Jeff Bezos is still not an astronaut, according to the FAA
Just because you were in space doesn't mean you get the wings of an astronaut.
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2021
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Page 6 - News tagged with air
Danish researcher and NASA predict how many people will die from air pollution in the future
They come from factory stacks, car exhaust pipes and cruise liner engines. They are tiny particles and they are all around us. When we breathe in air, these particles settle in the small vessels of our lungs, and they make ...
Environment
May 24, 2023
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Underground storage of carbon captured directly from air—green and economical
The global threat of ongoing climate change has one principal cause: carbon that was buried underground in the form of fossil fuels being removed and released into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2). One promising ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2021
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Fresh research for fresh air: Harnessing microbes for removing indoor pollutants
Researchers in Chile have designed an indoor air purification prototype which uses microorganisms to capture and degrade pollutants, with efficiencies above 90%. In the study, published in the Journal of Chemical Technology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2023
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Common houseplants can improve air quality indoors
Ordinary potted house plants can potentially make a significant contribution to reducing air pollution in homes and offices, according to new research led by the University of Birmingham and in partnership with the Royal ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2022
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Sensors show tropical heat stress conditions approaching upper limits of human survivability
A team of researchers affiliated with Monash University and one with Hasanuddin University in Indonesia has found that some people living in tropical regions are already living under conditions of heat stress that are approaching ...
NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment
A powerful transmitter in remote Alaska sent long wavelength radio signals into space Tuesday with the purpose of bouncing them off an asteroid to learn about its interior.
Planetary Sciences
Dec 30, 2022
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California wants farms to capture methane from cow manure. Neighbors say it's killing them
At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa.
Environment
Dec 12, 2023
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World-first study into global daily air pollution shows almost nowhere on Earth is safe
In a world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across the globe, a Monash University study has found that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2023
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Baby it's cold inside, especially for women in offices
Air conditioning systems use vast amounts of energy to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures in offices. This expense is justified by the need for satisfactory indoor environments to ensure the well-being and performance ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2021
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