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Business InsiderThese are the top 10 cities for work-life balance, according to a study — and there isn't a single US city among them
The top-ranking US city was Seattle, which came in at 32. Norway's capital Oslo topped the list, followed by five other European cities.
BBCThe meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan
Due to animal welfare and environment concerns, some farms are converting to vegan production.
BBCThe butterflies we may never see again in Britain
Scientists warn that 24 of Britain's butterfly species are in danger of dying out.
Business InsiderAustralia has nearly eliminated mass shootings — here's what the US can learn
Australia has had just one mass shooting since 1996, the same year the country passed sweeping regulations on civilian access to guns.
Associated PressBoeing capsule lands back on Earth after space shakedown
It was a quick trip back: The Starliner capsule parachuted into the New Mexico desert just four hours after leaving the orbiting lab, with airbags attached to cushion the landing. Aside from thruster failures and cooling system snags, Starliner appeared to clinch its high-stakes shakedown cruise, 2 1/2 years after its botched first try. Added Boeing's Mark Nappi, a vice president: “On a scale of one to 10, I think I’d give it a 15."
Business InsiderSwitzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership — here's why it doesn't have mass shootings
Here's what the US can learn from Switzerland, which has nearly eliminated mass shootings while maintaining a high rate of gun ownership.
CBS NewsBoeing Starliner ends test flight with pinpoint landing
SpaceX launched 59 small payloads while Boeing wrapped up its Starliner space station flight
GeekWireSpaceX launches 59 payloads, including Spaceflight’s latest breed of orbital tug
A new type of controllable orbital transfer vehicle built by Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. made its debut today when SpaceX sent dozens of satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission, which is part of the company’s rideshare program, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:35 p.m. ET (11:35 a.m. PT):to send 59 small spacecraft to space. Minutes after stage separation, the Falcon 9’s reusable first-stage booster made a rare land-based tou
CBS News"Long COVID" symptoms affect 1 in 4 seniors after infection, study finds
Respiratory symptoms and musculoskeletal pain were the most common lingering health issues reported.
Associated PressScientists will set 1,000 traps for murder hornets this year
Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in Washington, the state Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Scientists believe the hornets, first detected in the Pacific Northwest state in 2019, are confined in Whatcom County, which is located on the Canadian border north of Seattle. “We are doing pretty good right now,” said Sven-Erik Spichiger, who is leading the fight to eradicate the hornets for the state Department of Agriculture.
BBCFlying reptile: Remains of scary prehistoric creature discovered
Fossils belonging to the Dragon of Death - found in Argentina - date back 86 million years.
BBCForecasters predict a very active hurricane season
A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
BBCImmense crater hole created in Tonga volcano
January's huge eruption at Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai dramatically deepened its opening, or caldera.
Associated PressUN chief Guterres urges graduates to shun 'climate wreckers'
The head of the United Nations implored graduating college students on Tuesday to reject jobs at companies that fund the fossil fuel industry he described as “killing our planet.” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made his remarks to graduating seniors at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Guterres told the class at Newark’s Prudential Center that they are entering a world “brimming with peril” from conflict and strife and the effects of climate change — but that they can reverse the errors of previous generations by not working for financial institutions that profit off fossil fuels.
CBS NewsChanting climate change activists disrupt Shell shareholders meeting
Some sang "We will, we will stop you!" to the tune of Queen's 1977 rock anthem "We will rock you." Some glued themselves to their seats.
BBC'Democratic' jackdaws use noise to make decisions
The birds take to the skies en masse after calling out their 'vote', scientists have discovered.
BBCWhy Africa couldn’t get urgent global deal on drought
Africa has been hit by 14 extreme droughts in the past two years alone - more than any other continent.
Associated PressPeople in Brazil's Amazon rainforest again reel from floods
For the second straight year, inhabitants of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are being overwhelmed by flooding, with hundreds of thousands of people already affected by waters that are still rising. Heavy rainfall in the Amazon over the past two years is associated with the La Nina phenomenon, when Pacific Ocean currents affect global climate patterns, and which scientists say is intensified by climate change. Manaus, the Amazon’s largest city, began tracking flood levels in 1902 and has seen seven of its worst floods over the past decade, including this year's.
BBCGene-edited tomatoes could soon be sold in England
A bill is to be introduced in Parliament in two days' time to allow the commercial growing of gene-edited crops in England.
Associated PressSouth Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'
The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region's future, international scientists said in a study released Monday. The World Weather Attribution group analyzed historical weather data that suggested early, long heat waves that impact a massive geographical area are rare, once-a-century events. If global heating increases to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) more than pre-industrial levels, then heat waves like this could occur twice in a century and up to once every five years, said Arpita Mondal, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, who was part of the study.
Associated PressContractor quitting puts Shell in spotlight over climate
A longtime contractor for Shell has publicly called out the oil and gas company's climate plans, accusing the company of “double talk” by saying it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions while working on tapping new sources of fossil fuel. Caroline Dennett, who says she consulted Shell on safety issues for more than a decade, said Monday that she was ending her links with the company and urged others in the fossil fuel industry to do likewise. “I’m quitting because of Shell’s double talk on climate," Dennet said in a public post on the business networking site LinkedIn.
Business InsiderVideo shows tree-faring salamander adopting skydiving pose as it falls, a talent that only just became known to science
The salamander was seen jumping off these tall trees when threatened. Scientists have found that the "skydiving" posture slowed its fall by 10%.
Business InsiderWhat it's like to have the terrible-taste side effect of Paxlovid, a drug authorized to treat COVID-19
Paxlovid, which is authorized to treat COVID-19, can lead to dysgeusia, or a bad taste in the mouth. There are no good solutions to mask the taste.
NBC NewsAl Gore's climate project names new CEO
The Climate Reality Project, an environmental nonprofit group founded by Al Gore, announced clean energy advocate Phyllis Cuttino is set to lead the organization.
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