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Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
How to Protect Lions from Extinction
African lions are majestic creatures, and it’s devastating to know that they are now facing the brink of extinction. They have already been added to the list of endangered species due to their dwindling population. Saving lions and other endangered species from...
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Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark
SØFTEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this week that the sprawling...
European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare?
Brutal heat waves are coming more frequently in Europe, leaving millions of people struggling to adapt to punishing, record-breaking temperatures.There is little respite. Air conditioning is very rare in European homes. Many residents ride out the searing heat with...
How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe’s baking temperatures
Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.Here's what to know.What is a heat dome?Heat domes are essentially high-pressure...
Dozens drown, schools close, heat records set to be annihilated: Europe has a major heat problem and it’s only getting worse
Relentless, deadly heat is tightening its grip on Europe, with temperature records expected to not just fall but be obliterated this week. Scientists warn this extreme heat is a huge problem for Europe and a wake up call to a new reality.Europe is the planet’s...
40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave
There were 40 deaths from drowning recorded in France over the last week, as people turned to swimming in hopes of finding relief from a scorching heat wave. Millions across Europe faced extreme temperatures on Tuesday, and sweltering conditions continued to hit...
Explainer-What is the ‘Omega Block’ causing Europe’s intense heatwave?
By Kate AbnettBRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) - The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 40 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather pattern known as an omega block.Here is what you need to know about omega blocks and whether...
City mayors from London to Melbourne seek to curb data centre burden on power, water
By Simon JessopLONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Mayors from 40 cities, including London, Phoenix and Melbourne, have agreed to work together to curb the growing strain the rapid growth in data centres is placing on electricity grids, water supplies and local communities,...
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
Soon after Philadelphia hosted America’s bicentennial celebrations in late July 1976, more than 200 attendees of the American Legion Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia fell ill with pneumonia symptoms, including fever, cough and trouble...
SpaceX launching its 1st ‘Starfall’ reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASASpaceX's newest spaceflight tech is about to launch to the final frontier for the first time.The company's Starfall capsule is set for its debut mission,...
This ball of stars named Terzan 5 may be one of the Milky Way’s original building blocks
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Terzan 5 could be a fossil fragment leftover from the formation of the Milky Way galaxy's bulge, and is seen in this composite JWST–Hubble image. . | Credit:...
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch this summer
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on...
Interstellar comet may be oldest object ever seen in solar system
An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun and swung by Earth last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday.The comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third visitor...