Credit: CC0 Public Domain What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts and social…
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Senegalese banker picked to lead loss and damage fund
Diong has experience in development banking, government and insurance against climate disasters in Africa Governments have chosen veteran Senegalese banker Ibrahima Cheikh Diong to lead the new United Nations’ fund for responding…
Physicists use quantum correlations of photon pairs to hide images from standard cameras
Fig. 1. Experimental results. a, Experimental setup. b, Intensity image on the camera and c, correlation image. The intensity image reveals no information about the object, which can nevertheless be…
Astronomers catalog over 500 extremely powerful cosmic explosions
Astronomers have cataloged a stunning treasure trove of over 500 of the universe’s most powerful explosions. These so-called gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, are so energetic that if just one of…
Older people more swayed by impulsive actions of others when making financial decisions, new study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Older people are more likely to be influenced by the impulsive financial preferences of others than their younger counterparts, according to a new study. Research led…
Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an unspecified technology problem that was resolved by…
Aviation can achieve net-zero by 2050 if immediate action is taken, says report
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cambridge University has today released a report outlining a five-year roadmap to help the aviation sector achieve net-zero climate impact by 2050. Despite ambitious pledges from…
Study shows alcohol-dependent men and women have different biochemistries, so may need different treatments
Men/women differences first 3 months of treatment. Credit: Tom Parkhill A new study reveals hormonal and biochemical factors that affect alcohol dependence (also known as Alcohol Use Disorder), suggesting that…
