science / science - 4 years ago
New fuel-efficient aircraft design squeezes passenger cabin into V-shaped wings
The aircraft of the future could replace the traditional tube-like fuselage with a more aerodynamic and fuel-efficient V-shaped design.
science / science - 4 years ago
The aircraft of the future could replace the traditional tube-like fuselage with a more aerodynamic and fuel-efficient V-shaped design.
science / science - 4 years ago
There will be as many as 12 Democratic presidential debates over the next year. But none of them will be devoted to climate change -- for now, anyway.Presidential candidate Jay Inslee -- who is running as a climate change candidate with a deeply deve...
science / science - 4 years ago
Boob zits are kind of the worst.
science / science - 4 years ago
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of defunct crypto exchange Mt Gox, is “starting from zero” with a new blockchain cloud company, the AP reports.The post Updated: Former Mt Gox CEO registers new blockchain project in Japan appeared first on The Block.
science / science - 4 years ago
Traditional news outlets made a rare venture into crypto world this week, reporting that Mark Karpeles - the former CEO of defunct exchange Mt Gox - had launched a "new bitcoin tech business." It made for a comically ironic announcement, co...
science / science - 4 years ago
The actress said that it took her a while for her to say “anus,” but “you just have to get used to it.”
science / science - 4 years ago
Just in time for Father’s Day weekend or your next DIY project.
science / science - 4 years ago
After years of contemplating whether or not the trendy body jewelry was right for you, you finally took the plunge and got a nipple piercing. But you've noticed a few red flags since then: The area around the piercing is unusually warm, swollen,...
science / science - 4 years ago
Big stock moves are nothing new for investors who have seen the shares of the clothing-subscription service rise or fall at least 20% the day after each of the past four earnings reports. Stitch Fix had net revenue of $408.9 million in the fiscal th...
science / science - 4 years ago
The vast majority of the infections are easily preventable and curable, but some diseases - in particular gonorrhoea - are evolving into super-bug forms and that are increasingly difficult to treat with antibiotics, the WHO said in a report. "Sexual...
science / science - 4 years ago
Britain's government has estimated that the cost of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 could be 40% higher than one given by official climate advisers, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing a finance ministry letter. Last month...
science / science - 4 years ago
Experts have warned of a “silent epidemic” of sexually transmitted infections as new data shows that one in every 25 people globally are carrying an STI. Two of the most common infections – gonorrhoea and syphilis – are causing particular concern bec...
science / science - 4 years ago
Here's what it's like to live with the condition.
science / science - 4 years ago
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will begin issuing so-called stablecoins “in a matter of weeks to a month or two," Chief Financial Officer Wei Zhou said in a phone interview. Traders use these lower-volatility coins to facilita...
science / science - 4 years ago
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyEvery year in the U.S., 1.1 million people suffer from burns that need to be medically treated. Surgeries cause more than 100 million wounds. And countless others suffer from various cuts...