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Back to SearchGermany plans to enable underground storage of carbon dioxide at offshore sites
Germany plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgment that time i…
1 year, 11 months ago
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them
In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says studen…
1 year, 11 months ago
FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel ‘Shogun’
When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially coul…
1 year, 11 months ago
Manufacturers betting on futuristic air taxis amid push for sustainable travel
As the aviation sector tries to make flying more sustainable, some aerospace companies are betting big on a new form of travel—air taxis. For years,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims
Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don't live up to thes…
1 year, 11 months ago
Researchers look at alternative sources of rubber
Katrina Cornish, a professor at Ohio State University who studies rubber alternatives, raises dandelions and the desert shrub guayule in greenhouses …
1 year, 11 months ago
Plush wars? Squishmallows toy maker and Build-A-Bear sue each other over ‘copycat’ accusations
It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court. …
1 year, 11 months ago
FDA expands use of asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies
A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sa…
1 year, 11 months ago
UK Motorhome industry shows resilience post-pandemic and despite cost of living crisis
If you are dreaming of a summer escape in the great outdoors, where everyday is an adventure on the open road, then the UK Caravan Camping and Motorh…
1 year, 11 months ago
Lyft shares rocket 62% over a typo in the company’s earnings release
Lyft shares jumped 62% after the closing bell on February 13 thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that appears to …
1 year, 11 months ago