Whose Stomach Brews Alcohol Beats Drink Driving Charge
In case you were ever curious.
The Sex of Your Doctor Could Have a Concerning Effect on Your Prognosis
Especially if you're a woman.
Super Radar: Pioneering Research Overcomes Historic Trade-Offs Between Distance and Detail
Breakthrough radar technology improves distance resolution, impacting multiple industries and enabling advanced applications like detailed surface characterization. New interference radar functions employed by a team...
Unveiling the Hidden World of Granular Materials: MIT Engineers Probe the Mechanisms of Landslides and Earthquakes
A new technique allows for the visualization of internal forces within granular materials in three-dimensional detail, overcoming previous challenges in observing their behavior. Granular materials,...
Are We Evolving? New Research Reveals That Human Brains Are Getting Larger
Recent research indicates that brain size has been progressively enlarging in individuals born post-1930s. A recent study conducted by researchers at UC Davis Health has...
Chasing Martian Mysteries: Perseverance Pays Off When Studying the Red Planet’s Atmosphere
On Mars, the Perseverance rover faces challenges in studying the atmosphere, such as capturing transient phenomena like clouds and dust devils. Studying the atmosphere with...
Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks spotted plunging off a 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage
The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs.
'Unprecedented,' 'Gobsmacked', 'Unbelievable': Changes in Antarctica's sea ice could have dramatic impacts, says climate scientist Edward Doddridge
In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher Edward Doddridge.
Detecting cancer in minutes possible with just a drop of dried blood and new test, study hints
Early tests suggest that a new tool that requires only a single drop of blood could detect three of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Easter weekend storm slams Southern California; heavy rain, flood warnings this morning
The Easter weekend storm moving into Southern California is expected to create hazards across the region, with possible flooding, thunderstorms, heavy snow and strong winds.
Killer whales are killer whales, right? It might be a lot more complicated than that
Approving two proposed killer whale species could transform how they're conserved. It would also turn a new page in one of the strangest chapters in marine mammal history.