Workers’ paycheck growth accelerated in the first quarter, a possible concern for the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months of this year, a trend that could contribute to higher inflation and raise…
Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say
Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather…
Cold weather is cutting EVs’ battery life, but there are solutions
For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations.In Oak…
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
Virologist Zhang Yongzhen speaks at a coffeeshop in Shanghai, China on Dec. 13, 2020. Zhang, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging…
Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens
Alien civilisations that have terraformed multiple planets may be detectable from afardotted zebra/Alamy Nearby planets that look unusually alike could be a sign of spacefaring alien life that has travelled…
PsiQuantum: Australia places A$1 billion bet on quantum computing
A silicon photonic chip from PsiQuantumPsiQuantum The Australian government has announced it will invest nearly A$1 billion into the development of quantum computers, staking a claim in a race currently…
Sea Otters Have Helped Bolster California’s Kelp Forest | Science
Sea otters float amid a forest of kelp off California’s Central Coast. Mario Tama / Getty Images Sea otters are not just cute and lovable—they also help a crucial habitat…
NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit
Enlarge / Artist's illustration of two Starships docked belly-to-belly in orbit. SpaceX Some time next year, NASA believes SpaceX will be ready to link two Starships in orbit for an…
How next-gen data analytics is changing American football
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Every year, shortly after the Super Bowl, America’s best college football players head to Indianapolis. It’s a rite of spring, like the migration…
Development of supramolecular anticoagulants with on-demand reversibility
General methodsUnless otherwise specified, all reagents and solvents for all organic synthesis procedures were purchased from commercial sources and were used without further purification. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) purification was…