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After COVID killed off a flu strain, annual flu shots are in for a redesign (arstechnica.com)

Apparently, a strain of influenza, B/Yamagata, went extinct, perhaps because of COVID. Go figure.

Covid pandemic ‘had lasting impact’ on brain health of people aged 50 or over (www.theguardian.com)

Here’s the article they’re reporting on: www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/…/fulltext

World's Biggest Energy Agency Warns 1 Fossil Fuel Must Be Cut Immediately (www.sciencealert.com)

Pairing of electrons in an artificial atom leads to a breakthrough (interestingengineering.com)

A team of physicists from Hamburg University has made a breakthrough in the field of quantum physics by observing a rare state of matter that was predicted by Japanese theorists more than half a century ago....

Pink Floyd Song Reconstructed From Brain Scans (journals.plos.org)

Researchers who recorded direct neural signals from people listening to “Another Brick in the Wall” have reproduced a recognizable version of the song from the neural data.

Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds (www.thedrive.com)

Genetically modified bacteria may eat up ocean plastic waste (interestingengineering.com)

The research team conducted experiments involving two bacterial species: Vibrio natriegens and Ideonella sakaiensis....

Scientists spot viruses attaching to other viruses for first time (newatlas.com)

Humans plunder the periodic table while turning blind eye to the risks of doing so, say researchers (phys.org)

In an important breakthrough (to cats), scientists figure out why cats love tuna so much (www.science.org)

Ever wonder why cats love tuna? Well apparently a bunch of scientists did too, and they found the answer: the umami flavor (savoriness in English, I guess), is a cat’s most favorite (as opposed to mine, which is definitely sweet).

A study found that people who work remotely four or more days a week can reduce their carbon footprint by up to 54 percent, and those who do so up to four days a week can reduce it by up to 29. (www.scientificamerican.com)

Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans (www.eurekalert.org)

Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans. A study findings revealed that a rise of 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels would subject the 2.2 billion inhabitants of Pakistan and India’s Indus River Valley, the one billion individuals in eastern China, and the 800 million residents of...

Desalination System Could Produce Freshwater that is Cheaper than Tap Water (news.mit.edu)

Green hydrogen successfully produced from plastic waste (interestingengineering.us9.list-manage.com)

Low-emissions strategy that could pay for itself helps scientists achieve high-yield hydrogen gas and high-value graphene.

A study finds that acetaminophen (Tylenol) reduces positive empathy by reducing activation in brain areas thought to be related to emotional awareness and motivation. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Scientists Believe Light Speed Travel Is Possible. Here’s How. (www.popularmechanics.com)

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The Climate Change scene from a tv show from 2012 (youtu.be)

The Newsroom s03e03 The EPA A technology to actually reverse the impact of Methane and Co2, etc. is all that can save us now..

American Airlines, Google say they can wipe out most contrails, but more fuel required (techxplore.com)

Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study (phys.org)

Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed Tuesday