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Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 Fahrenheit), surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C (62.46F) as heatwaves sizzled around the world.
The southern U.S. has been suffering under an intense heat dome in recent weeks. In China, an enduring heatwave continued, with temperatures above 35C (95F). North Africa has seen temperatures near 50C (122F).
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Hello everyone, and happy Canada Day.
July 1 is our national holiday!
On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act (today known as the Constitution Act, 1867) creates Canada.
Canada Day is a day to reflect on what it means to be Canadian, to share what makes us proud and to celebrate in our own way.
Dr. Laurie Santos‘ set of practices, dubbed “re-wirements,” include prioritizing social connection, being other-oriented, focusing on gratitude and blessings, and incorporating exercise into our daily routine.
KCRA » On Sunday – research scientist Kelly Haston, structural engineer Ross Brockwell, emergency medicine physician Nathan Jones, and U.S. Navy microbiologist Anca Selariu – started their 378-day stay at a mock-Mars base in Texas.
CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) is a ground-based mission at the NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The mission is the first of three planned one-year Mars surface simulations, during which crew members will live and work in a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot habitat.
Researchers will simulate the challenges of a human mission to Mars, including resource limitations, equipment failure, communication delays, and other environmental stressors.
The results of CHAPEA and the knowledge gained from the analogs could impact future NASA missions including those to the surface of Mars.
On the morning of April 24, 1895, Joshua Slocum departed Boston Harbor, at the helm of Spray.
On June 27, 1898, Slocum sailed into Newport, Rhode Island, having circumnavigated the world and sailing some 74,000 km (46,000 miles).
In 1900 Slocum wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller.
- A new study challenges the belief that higher intelligence scores are associated with faster information processing.
- It also reveals a link between problem-solving ability and differences in brain connectivity and synchrony between the frontal and parietal lobes.
- The findings suggest that there is a tradeoff between speed and accuracy in cognitive processes, highlighting the importance of slower and more effortful thinking for solving difficult problems and making better decisions.
Forbes frames it quite differently, suggesting the White House Press Secretary was asked about the debate surrounding trans athletes being able to participate in women’s sports.
Opposition to the scientific consensus has often been attributed to nonexperts’ lack of knowledge, an idea referred to as the “deficit model”.
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Vitamin D deficiency has been known for some time to be related to increased cancer risk and deaths. What was not clear, until this study, is if a supplement could reduce the risks.