Tag: #Science
“The great resignation”: Upwards of 40% of workers are thinking about quitting their jobs
Companies that made it through the pandemic in one piece now have a major new problem: more than a quarter of their employees may leave….
America’s biggest hospitals vs. their patients
Data: JHU; Chart: Will Chase/Axios More than a quarter of the 100 U.S. hospitals with the highest revenue sued patients over unpaid medical bills between…
Nuclear watchdog: “Essential” to have deal with Iran
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency tells “Axios on HBO” that it’s “essential” to have a nuclear deal with Iran because otherwise “we…
Dems’ go-it-alone approach faces big hurdles as left’s frustrations spill over
If a bipartisan group of lawmakers fails to strike a deal on the infrastructure proposal it’s negotiating with the White House, ramming through a package…
Scientists Now Know For Sure What Causes the Northern Lights
Humans have spent millennia in awe of the beautiful aurora borealis in the night sky. And while we remained uncertain of what causes them for…
Australian Paleontologists Discover Giant New Dinosaur and Name It Cooper
Vlad Konstantinov and Scott Hocknull/Eromanga Natural History Museum Finding dinosaur bones in the flat plaints of Australia is a difficult task. But paleontologists have just…
267 mass shootings recorded in U.S. so far this year
Mass shootings in three states overnight has taken the total number of such events for this year to 267, the Gun Violence Archive announced Saturday….
Voting kicks off in a New York City mayor’s race like no other
NEW YORK — Polling sites across New York welcomed a trickle of voters on the first official day of a historic election — and those…
Ice shelf holding back Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier is breaking up
The Pine Island Glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is responsible for more than a quarter of Antarctica’s contribution to global sea level rise…
G7 leaders to announce plan to phase out gasoline cars in new climate pledge
G7 leaders are set to outline Sunday a range of measures to tackle climate change, including “ending almost all direct government support” for fossil fuels…
267 mass shootings recorded in U.S. so far this year
Mass shootings in three states overnight has taken the total number of such events for this year to 267, the Gun Violence Archive announced Saturday….
Blue Origin auctions off a trip to the edge of space for $28 million
A seat aboard Blue Origin’s first crewed flight to suborbital space fetched $28 million during a live auction on Saturday. Why it matters: While the…
Macron at G7: “It’s great to have the U.S. president part of the club”
U.S. President Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron were all smiles and handshakes during their first formal, in-person meeting on Saturday, with Macron telling…
Pikachus, politicians and pollution art: how activists are protesting at the G7 summit – video
As world leaders flocked to the G7 summit at Carbis Bay in Cornwall to discuss the Covid pandemic recovery and the climate emergency, activists have also…
What just happened? The year, so far, in review
We blinked and the first six months of the year 2021 passed—or so it seems. There’s always a lot going on in Baltimore, but this…
Biden to urge G7 to take unified approach to countering China
President Biden on Saturday is expected to urge fellow G7 leaders to adopt a unified approach to countering China’s rising global influence, AP reports. Driving…
Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier ice shelf is crumbling faster than expected
A newly published video shows the dramatic increase in ice chunks breaking free from the large ice shelf holding back the Pine Island Glacier in…
G7 leaders pose for “family photo” as summit kicks off in seaside village in England
The three-day G7 summit in the seaside village of Carbis Bay, England, kicked off on Friday, with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcoming his counterparts…
Congress’ most successful bipartisan gang lives in the House — not the Senate
A few dozen House members helped bring bipartisan talks back from the dead on a massive spending bill passed six months ago. Now they want…
How to finance climate goals will be the biggest hurdle at G7 and U.N. talks
Climate finance has emerged as the biggest stumbling block to progress at the high-stakes United Nations climate talks in Scotland in November. How the Group…
Biden’s European pick-up line: I am not Trump
500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. Jill Biden’s “Love” jacket. And an updating of the Atlantic Charter that briefly let President Biden and Prime Minister Boris…
Biogen says FDA didn’t push for trial before Alzheimer’s approval
Two Biogen executives said in an interview the company’s newly approved Alzheimer’s drug is priced fairly, and that it didn’t conduct another clinical trial before…
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