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Police clear pro-Palestinian camps as protests intensify on US campuses
Police detained nearly 200 people at the U.S. universities over the weekend as they cleared pro-Palestinian encampments, in the latest campus clashes triggered by protests over Israel's war against Hamas.
Sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heat
What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these burning questions, Arizona researchers have deployed a robot that can breathe, shiver and sweat.
Casas clocks top 200m medley time of 2022
American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.
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Casas clocks top 200m medley time of 2022
American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.
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Bezos' Blue Origin announces plans for private space station
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Oct. 25 announced it wants to launch a space station that will house up to 10 people in the second half of the decade, as the race to commercialize the cosmos heats up.
Ex-Chief of Pentagon: US Should Deploy More Troops in Bulgaria and Romania
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says the United States should deploy more troops along the Black Sea in Bulgaria and Romania to deter potential aggression from Russia as tensions between Moscow and Washington heat up.
1/3 of All Animals and Plants Can Disappear within 50 Years
Due to climate change, about one-third of plants and animals can disappear from the planet by 2070, according to a scientific report in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sleeping supervolcano under America ‘could erupt more quickly than we thought’
The Yellowstone supervolcano under America could erupt with terrifying power – expelling up to 250 cubic miles of volcanic rock and ash at once.
The eruption could blanket large areas of America in ash – and possibly plunge Earth into a ‘volcanic winter’.
Female-named hurricanes perceived as more dangerous than male ones, reserach says
‘Severe hurricanes with feminine names are associated with significantly higher death rates,’ say researchers
Hurricanes with feminine names are more deadly than storms given masculine monikers because people take them less seriously, a study has claimed.
Research suggests changing a severe hurricane’s name from Charlie to Eloise could triple the death toll.
For women CEOs, danger lurks atop the corporate ladder
In one recent 24-hour span, two women were pushed out of leadership roles at major US corporations, spotlighting how investor pressure can frustrate efforts to broaden diversity in the boardroom.