Every spring, researchers publish their projected forecasts of the upcoming hurricane season—how many storms may form, and how severe they may be. But what if you could create these forecasts up to a year and a half in ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2021
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The ground-breaking 2004 book "Moneyball," by Michael Lewis, exposed the use of advanced baseball statistics by the Oakland A's and the team's general manager, Billy Beane, to excel in the competitive Major League Baseball ...
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2021
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Catalytic converters cut down on toxic car emissions, and, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they're one of the greatest environmental inventions of all time.
Other
Apr 22, 2021
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Chemistry is helping us figure out how life got started on Earth and is giving us molecules to look for on other planets. In this episode of Reactions, we break down what "life" is and how likely we are to find it out in ...
Other
Mar 8, 2021
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Climate change has and will continue to induce severe increases in summer temperatures throughout Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region, where Italy stands out in terms of heat-related effects on daily mortality. ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2020
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California wildfires are, unfortunately, nothing new—but that bright orange sky definitely is.
Other
Sep 21, 2020
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The United States' new Space Force military wing revealed Tuesday that one of its units would be named "Space Operations Command"—or "SpOC" for short, in an echo of pointy-eared "Star Trek" character Spock.
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2020
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Sure, you've got a product that says "kills germs" under your sink, but will it really destroy the new coronavirus on surfaces?
Other
Jun 25, 2020
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Many people are wondering if that bad cold they had back in February or March was actually the new coronavirus.
Other
May 28, 2020
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Financial forecasting involves predicting an organization's financial future. It typically considers a history of prices, trading volumes or other predictors such as financial statements, interest rates and commodity prices ...
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2020
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