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A new study shows how urbanisation has influenced anthropogenic CO2 and air pollutant emissions across all world regions, by making use of the latest developments in the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR, https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/) developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The results show that by 2015 urban centres were the…

IMAGE: Researchers Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato have documented 21 generations of Leonardo Da Vinci’s family covering 690 years and identified 14 living male family descendants. view more  Credit: Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato provide a strong basis for advancing a project researching…

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. This information is under strict embargo and by taking it into possession, media representatives are committing to the terms…

Scientists have taken the first steps in developing a new method of identifying the movements of criminals using chemical analysis of soil and dust found on equipment, clothing and cars. The locating system allows police or security services to match soil remnants found on personal items to regional soil samples, to either implicate or eliminate…

The gadget provides deep awareness of your power consumption, but the pace of discovery might frustrate you. Sense is a clever little box that will give you deep insight into your home’s entire power usage. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by TechHive’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Table of Contents…

Microsoft appears to be taking aim at local PC accounts once again. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors We already know that Windows 11 Home will require a Microsoft account (MSA) at the beginning of the installation process. What Microsoft hasn’t publicized is whether…

Asobo Studios developers have doubled the frame rate on the same hardware, opening up the game to a wider range of gaming PCs. Mark Hachman / IDG Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors If you’ve held off playing Microsoft’s latest Flight Simulator game because…

More subtle security improvements may be forcing their way into the limelight. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors If you’re still wondering just why your relatively recent computer may get abandoned by Windows 11, it’s likely because your CPU’s performance would take a nose…

Home News Spaceflight An uncrewed Russian Progress freighter approaches the International Space Station on July 1, 2021. (Image credit: NASA TV) An uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station after a two-day journey to deliver food, fuel and supplies for the orbiting outpost’s crew.The Progress MS-17 freighter linked up with the…

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As America returns to some state of normalcy, the BET Awards took place Sunday night in person at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with Taraji P. Henson hosting. The evening’s theme was a celebration of women, and Henson celebrated with a plethora of costume changes highlighting prominent women in music history. There were also…

Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night began a two-week lockdown amid a surge in cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. BBC News’ Phil Mercer reports.

Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper, ended operations after mounting pressure from China’s government. The newspaper had long been targeted by the Chinese government for its criticisms of Hong Kong leaders and Beijing interference. Ramy Inocencio reports.

A hot air balloon crashed into a power line and plummeted more than 80 feet to the ground in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All five people aboard were killed. Elise Preston reports.

Johnson & Johnson reached a $230 million settlement with the state of New York to settle a case claiming the company helped fuel the opioid crisis. The company, while denying that the settlement is an admission of wrongdoing, also agreed to no longer promote opioids in the future.

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Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer’s. They found that disulfide bonds on certain amino acids act to stabilize tau and cause it to accumulate, an effect…

Patch Notes Here’s the complete rundown on all the early v17.10 patch notes. Published 7 hours agoon June 22, 2021 Fortnite Season 7’s weekly updates continue as Epic Games has locked in early details surrounding the v17.10 patch. Here’s a complete overview of everything there is to know. With Season 7 now underway, we’ve already…

Monday, 21 June 2021, 09:20 HKT/SGT HONG KONG, June 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Board of Joy Spreader (06988.HK), a Hong Kong publicly traded company, made voluntary announcement regarding its plan of adoption of Share Award Scheme through a stock repurchase program on June 21st, 2021. The announcement says that the Scheme serves…

In some parts of the world with more coronavirus vaccine doses than willing takers, attention-grabbing incentives have begun to catch on. Among them: the chance to win big.Ten vaccinated Californians won $1.5 million each in vaccination lotteries last week. A 22-year-old in Ohio became a surprise vaccine millionaire last month. New York, Maryland and other…