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Author: Mejs Hasan

Posted on August 20, 2018August 18, 2018

The Globe-Trotting Show Bringing Science and Tech to Arab TV

In a given thirty minute episode, 4Tech's hosts might test for counterfeit medicines at a pharmacy in Ghana, try out a wetsuit in cold Russian waters, or peek into a zebrafish lab in Iceland.
Posted on August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

How NASA Will Watch the 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower

Every night, 17 video cameras scan the skies for meteors.
Posted on August 9, 2018August 13, 2018

Native Tribes Are Taking Fire Control Into Their Own Hands

On July 27, the US Forest Service signed a new plan for managing public forest lands that lets tribes like the Karuk continue their tradition of controlled burns.
Posted on August 2, 2018August 1, 2018

This Community Is Advocating for Air Quality—With Science

With the help of local scientists, the unincorporated community of Brandywine plans to collect its own air quality data to test the impacts of new power plants.
Posted on July 17, 2018July 18, 2018

A Giant Iceberg Grounded Itself Near a Greenland Town

It has retreated, but the risk of what happens with a grounded iceberg is almost luck of the draw.
Posted on July 12, 2018July 19, 2018

The Ultimate Carbon-Saving Tip? Travel by Cargo Ship

Container ships sometimes have a handful of passenger cabins—the peak of carbon emissions frugality.
Posted on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

New University Rules Encourage Scientists to Avoid Air Travel

For some researchers it’s a personal choice; other academic departments have to pay carbon offset fees.
Posted on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018

How Scientists Tracked Antarctica’s Stunning Ice Loss

The combined results of 24 different surveys of Antarctic ice loss suggest that the rate of melting has *tripled* in the last five years.
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