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Radiative components and surface heat fluxes between the Tibetan Plateau and Yangtze River region. The base map of the image is a map of China. Credit: Nan Yao Land–atmosphere interactions play a crucial role in shaping Earth's climate system, profoundly influencing weather patterns, climate variables, and ecological processes. Despite being located at similar latitudes, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and Yangtze River region (YRR)…

Cinephiles are likely aware of the fact that movie memorabilia can be incredibly valuable. For instance, someone laid out $96,000 for Prince’s Purple Rain costume, while $160,000 was spent on Star-Lord’s helmet from 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy when it went up for auction. Another famous film that has highly coveted props and outfits is The Wizard of Oz, and something was stolen over a decade ago. The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland’s Dorothy Gale were snatched but eventually recovered. Now, the thief’s motive has…

As Porsche moves toward an electric future, the automaker aims to deliver the same margins with its EVs, if not more, than its ICE models. Porsche’s production manager Albrecht Reimold says the Taycan and Macan EVs are “on the right track” to achieve a comparable margin with its combustion engine models. After its debut in 2019 as Porsche’s first all-electric model, the Taycan quickly emerged as one of its top-selling models. Despite a six-week pause in production, Porsche Taycan deliveries…

Credit: Shutterstock/Troy Wegman The level of microplastic pollution in New Zealand lakes is comparable with those in the US or Europe, despite much lower population densities, according to our global analysis of plastic pollution in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. Globally, our results show two types of lakes are particularly…

It’s rare for crypto to nail its presales as well as Big Eyes Coin (BIG) has been doing. In the midst of one of the most successful and historic performances a coin has enjoyed before its market debut, the enduring success of this new meme coin has similarities to that of the performances enjoyed by Ethereum (ETH) and Filecoin (FIL). This will have left many of its supporters and token holders awash with excitement about the future. What Is A Presale? Presales have contributed significantly to the history of…

Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesGeneral Motors expects its new electric vehicle profits to be in-line with traditional cars and trucks with internal combustion engines by 2025 – years ahead of schedule and what many expected was possible.GM CEO Mary Barra on Thursday said the significant increase in profits factors in federal incentives under the Biden…

Research posted in the Sleep Health journal claimed that Samsung Galaxy Watch4 sensors for SpO2 are comparable to actual medical tools when measuring OSA or Obstructive Sleep Apnea. According to the study, readings captured simultaneously with the wearable and the traditional medical device were aligned. The study was conducted by seven medical professionals, six of them affiliated with Samsung Electronics. It took place at Samsung Medical Center which also paid for the research, so perhaps we should take its findings…

Last updated: July 25th, 2022 at 14:57 UTC+02:00 The Galaxy Watch 4 could potentially become a tool for accurate measurements of OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), shows a recent study conducted by the Samsung Medical Center and Samsung Electronics. The study, published by the National Sleep Foundation medical journal “Sleep Health,” monitored 97 adults with sleep disturbances and concluded that the Galaxy Watch 4 could help overcome the high cost associated with traditional measurement tools. The Galaxy Watch 4 is…

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about 4 million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday.  Global warming caused by humans, particularly through the production of electricity using fossil fuels, transport, the production of cement, or even deforestation, is responsible for the new high, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.May is usually the month with the highest…

This looping video shows a series of GOES-17 satellite images that caught an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022. Crescent-shaped bow shock waves and numerous lighting strikes are also visible. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of NOAA and NESDISThe January 2022 eruption of the Hunga volcano in Tonga was the largest volcanic eruption in the 21st century, and the largest recorded since the 1991…