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In 2023, researchers tested whether a building could be cooler than the air outside while still relying on natural ventilation. The experiment used two insulated boxes in California to study how radiative cooling, thermal mass and temperature-driven airflow could work together without fans or mechanical systems. The test box had an uninsulated aluminium roof covered…

NASA’s Hubble captures Saturn’s mysterious 10-sided atmospheric wave at its south pole (Image: X/ @NASAHubble) Saturn has revealed another strange feature in its atmosphere, and this time it is hiding around the planet’s south pole. New observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have captured a giant, evolving 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling the southern pole of…

It also beat the Massachusetts record of $38.1 million, set in 2023 (WSJ photo) A property in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard has sold for $43 million, setting a new real estate record for both the island and Massachusetts. The estate, known as Great Point, covers 31.59 acres and includes an 8,994-square-foot home with 12 bedrooms.The…

File photo: Russian strikes damaging homes and infrastructure. Russian forces have reportedly damaged one of the World Health Organisation’s main warehouses in Ukraine during an overnight attack on the Boryspil district of Kyiv Oblast, the WHO said.The warehouse stores humanitarian medical supplies, but access to the facility remained restricted due to heavy smoke and safety…

Bright Angel Canyon, damaged by floods, flows into the Colorado River (Image: AP Photo/John Locher) A routine hike through the Grand Canyon turned into a fight for survival when a sudden flash flood sent torrents of muddy water, rocks and debris through the canyon. Three women found themselves trapped during the storm and spent about…

Harvard neuroscientists have kept tiny clusters of human brain cells alive in laboratory dishes for more than five years, setting a new record that could change how researchers study the human brain. The peppercorn-sized brain organoids, each containing more than one million cells from the cerebral cortex, survived for roughly three times as long as…

The police alleged that one incident took place in summer 2024, while four others allegedly occurred on December 3, 2024 An Indian-origin detective sergeant with London’s Metropolitan Police has been charged with five counts of sexual assault, Scotland Yard said.Detective Sergeant Prakash Patel, attached to the Met’s North West Command Unit, is due to appear…

Yamaguchi had spent three months in Hiroshima working on the design of an oil tanker for Mitsubishi. On August 6, 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was preparing to leave Hiroshima. His three-month work assignment was over, and he was ready to return home to Nagasaki, where his wife and infant son were waiting. Instead, he found himself…

Portland General Electric’s Harborton Reliability Project, which would cut down 400 trees on a 5-acre plot, is facing massive backlash from conservation groups. While the project is yet to gain final approval from City Hall, it is already facing contention.According to a report by Ecoticias.com, the project is vital to maintain reliable power for over…

At nine years old, Yonas Hagos arrived in America after spending part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan. He spoke little English and entered a life that was dramatically different from the one his family had known. In Illinois, Hagos and his four siblings shared a small two-bedroom apartment with their parents,…